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The web activities presented here are not exhaustive on the topics. They are meant to help you become more information literate and accustom you to reading scholarship and reports. Please ask your professor for assistance if you don’t understand. Learning is a process. We don’t expect you to become an expert in just one semester. Do always cite your sources when completing these activities.
Legislatures and Legislative Elections
a) Play “The Redistricting Game” http://redistrictinggame.org/game.php all the way through. What have you learned about the difficulties of the U.S. electoral system? Can you think of ways to make the system more fair?
b) Watch one of the Prime Minister’s Questions: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+prime+minister%27s+questions and also the presentation of the Budget from the tab “Budgets and Financial Statements” in the UK Parliament playlists: https://www.youtube.com/user/UKParliament/playlists Then go to the US House of Representatives and Senate from CSPAN online: https://www.c-span.org/congress/?chamber=house
Consider how different the two chambers act in the course of doing business. Why does each format appear to work?