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Our founding fathers created a system of government that relies on Representative Democracy. Many American voters do not understand exactly what our representatives do. Use the "Interactive Learning module" link on the course site, to work the "How a Member Decides to Vote", Public Criticisms of Congress", and "The Dynamic Legislative Process" learning modules. Using the material presented in each learning module, write a page or more on what you learned in each module. Papers will be graded in four domains: communication/writing skills, critical thinking, personal responsibility, and social responsibility based on the rubrics contained in the “Rubrics” folder on the course site. It is HIGHLY RECOMMEND that students study the rubrics BEFORE doing anything else on the project. More information on what to include on each module in your essay is below: How a Member Decides to Vote: In this module you need to report your experiences as you participated in the activity. Be specific. Describe the different viewpoints presented regarding the issue of the "flag amendment" that is presented in the module and report what you thought about those viewpoints. Be specific. For example your paper should report “Who said What and Why” regarding the issues. Your paper should also contain several sentences of analysis regarding each “Who said What and Why” presented in the module. How did you vote? Why? What viewpoints influenced you? Why? What did you learn? Did the activity cause you to become more concerned about the viewpoints of others? Do you have any comments about the process? Public Criticisms of Congress: Describe the different Criticisms of Congress presented during the activity. Analyze each criticism and report your viewpoint regarding the criticism. Again, be specific. Each viewpoint presented must be reported, along with your viewpoint regarding the criticism. The Dynamic Legislative Process: Compare the textbook version of how a bill becomes a law to the Dynamic Legislative Process presented in the module. Note: In order to do a good job on this assignment, you should easily have three to five pages. Be specific and elaborate on the answers to the above questions. Put your information into your own words! Think! Use the rubrics to ensure that your paper meets the requirements regarding personal responsibility, social responsibility, critical thinking and writing. Writing Tip: Always assume that your audience knows nothing about the issue. A common mistake students make is leaving out critical information that they have learned, because they know that the instructor already knows the information. However, an instructor cannot give credit for knowledge that is absent from the essay. Your writing should be the evidence that you have the information, and have assimilated it into knowledge. (This was a mistake that I made in writing essays for college classes until an English teacher gave me this advice: "Always write as though the instructor were an ignorant fool that you were attempting to educate about the issue". Use the rubrics for guidance. REQUIREMENTS FOR PAPER: The paper must be: 1. Written in MLA format. 2. Written with Times New Roman 12 point font 3. Double Spaced 4. Minimum of three pages 5. You must submit the finished paper through Safe Assign in the Departmental Assessment portal of Blackboard. I will NOT accept an email version or hard copy. Submit it as required. 6. Spell and grammar check your paper. http://congress.indiana.edu/how-does-congress-work