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Starter: How often do Democrats and Republicans in Congress vote together on bills?
1.How accurate was your prediction?
2.What is one trend you see in the data?
3.What are two causes of this trend?
4.What is one consequence of this trend?
5.Is this good for the average American?
6.Explain why the divide between Democrats and Republicans in the Senate differs from the House.
7.How does this trend affect the ability of the president to govern?
8.Gerrymandering was named after Elbridge Gerry. Four decades from now, when political scientists use the term Trumping what will it mean?
9.If you extrapolate from the data, how many crossover votes do you imagine there will be in 2020?
10.Explain the connection between the data and the fact that less than 10% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing.
Word of the Day: Realignment
- Define it
- Give an example
- Find a political party realignment in history.
- What do you think a dealignment would be?
Political Parties and Critical Elections
Critical elections coincide with party realignments, when coalitions of voters change their traditional patterns of party loyalties. Complete your portion of the chart here to describe critical elections in U.S. history.
Article Response: "America the Liberal"
Write a response not to exceed one page that (in 3 paragraphs) does each of the following:
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- Describe the author's claim(s), perspective, evidence, and reasoning. Is he correct?
- Explain how the author's argument relates to political principles, institutions, processes, policies, and/or behaviors.
- Explain how the implications of the author's argument may affect political principles, institutions, processes, policies, and/or behaviors.
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Closer: How has the age of "divided government" impacted political party polarization?
- Make a claim here!
- Support your claim with TWO pieces of accurate and relevant information.
- Use reasoning to explain why your evidence supports your claim.
- Respond to an opposing or alternative perspective.