Directions: Select a recent candidate or officeholder at the federal lev

Directions: Select a recent candidate or officeholder at the federal level that you considered supporting with your vote. Craft a handbill that advocates your person’s candidacy. Include the following:

• The Individual
  • Does this person’s moral and professional capacity make this individual capable of serving “we the people” ethically and well?
• Political Party
  • Does the person align well with the political party?
  • Does the person have a political party endorsement?
• Public Policy
  • Select two specific examples of public policy that your person advocates from the following fields:
  • Economic policy
    • An example of economic policy is U.S. budget deficit spending.
  • Education policy
    • An example of education policy is the implementation of national education standards.
  • Environmental policy
    • An example of environmental policy is the Clean Air Act.
  • Foreign policy
    • An example of foreign policy is how we conduct trade with other countries.
  • Healthcare policy
    • An example of healthcare policy is the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
  • Welfare policy
    • An example of welfare policy is Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
  • Why are these public policies important to this person and the potential voters?
• Endorsements
  • Individuals?
  • Interest Groups? Note: PAC donations illustrate support.
  • News Media?
  • Others?
• Support your analysis with information from the text and at least two additional academic sources.

Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:

• APA format.
  • Title page.
  • Reference page.
  • APA citations.
  • Double spaced sentences.
  • 12-point Times New Roman font.
• Standard English grammar conventions.
  • Correct grammar.
  • Correct punctuation and spelling.
  • Logical, well ordered sentences.