Chapter 10: Congress PS 201- Gay marriage o We were founded on the idea that one group shouldn’t have more power because they’re majority o Tillis and Senate pro temp (Burger) want to appeal o Amendment One passed in 2012 primary Older turnout more likely to vote for Amendment one more likely to show up at primaries - All politics is local - Congress o Descriptive: a congress that looks like the population o Subsentive: a congress that represents the people and their issues o Can men represent women’s interests? Viagra is covered by healthcare: little conflict Birth control is a huge issue Democrats advocate for equal pay men representing women’s interests o Congressmen are voting in line with their local constituents Kay Hagan is the most moderate democrat in congress because shehas to appeal to the conservative republicans in NC to get reelectedo Log-rolling if you vote for my district, I’ll vote for things to help your district o Incumbency the longer you’re there, the more power you have o Franking congress can use tax money to communicate with voters backhome Sending out flyers method of campaigning using citizen tax dollars o war power of congress can the president deploy grand forces without support from congress president can deploy troops for 60 days before seeking congressional support Bush doctrine: president can deploy troops for unlimited time if theUS is threatened Did Obama break this?- Are drones essentially endless war?o Staring in 1980, congress began to overwhelmingly vote according to Party ID Gini index measures inequality- US has one of the highest Gini indexes of the industrializedworld Inequality and Party ID voting rose together - Is correlation causation? - Are Republicans richer and Democrats
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