Use the articles that I well up loud to write a short paper which is Short Papers – Multiple Readings At other points in the semester we will be reading from a variety of authors for a single class. These assignments ate marked “Short Paper – Multiple Readings.” For these papers you should write about a common theme (or lack thereof) within the various works, and think about questions like the following: Why is the theme that the authors explore important? Do any of the authors do a better job than others in engaging the idea? Are there areas that are important to the theme that the authors ignore? The above questions are one possible starting point, but need not be viewed as a template for your papers. The main idea for both types of short papers is to begin the process of exploring the relative clarity, importance, and sophistication of the arguments that the authors provide. and the Topic is Political Parties The Constitution makes no mention of political parties, yet they have been an important feature of American politics practically from the start. This week we will discuss the development of political parties in the U.S., and look at some of the ways that parties behave in the American political system.