Reference no: EM133748757

Problem

Evaluate the Political Typology that the Pew Quiz gave you. Is it accurate, and close to your actual political worldview, based upon your racial/ethnic/socioeconomic etc. background? Describe your political worldview to me using examples of at least three "litmus test issues" provided by Pew.

I. Intro:

Give an introduction (one or two paragraphs) describing the difficulty of measuring people's political ideologies, and how Pew is attempting to do so. Say what Political Typology label Pew gave you, and what it means. Then say that your paper will be evaluating how accurate that label is based upon three "litmus-test" issues you have chosen from Pew.

II. Body:

1) Litmus-Test Issue 1: Define what the issue is and give a little information on it. Then describe your personal opinion about the issue. (If you are using evidence such as outside sources and statistics to back up your claims, then include a short cite in the text and a full cite at the bottom in Works Cited.)

2) Litmus-Test Issue 2: Define what the issue is and give a little information on it. Then describe your personal opinion about the issue. (If you are using evidence such as outside sources and statistics to back up your claims, then include a short cite in the text and a full cite at the bottom in Works Cited.)

3) Litmus-Test Issue 3: Define what the issue is and give a little information on it. Then describe your personal opinion about the issue. (If you are using evidence such as outside sources and statistics to back up your claims, then include a short cite in the text and a full cite at the bottom in Works Cited.)

4) (If you are running low on word count, you may include a Litmus Test Issue 4. Same process)

III. Discussion:

Describe your feelings about how well Pew categorized your political beliefs in its Quiz. Was the label Pew gave you accurate? If so, how? If not, how? As part of that, please tell me a little more about your "political socialization" -- essentially, your origin story based upon your racial/ethnic/socioeconomic background and/or location of your formative experiences -- and how it influenced your political worldview. (Not to worry, only I will read your essay. Please feel free to tell a story about your family background if you like.)

IV. Conclusion:

Wrap up everything we've covered in this paper including the need for political typologies, your feelings about the issues Pew says you care about, and how accurate Pew actually was in categorizing you.

V. Works Cited (if necessary)

Make sure everything in Works Cited is actually cited in the paper, and vice versa. (I.e., if you're citing "Smith" as one word in your text above, make sure you give the full cite in Works Cited, alphabetized under "Smith, John..." etc. Don't just put links.)