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Senators are (on average) ten percent more likely than their House counterparts to lose their re-election bids. How might the ends of House Members and Senators, and means to those ends, account for this? Can you think of basic mechanical differences between the two chambers that might account for this difference in re- election rates? What about differences between House and Senate members from one state as opposed to House and Senate members from a different state? Does this lower Senate re-election rate remain constant? In a broader sense how might the views of Mayhew and Fenno account for the overall high re-election rate of all members of Congress, both House Members and Senators?Following criteria:1) It will point out and provide a basic background of some political phenomenon observed in the lectures, or possibly in the world of your own observation outside of the class.2) It will provide a primary hypothesis attempting to describe the mechanics of the phenomenon being observed.3) It will provide at least one counter-hypothesis to the primary hypothesis. Some of the subjects will lend themselves more readily to more than one counter- hypothesis (though only one is required). Do not use straw-man hypotheses that are obviously set up for the sole purpose of being knocked down. This counter- hypothesis can be thought of as a complementary hypothesis as well, as the counter-hypothesis needs not seek to undercut the primary hypothesis. It can simply approach the same subject from a different angle if you would like.4) It must have at least a cursory review of some of the existing literature on the subject. This can be drawn from the supplemental readings, or something like a JSTOR or Google Scholar search. Wikipedia will not be accepted as a literature source.5) It will provide theoretical tests that can be used to gauge the validity of the assorted hypotheses you propose. There is absolutely no expectation that you would know of concrete data sets to draw from, or particular [for example] polling methods that could be employed. You just need to demonstrate that you have some sense of how to get at testing your hypotheses.6) It should provide a conclusion that would summarize your expectations of the outcomes of these theoretical tests. It could also explore how a difference in the observed political phenomenon might lead you to different hypotheses, and whether the tests you argue for would still be relevant to testing your hypotheses.You must follow the criteria and attached file(Paper Grade Rubric).
