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Thursday, September 17, 2015

First Assignment, Fall 2015

Pick one of the items below. (In all of these items, recent means "since January 2013.")
  • Holyoke says: "It is always easier to lobby against a proposal than for it: (p. 157). Explain, and illustrate the point by analyzing a successful lobbying campaign against a recent proposal before Congress. 
  • Look at who lobbied on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Pick one organization that lobbied for, and one that lobbied against. Explain their positions. How effective were they? 
  • In chapter 7, Holyoke discusses rulemaking. Explain the outcome of a recent fight over an administrative rule. 
  • Pick an amicus brief in a case that the Supreme Court has recently decided. Who filed it? Why? Explain the brief's argument. Why do you think that it was or was not effective? 
Instructions:
  • Document your claims. Do not write from the top of your head. 
  • Essays should be typed (12-point), double-spaced, and no more than three pages long. I will not read past the third page. 
  • Cite your sources with endnotes in Chicago/Turabian style. Endnote pages do not count against the page limit. 
  • Watch your spelling, grammar, diction, and punctuation. Errors will count against you. 
  • Turn in essays to the class Sakai dropbox by 11:59 PM, Friday, October 2. Late essays will drop a gradepoint for one day’s lateness, a full letter grade after that. I will grant no extensions except for illness or emergency.

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