Mandatory Minimum Sentencing https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3800/text (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- Explain the premise of the bill (what it does, who or what it affects) (this should be about 2 paragraphs long) you can absolutely use another source as well as the bill itself to help with the summary. Just be sure to cite all of the sources you use!
- Identify one sponsor of the bill; identify what state and district they are from and their political party. Next, by using one outside source explain why one of the elected officials sponsored the bill.
- Whether the bill you have chosen has been passed or not, take a position on it. (this should be about 3-4 paragraphs long and you should be using supporting evidence/outside sources to make your case). Please note, you are required to read the bill itself. The goal of this section is not to just take a position on the issue of the bill but the context/text of the bill itself (and provisions it has proposed etc.).
- Locate an executive order that Obama issued. Explain the premise of the executive order and why Obama issued the order. (2 paragraphs again using supporting evidence)
- Locate an executive order that Trump has issued. By using one outside source, explain why Trump decided to issue this particular executive order.