How has your congressional district and state voted in presidential and congressional elections for the past 25 years?

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After reviewing the presentation, the first part will deal with your congressional district and congressman; the second part will deal with your state and senator. As explained in the presentation, interest group scores may be found at Vote Smart. They may also be found in the interest group websites (ACLU, ACU, ADA, CC/FRC) or other cites which compile voting data. A helpful source to find information for this paper is The Almanac of American Politics by Richard E. Cohen and James A. Barnes.

Your paper will address the following questions:

What is the political history of your district and state for the past 25 years?

How has your congressional district and state voted in presidential and congressional elections for the past 25 years?

Does your district or state lean Republican or Democrat?

Are the political parties relatively even, or does one party dominate the elections?

Does your district and state have a long tradition of supporting one party, or has it been changing in recent years? Why?

How did your representative and senator come to power? (Briefly describe their political backgrounds.)

What are examples some legislation your representative and senator have sponsored or co-sponsored in the last four years? Did your legislators include this legislation in their platform when they ran for office? How does this legislation align with biblical principles? Explain use specific verses of scripture.

How do the interest groups: ADA, ACLU, ACU, and CC (or FRC) – rate your representative and senator? (Note: If the Christian Coalition score is not available, you may substitute the Family Research Council score. Include the exact scores from each of these groups.)