Electoral College, Should it Exist

In addition to the requirements below, your project must be typed, double-spaced, size 12 Times New Roman font. There is no cover page.
There needs be a reference list page ay the end. Sources utilized on individual pages must be cited via footnotes at the bottom of each page.
I. Introduction (10 points) (estimated 1 page)
This section includes a summary statement of the entire project, the nature of the problem, and whether your public policy initiative aims to eliminate it, improve it, or prevent the problem from worsening. It will also summarize any potential problems with your initiative and possible solutions to those problems.
II. Problem (20 points) (estimated 2-3 pages)
In this section, you will clearly state the problem that forms the basis for your public policy initiative. Here, you will articulate the need for your specific policy. You should research your problem carefully and you must include any and all statistical data or expert accounts that support your policy position. Also discuss any role that interest groups may play in advancing your policy through the legislative process. These interest groups are those whom your book refers to as unofficial actors (Chapter 5).
III. Policy Goals (20 points) (estimated 2-3pages)
Here, you will answer the basic question of what your policy is designed to either improve, alleviate, or prevent from worsening. Articulate a proper causal theory (discussed in your book on pages 308, and pp. 314-17) that shows a clear connection between the problem and your policy initiative. There must be a substantial remedial relationship between the problem and the policy. You must show that your policy will rectify the problem.
IV. Conflicting Goals and Competing Interests (20 points) (estimated 2-3 pages)
Every public policy will have conflicting interests. People and interest groups will oppose your policy on various grounds. And there may be competing interests arising from the structure of American government itself. For example, does your policy initiative call for one branch of government to do something that conflicts with the authority of another branch of government? Or there may be issues related to security and personal privacy that conflict with your policy initiative. In this section, you will identify these conflicting goals and competing interests. You will then describe your resolution to these conflicts in a way that your policy initiative is still potent enough to do what you want it to do.
V. Government Analysis (20 points) (estimated 3-4 pages)
Policies arent effective without the force of law. In this section, you will analyze the obstacles that you face throughout the entire policy making process. If youre pursuing legislation, how will your policy initiative fare in Congress? If Congress refuses to act on your proposal, is there a contingency plan to lobby the White House directly, seeking an executive order? If either or both of these approaches works, will your policy withstand constitutional scrutiny in the Courts? This may require some legal research on Congressional and Presidential authority.
VI. Conclusion (10 points) (estimated 1-2 pages)
A summary of what your public policy initiative actually will accomplish. Unlike the introduction, which articulates your goal and your policy vision, the conclusion will summarize your outcomes, giving due regard to the critical reflections that youve made along the way. You will give discussions of the pitfalls of your policy, and how you have overcome them.

Last Completed Projects