Answer one of the following:
- In Profiles in Courage, JFK wrote about courageous senators. All were white men. Write a profile in courage. Choose a woman or person of color who has served in the House or Senate. In light of JFK'S concept of courage (see the first and last chapters of the book), identify and explain your subject's courageous action. In this action, did this person face obstacles that a white male would not have encountered? (You may find free online copies of the book here, here, and on the Honnold website.)
- What are plausible scenarios for the 2022 midterm elections for the House and Senate? In light of party balance, the composition of Senate seats up for election, and the history of midterms, which party has the best chance for controlling the House and Senate? What conditions (e.g., the state of the economy) could influence the outcome?
- The authors of Congress and Its Members finished writing the 17th edition in April 2019. Pick any chapter in the book and write a four-page update. That is, what events of the past two years should materially change their analysis when they write the 18th edition?
- You may also write on a topic of your choice, subject to my approval.
- Essays should be typed (12-point), double-spaced, and no more than four pages long. I will not read past the fourth page.
- Submit papers as Word documents, not pdfs.
- Cite your sources. Use Turabian/Chicago endnotes.
- Watch your spelling, grammar, diction, and punctuation. Errors will count against you. Submit your essay to the Sakai dropbox by May 7. (You may also email me an attached copy.) I reserve the right to dock papers one gradepoint for one day's lateness, a full letter grade after that.
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