Final paper instructions
Research question: using the required literature (see above), discuss how wealth inequality shapes the political system in America. In particular, focus on such aspects of politics as civil society/political participation, elections, representation, policymaking, and public opinion. In your review, based on the literature, distill common trends/patterns across different components of the political system.
Required readings for this paper:
Miroff, B. (2012). The Democratic Debate: American Politics in an Age of Change (6th ed.). Australia: Cengage/Wadsworth.
Dye, T. (2001) Top Down Policymaking. New York: Chatham House
Hayes, T. (2012). “Responsiveness in an Era of Inequality: the Case of the U.S. Senate”, Political Research Quarterly, New York: Sage.
Bartels, L. (2014). “Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Guilded Age.” In Kollman, K., ed. Readings in American Politics. W.W. Norton.
Additional information:
Minimum sources: please, use at least five reliable sources for your paper; this includes four required readings as listed above. You may use an outside scholarly piece or any of the case studies from the course content for your fifth source.
Writing and citation style: please, use APA style for this paper.
Length: minimum 7 pages of written text, not including title, abstract, or works cited pages.
