Chapter 7 Assignment Sheet Name: _________________________ Representative Information Sheet Name of Representative chosen:____________________ State: __________ Congressional District:______ Political Party: R D Race:____ Gender:___ Margin of 1996 victory: _______% District Characteristics: Describe the district (location/urban? rural? mix?; 1996 presidential vote/ R or D; racial composition; income) _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Candidate Information: Age: ____ Education: College:_____________ Religion: ____________ Other:_______________ Marital Status: ______ Children:____________ Previous Office Holding: _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _____________________ For 1996: (you may attach additional pages) Major Endorsements: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ __________________ Major Contributors and Amounts: Individuals: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ _______________ Political Action Committees and Amounts: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________ How was your representative rated by: ACU____ ADA____ Chamber of Commerce:_____ Christian Coalition _____ AFL-CIO _______ ACLU __________ League of Conservation Voters ________________ How did your representative vote on the following laws? Yea Nay Did Not Vote The Family and Medical Leave Act ____ ____ ____________ The Brady Bill ____ ____ ____________ The Welfare Reform Act ____ ____ ____________ Term Limits ____ ____ ____________ The line item veto ____ ____ ____________ Tort reform ____ ____ ____________ 1996 federal budget ____ ____ ____________ Partial Birth Abortion Act ____ ____ ____________ Defense of Marriage Act ____ ____ ____________ Please analyze your candidate's campaign. How well was it funded? What were its major themes? What kinds of voters did it try to attract? What were its overall strengths and weaknesses? What do you think the final vote total will be for your representative? (Attach a two- or three-page analysis here.)