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Thepresidential electors from each state who meet after the popular election tocast ballots for president and vice president are collectively called the:

Before thepresidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal policies in the 1930’s,and consistent with the intent of the Constitutions framers, what was thestrongest branch of the government?

1.   What is the issue you have chosen? Write aparagraph (or no more than a page) explaining what it is about this issue thatis important to you. Why is it an important issue to you? How does it affectyour life, family, friends, and community?

2.   The second part concerns yourrepresentatives views or position on the issue you have chosen. After you haveidentified who your representatives are (described below), write a fewsentences or paragraph on where EACH of your Five representatives at all threelevels of government stands on the issue you care about. What is THEIR positionon the issue you have chosen? Do not tell me where they stand on otherissuesstick to your issue. Write up whatever information you are able to findfor all five of your representatives (Again, see belowand the handoutforsources to find out how to identify who your representatives are).

3.   The third and final part concerns yourreaction to what you find out. Write a page about how you feel and what youthink about where your representatives stand on your issue. Now that you knowthat they agree/disagree, what might you be willing and able to do about it,given what you have learned in the course thus far? Make sure to write asummary of your reactions about what you learned. This can also include whatyou learned about the processes of how you went about obtaining informationabout who your representatives are and what their positions are in regards toyour issue.

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Your FIVERepresentatives at each of the three levels of government are:

Federal

a.   Your elected official in the House ofRepresentatives

b.   One U.S. Senator in NY, either KirstenGillibrand or Charles Schumer.

State

a.   Your representative in the NY State Assembly(or the same if you live in another state).

b.   Your representative in the NY State Senate(or ditto if in another state)

City

a.   Your city council person

There are manyways to reach your representatives. The websites below are very helpful,especially the first few.  You cancontact them by phone, email, by in writing, or by going to their districtoffice, which may be close to your home. Also, many representatives have awebsite about where they stand on issues.

INTERESTGROUPS: You can also find out information on all your representatives from aninterest group that focuses on the issue you have chosen. Some of these groupswill have plenty of information on candidates and officialseven rankingthemand provide other useful web links. These interest groups know where yourrepresentatives stand on the issue they care aboutthat is part of theirjob!  You can search the web or look inthe phone book for such groups.