Six-Page Assignment, 2019

Choose one:

1.   Make the strongest possible case for impeaching President Trump.  Then make the strongest possible case against impeaching him.  Give roughly equal space and effort to both sides.  On the last page of your essay, explain which side you would take.  A useful resource:  CRS on the impeachment process

2.  Pick a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution.  What is the political motivation behind the proposal? What are the arguments for and against it?  If you were a member of Congress, would you support it? 

Here are some examples -- among many others -- from the 116th Congress:

• S.J. Res. 1 (term limits)
• S.J. Res. 16 (direct election of the president)
• H.J. Res. 2 (campaign finance)
• H.J. Res. 24 (voting in territories)
• H.J. Res. 23 (voting age)
• H.J. Res. 35 (ERA)
• H.J. Res. 49 (apportionment by citizen population)
• H.J. Res. 53 (size of the Supreme Court)

For useful information, go to the Honnold library website, where you may find such resources as CQ Library and Proquest Congressional.

You  may also find useful resources on my own webpage 
Please let me know if you come across any broken links.

• Your sources may include specialized references such as The Almanac of American Politics, but do not cite general-purpose encyclopedias such as Encyclopaedia Britannica and Encyclopedia Americana. And especially do not cite Wikipedia. 

• Assignments should be typed, double-spaced, and no more than six pages long. Use 12-point type and one-inch margins.  
• Cite your sources with endnotes, which should be in standard Turabian format.  The author's first name goes first.
• Endnote pages do not count against the page limit. 
• Watch your spelling, grammar, diction, and punctuation. Errors will count against you.
• Return assignments to the class Sakai dropbox (in Word format, not pdf) by 11:59 PM, November 8. I reserve the right to dock essays one gradepoint for one day’s lateness and a full grade for two or more days’ lateness.