This document contains requests for two short papers on political science topics. The first paper asks the student to discuss the relationship between interest groups and government, including government-created interest groups and bureaucrats as interest groups. The student is asked to provide specific examples and discuss whether this crossover is right. The second paper asks the student to compare and contrast single-member districts and proportional representation electoral systems, discussing how effective each is in representing people's interests and supporting party systems. Both papers are due on March 20, 2017 and should be double-spaced with one source and in APA format.