Please answer ONE of the following questions. You must answer in the form of an argumentative essay in which you foreground and defend your own thesis statement. In answering the question, you must make reference to arguments in course readings, films and class discussions. Be sure to cite specific examples to illustrate and explain your claims and to explicitly explain to the reader how the claims you make and the examples you cite support your thesis. Also, remember that a good argumentative essay acknowledges and responds to the best counter-thesis available. Please be sure to highlight which specific question you are answering. American civic textbooks teach us that elections work as a tool for citizens to hold office holders accountable. Given our course readings, class discussions, and films on political parties, elections, and voter behavior, do YOU think that contemporary elections work to fulfill this task? If so, how so? If not, why not? In your essay be sure to answer the question in a clearly and precisely worded manner that includes an explanation for your position and identifies what specific aspects of our electoral system you think work or do not work to achieve the goal of helping citizens hold officeholders accountable. In your essay you must make substantive reference to at least 4 course readings. OR 2. Do YOU think that our current electoral system “democratic”? If so, how so? If not, why not? In your essay be sure to provide your working definition of “democracy” and then evaluate whether or not our electoral system meets that definition. Please answer the question in a clearly and precisely worded manner that includes an explanation for your position and identifies what specific aspects of our electoral system you think work or do not work to achieve the goal of helping citizens hold officeholders accountable. In your essay you must make substantive reference to at least 4 course readings.
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