Directions: Select a recent candidate or officeholder at the federal level that you considered supporting with your vote. Craft a handbill that advocates your persons candidacy. Include the following:
- The Individual
- Does this persons moral and professional capacity make this individual capable of serving we the people ethically and well?
- Political Party
- Does the person align well with the political party?
- Does the person have a political party endorsement?
- Public Policy
- Select two specific examples of public policy that your person advocates from the following fields:
- Economic policy
- An example of economic policy is U.S. budget deficit spending.
- Education policy
- An example of education policy is the implementation of national education standards.
- Environmental policy
- An example of environmental policy is the Clean Air Act.
- Foreign policy
- An example of foreign policy is how we conduct trade with other countries.
- Healthcare policy
- An example of healthcare policy is the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
- Welfare policy
- An example of welfare policy is Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
- Why are these public policies important to this person and the potential voters?
- Endorsements
- Individuals?
- Interest Groups? Note: PAC donations illustrate support.
- News Media?
- Others?
- Support your analysis with information from the text and at least two additional academic sources.
Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:
- APA format.
- Title page.
- Reference page.
- APA citations.
- Double spaced sentences.
- 12-point Times New Roman font.
- Standard English grammar conventions.
- Correct grammar.
- Correct punctuation and spelling.
- Logical, well ordered sentences.
