A proposal of no more than one page, typewritten, single-spaced is required for each project. You may not cooperatively prepare a paper or other assignment with another student unless you have the specific permission of the instructor. Class sessions will be conducted in a lecture-discussion format, with substantial emphasis on discussion. However, absolutes are not always attainable in the social world, and certainly not in the realm of ethics, so you may participate in class discussion with that reassurance in mind. Your opinions will be welcomed as long as they are serious and realistic in nature and contribute to learning.
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The following section list a basic initial set of readings that you are encouraged to complete during the next two weeks because they will constitute much of the basic background information that will inform our class discussions and our initial visits with guest speakers in class. You may use a Web browser to click on the blue, underlined Web links to go directly to the Web sites where each reading is posted. One year later, reporting ranks are up in 24 statehouses. The Modern Legislature State legislatures have changed dramatically over the last 25 years and will continue to do so in the new century ahead, adapting and evolving to meet our country's shifting needs. See the short article below this article on ways to categorize legislatures.