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Thinking about Congress, what is meant by “representation?” Do you believe that the U.S. Congress is representative of people like you? Why or why not?

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Assessments

How Representative is Congress? Thinking about Congress, what is meant by “representation?” Do you believe that the U.S. Congress is representative of people like you? Why or why not? Background Materials 1. OpenStax, Chapter 11 https://openstax.org/books/american-government-3e/pages/11-introduction 2. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “Political Representation.” https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/political-representation/ 3. Legistorm, “Congress by the Numbers” https://www.legistorm.com/congress_by_numbers/index/by/house/mode/age/term_id/65.html

Explain the significance of:The Convict Labor system: the role of the Southern states’ criminal justice systems mentioned in the documentary.

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Ambrose

1. Step 1: Review the question prompt below and read Truth and Reconciliation – Facing US History of Slavery and Prioritizing Profits over People 2. Step 2: watch the award winning documentary : “Slavery by Another Name,” (80 minutes) – Take notes! ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcCxsLDma2o ) 3. Step 3: then use the documentary and assigned materials […]

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Thinking about Congress, what is meant by “representation?” Do you believe that the U.S. Congress is representative of people like you? Why or why not?

Explain the significance of:The Convict Labor system: the role of the Southern states’ criminal justice systems mentioned in the documentary.