11 Aug Can representatives who do not share many of the characteristics of their constituents still be effective representatives?
Complete the required reading and view the videos on the Congress page, then respond to the questions provided in the link below.
Grading: Review the discussion grade rubric which details how you will be graded.
- Number your questions, but do not embed the questions in your response.
- Remember you will be graded on the first post and/ or reply even if it is blank. If the first post is blank or is a reply, you will receive a zero.
- If you quote someone, please include a citation or your entry will be considered plagiarism. If your post is similar to a classmate’s post, then that is considered cheating and you both will receive a zero on the discussion forum assignment.
- If you fail to answer all the questions or if your response to the question is completely inaccurate or irrelevant, you will not receive credit for the post even if it is posted before the deadline.
Gender and Descriptive Representation
Can representatives who do not share many of the characteristics of their constituents still be effective representatives? Why? or Why not?
Read the Executive Summary of this article: Men Rule The Continued Underrepresentation of Women in Politics and answer the question below.
Why are women underrepresented in Congress?
There are a variety of strategies to increase the representation of women in congress. Please review the articles and select two that could work in the US. (Tackling Women’s Underrepresentation: A Comparative Perspective (read the summary to page 5 and then read 10-14) or How Do We Get More Women in Politics.
Should we institute quotas to increase the representation of women in Congress? Why or Why not?-
Gerrymandering
Read the following articles Solutions to Gerrymandering- scroll down to the bottom of the page to Potential Solutions and read “The U.S. Could Be Free of Gerrymandering. Here’s How other countries do redistrict,”. Then answer questions 5 and below.
Which of the solutions described in the article/website do you think could be implemented in the US?
Polarization- Domestically
Read pages 10-24 of the following RAND article: Polarized Politics and Policy Consequences. Then answer questions 6, 7, and 9 listed below.
Describe three of the most problematic causes of polarization. Why do you think that the 3 that you selected are the most detrimental?
Polarization- The US Compared to Other Nations
Read the following article about polarization internationally.
How does the author define pernicious polarization?
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