Answer one of the following:
- The authors of Congress and Its Members finished writing the 19th edition in mid-2023. Pick any chapter in the book and write a three-page update. What events of the past year -- other than the election of a new speaker -- should materially change their analysis when they write the 20th edition?
- Pick either Mike Johnson or Hakeem Jeffries. What practical, politically feasible steps can he take to prevent a government shutdown this fall? And why would he want to?
- Read the famous Evans-Novak essay on LBJ's leadership of the Senate in the 1950s. (On Sakai). To what extent could "the Johnson system" succeed in today's Senate?
You may also write on a relevant topic of your choice, subject to my approval.
- Essays should be typed, double-spaced, and no more than three pages long. I will not read past the third page.
- Submit papers as Word documents, not pdfs or Google docs.
- Cite your sources with endnotes in standard Turabian format. Endnote pages do not count against the page limit.
- Misrepresenting AI-generated content as your own work is plagiarism and will result in severe consequences.
- Watch your spelling, grammar, diction, and punctuation. Errors will count against you -- especially errors that I have noted on previous papers.
- Graduating seniors should return papers to the Sakai dropbox for this class by 11:59 PM, Wednesday, May 1. All others should return papers by 11:59 PM, Friday, May 3.
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