Nah, this set was actually quite good. I just can't sustain that kind of attention for more than about 45 minutes at a time.
I had them construct, administer, and analyze a short (and completely unscientific) survey to see if voters are rational or not. Ideal assignment: they had to learn the platforms of the two major candidates, design and administer the survey, and then see if they'd really shown anything. Then they had to critique their own process. Group research but individual papers. Papers were actually mostly fascinating. Too bad there won't be another election next semester.
Elizabeth