Questions We Can Help You To Answer

 Paper instructions:

Spend at least ten hours over the course of the semester as a volunteer on a political campaign in support of a candidate or ballot proposition.  You may choose a campaign on the local, state, or national level.

1. Upload a form verifying that you have completed your ten hours of service.

2. Answer the following questions in detail.  Your answers for all of the questions combined should be at least 3 double-spaced pages in length.

1.    Why did you choose to volunteer for this particular race rather than another one. For example, why did you choose a campaign for school board, as opposed to, say, a campaign for Congress?  If you chose a ballot proposition campaign, why this particular proposition rather than a different proposition?

2.    What are some of the key beliefs and public policy objectives of your candidate? If you chose a ballot proposition campaign, explain the key changes to law that are proposed. This will require you to do some research and/or interview your supervisor.

3. Why do you feel that your candidate is superior to his/her opponents?  If you chose a ballot proposition campaign, explain why you support or oppose the proposition.
4. Discuss how the campaign organization is structured, including the titles and duties of key leaders. This will require you to do some research and and/or interview your supervisor.
5. What are the campaign’s strategy and tactics for winning the election?  This will require you to do some research and/or interview your supervisor.
6. What did you do?  Explain what tasks you performed, and how they fit into the campaign strategy.
7. What did you learn about the political system from this experience?