Overview
The purpose of this assignment is to stay with the theme: Why Politics Matters to Me.
In this section, we focused on modern politics. Our attention was placed on how citizens are connected to their government. We learned ways to maximize our political power beyond merely voting. We took an in-depth look at interest groups, political parties, and the mass media. All of these are important topics for you, a participatory member of a democracy.
In addition, you should by now have solidified the habit of reading a good credible newspaper or two.
Please write an essay in which you demonstrate an understanding of the political realm and why it matters. It is an open-ended assignment. That is, you can take any approach that you want in answering the question: Why Politics Matters To Me. Be sure to include evidence that you recognize and comprehend the topics and issues presented in this section. Also, demonstrate that you follow and understand things happening around you.
To give you some structure the essay:
Will answer the question: Why politics matters to me
Will include evidence that you understand current course content, e.g., interest groups, political parties, the mass media
- Will demonstrate an understanding of the world around you gained by reading real, credible, and sourced newspapers
- Will demonstrate the interconnectedness of topics and current issues
- Will comport itself to college level writing including formatting, tone, grammar, and proper citations when necessary
- Hints:
- We are looking for quality of work not the number of words
Be self-reflective
Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the subject material
- Look for interconnectedness
- Be intellectually honest
- Most of this work should be done in your head while you are working your way through the section
- https://www.nytimes.com/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/