War Powers: Congress or The Executive
Chapter 11 discussed the ins and outs of how the Congress of the United States functions. The chapter outlined the foundations of …
Post-2016 Descriptive Representation
The government is an elected body that is charged with carrying out the wishes of its constituents. However, the degree to which …
Overlooking Presidential Faults: The Lack of Oversight Use by Congress
Chapter 11 of The Struggle for Democracy covers the role of the legislative branch. Though most of this section covers basic information …
Problems with the Concept of Descriptive Representation
In order to address the question “Does government work,” in relation to congressional representation, I’d like to examine the idea of descriptive …
Congressional Term Limits
It’s no question that Congress is unpopular amongst Americans. The partisan aggressions between the two parties limit the reach of our government’s …
Is Congress for us or just against each other?
Congress is bicameral where we have a House of Representatives and a Senate. There are differences in how each house runs but …
Demographics in Voting
Chapter 10 of the textbook focuses on the campaigns the politicians run (and how they run them), the people who go vote …
Voting Participation and If We Really Want It
During this chapter, we talked multiple times about the amount of voting participation in different levels of elections. We talked about how …
Unique Nature of American Elections
American elections differ quiet dramatically from other democratic countries. There are five distinct features of American elections. One, the United States has …
Should America Make Voting Compulsory? – Free-Rider Problem and U.S. Democratic Government
Can the government of a polity characterized by low levels of political participation truly work? This question appears to be particularly important …