Answer 1 of the following 3 questions. Be sure to clearly label which essay question you are answering. 1) Chapter 11 Congress Which racial, gender, religious, age, income and sexual orientations are overrepresented and underrepresented in the U.S. Congress? What effect do you see these demographics having on the making of public policy? What issues and policies are affected by these distortions in demographic representation? Does demographic representation make any ultimate difference or can someone with no personal experience ultimately fairly represent the experience of another particularly of an oppressed minority group? Support your answer with at least three specific examples. OR 2) Chapter 7 Interest Groups E.E. Schattschneider (you dont have to know who he is) once observed that the flaw in the pluralist/interest group heaven is that the heavenly chorus sings with a strong upper-class accent. What is he suggesting about the inequalities in the American system of interest groups? Identify several inequalities in our system of interest groups and provide specific examples of the groups that gain advantages under the current political system. What reforms would you suggest should be implemented to address the problems that Schattschneider is raising in our system of interest groups? OR 3) Chapter 17 Domestic Policy What is the difference between social insurance programs and means-tested programs? Explain the different political attitudes of many members of the broad American middle class towards social insurance programs (also called entitlements) as opposed to means-tested social welfare programs. Why do many Americans have different views of these two types of programs? Be sure to include some examples of each type of program. In your opinion, what reforms, if any, do we need to make to our social insurance programs and what reforms, if any, do we need to make to our means-tested programs? Why? Support with specific examples.
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