Congressional Profiles
Type of document Essay
1 Page Double Spaced
Subject area Political Science
Academic Level High School
Style MLA
References 1
Order description:
Your analytical posts should be at least 2 paragraphs long and substantially targeted to address the central topic/theme of the blog. In your posts, you should use examples and citations to support your arguments. I strongly encourage you to make the posts lively and engaging. We want this to be fun for everyone to read. However, be mindful that your posts should be clearly written and detailed.
In addition to your own posts on the subject, it is expected that you will be writing responses to the posts from your classmates. You should regularly read and respond to this blog.
Grades for the blog will be assigned using the rubric attached to the blog. I strongly encourage you to review this rubric before starting the assignment.
Every two years, a new session of Congress starts up and while there are always some fresh faces, most of the body is filled with returning Representatives and Senators. However, simply because the actors haven’t changed much doesn’t mean that the public is very familiar with them. The writing assignment for the Congressional learning module asked you to write a letter to either your House of Representative member or one of the Senators from your state on a policy matter that you feel strongly about.
For the purposes of this blog, I’d like you to profile the person to whom you are writing your letter. In your blog you should include the following items.
Name of the person.
Their political party affiliation.
Previous employment.
Margin of victory in last election they ran.
For House members, include their district # and a map of the district.
A picture of the individual.
Detail the committees that they serve on in Congress and any caucuses they’ve joined.
What political issues are featured on their websites?
Post a video of them giving a speech or provide a link to a news story where they are a central part of story
