Part 1:

A Federalist representative democracy requires both personal responsibility and social responsibility of its citizens through personal involvement in the democratic process and the understanding that there are many interests to consider in a democracy. Both personal responsibility and social responsibility may be reflected in the process of voting.

Please write a 2-page essay discussing whether and how a) the act of voting is the personal responsibility of every citizen, and b) citizens have a social responsibility to consider how his or her individual vote will affect the diverse interests of the broader community.

The essay should be written in Times New Roman, 12-point font, one-inch margins, double-spaced, with college level grammar, structure and spelling.

Part 2: (separate paragraph)

Imagine you’ve just seen the following on Twitter or Facebook:

Red Nation Rising @RedNationRising

Pope Francis shocks world, endorses Donald Trump for president, releases statement

#RedNationRising endingthefed.com/pope-francis-sh…

9:36 PM – Oct 13, 2016

(For accessibility purposes I’ve retyped this tweet rather than using a screenshot.)

Do you accept it as true? Does the fact that you like Trump make you more likely to accept it as true? Or does that fact that you don’t like Trump make you less likely to accept is as true?

Where would you look? What would you read? How would you investigate?

please describe the steps you would take to determine if this post was true or not.

For a maximum of 10 points, write a minimum 250-word mini-essay discussing what you would do to decide if the post is true.

As always, you should use MLA format, meaning Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, appropriate heading, with care taken in proofreading, spelling, paragraphing, word usage, etc.

You must provide a complete works cited page including links to all the sources you consult.