- Carefully review Davidson, ch. 5. Compare and contrast the “Hill style” and “home style” of any current member of Congress. That is, how the "presentation of self" at home either resemble or differ from the member's Washington persona?
- Pick any member of the House or Senate. How has that member explained her or his position on the current impeachment controversy? How does this explanation reflect both the member's constituency and her or his place on Capitol Hill?
- How does the demographic composition of a House district affect representational style? Do members have an easier or harder time with home style and other aspects of representation if one racial or ethnic group predominates? Specifically, do they have an easier time reconciling Hill style and home style?
The specifications:
- Essays should be typed (12-point), double-spaced, and no more than three pages long. I will not read past the third page.
- Please submit all papers in this course as Word documents, not pdfs.
- Cite your sources. Please use endnotes in the format of Chicago Manual of Style. Endnotes do not count against the page limit. Please do not use footnotes, which take up too much page space.
- Watch your spelling, grammar, diction, and punctuation. Errors will count against you. Return essays to the Sakai dropbox for this class by 11:59 PM, Friday, February 7. Papers will drop one gradepoint for one day’s lateness, a full letter grade after that.
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