Week 5 Discussion: The Roles of Congress and The Presidency
Details: You can choose whichever option you like. Thanks! Instructions below.
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapters 4 and 10
Lesson: Read this Week’s Lesson which is located in the Modules tab
Initial Post: minimum of 2 scholarly sources (must include your textbook for one of the sources). Follow-Up Post: minimum of 1 scholarly source for your Follow-Up Post.
Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either
Option 1 or Option 2:
Option 1: Political scientists disagree on the exact causes of low representation of women in Congress. Why do you think there are so few women in Congress in comparison to men? How likely is it that these patterns of representation will dramatically change over your lifetime? For this discussion question, you will have to do some research online.
Option 2: What characteristics do you think voters look for when choosing a president? Do you think voters choose the characteristics they are looking for depending on the socio-economic and political environment – lack of jobs, riots, COVID-19, environmental concerns and other issues, etc.? Explain your answer.
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