Political Science homework help. No plagiarizing and do NOT upload to TURNITIN.
Please respond to each of the four short response questions posted
below. Your answers should be short, focused, and complete, ranging from
one to three paragraphs. Please make sure to answer each specific part of
every question. Successful answers will provide details and context that
support your arguments and explain your position to the readers. You may
also want to provide real world examples taken from the readings, lectures,
group discussions, or your own independent thinking. These illustrations can
be from the course materials or your own ideas. Providing this context and
being able to apply the material to YOUR OWN understanding of politics
really shows us that you have mastered the material.Do not use outside
materials.
The reading materials are:
1) American Government Chapter 11: Congress
https://openstax.org/books/american-government-2e/pages/11-
introduction
2) Arnold, Douglas. “Can Inattentive Citizens Control Their
Elected Representatives in Congress Reconsidered
3) American Government Chapter 12
https://openstax.org/books/american-government-2e/pages/12-
introduction
4) Azari, Julia. 2016. “Trump’s presidency signals the end of the Reagan
Era
https://www.vox.com/mischiefs-of-faction/2016/12/1/13794680/trumppresidency-reagan-era-end
5) Neustadt, Richard. 1990. Presidential Power
6) Kernell, Samuel. 2006. Going Public
Questions:
1.What are the varying goals that shape the behavior of
members of Congress? How does the incentive for
reelection shape their behavior? How can it lead them
to be both individually responsive but collectively
irresponsible?
2.What are the benefits of the Congressional committee
system? What are the possible downsides? How do the
parties use this structure to their advantage?
3.In your view, what are the most important factors that
contributed to the rise of presidential power in modern
American Government?
4.Neustadt & Kernell both describe ways in which a
President can deal with Congress & others outside of
the executive branch. What are their central
arguments? How does Kernell’s theory update
Neustadt’s idea? Are they compatible?