Govt 220 Research paper

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Content

Recent political background of the congressional district is given.

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Political background of the U.S. Representative is given.

25

Required interest group scores (ADA, ACLU, ACU, CC or FRC) for the U.S. Representative are given.

25

Recent political background of the state is given.

25

Political background of the U.S. Senator is given.

25

Required interest group scores (ADA, ACLU, ACU, CC or FRC) for the U.S. Senator are given.

25

Analysis

· Identification of U.S. Representative’s voting record as liberal or conservative based on scores is given.

· Identification of U.S. Senator’s voting record as liberal or conservative based on scores is given.

10

Length

· Paper meets the length requirement of at least 6 body pages.

10

Materials/

Sources

· Reference to lecture (Becoming an Informed Voter) is included.

· Sources are given.

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Structure

· Transitions between paragraphs and sections are clear.

· Proper headings are used.

· Treatment of the topic is logically oriented.

10

Style

· Paper uses current APA format correctly.

· Paper is without spelling and grammatical errors.

10

Total

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