Propose a reform to the U.S. political system that addresses one of the issues identified in the Pew Report2.
1. Propose a reform to the U.S. political system that addresses one of the issues identified in the Pew Report2. Make an argument for why your proposed reform will improve the American political system. Include relevant evidence from the Pew Report and scholarly research to support your argument. For example, if you propose a reform addressing the level of political knowledge in the U.S., your evidence might include Pew statistics on the current status of political knowledge in the U.S., as well as scholarly research on the relationship between political knowledge, and participation and representation. Be sure to identify and respond to potential critiques to your proposed reform. 3. Your paper should also explain how your reform will be adopted (constitutional amendment, state or federal law, party rules, leadership prerogative, etc.), identify hurdles to adoption, and analyze potential unintended consequences of your proposed reform. For example, if you propose abolishing the legislative filibuster in the Senate in order to strengthen majority party rule, you might also consider the impact of your proposed reform on minority representation, bipartisan compromise, and policy stability in the national government. This assignment provides an opportunity for you to engage with important questions about the current status of the U.S. political system and the potential for changes that might strengthen American democracy. Some examples of reforms you might propose include: mandate general election voting to make the electorate more representative; mandate that individuals pass a civics class when applying for a driver’s license in order to strengthen political knowledge; or abolish lifetime court appointments in order to make Supreme Court justices more accountable to the public. Citations: You are expected to use the Chicago-style citation method to complete parenthetical references and a bibliography on a separate page. Consult The Chicago Manual of Style Online for a model: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/
