In What Way Might Gerrymandering Thwart The Purpose Of Members
Question: How did the 17th Amendment effect a change that more closely matched the original goals of the Framers?
Answer: Senators are now elected by, and held accountable to, the citizens of their State.
Question: In what way might gerrymandering thwart the purpose of members being elected on a single-member district basis?
Answer: Districts can be drawn base on political party.
Question: What effect would you expect the 1964 Supreme Court case, Wesberry v. Sanders, to have on the likelihood of a group of small rural farmers being heard in Congress and why?
Answer: Their concerns probably won’t be heard since some must be drawn equally.
Question: James Madison saw the organization of Congress as “a necessary fence” against the “fickleness and passion” of the House of Representatives. How does this view compare with that of the Framers?
Answer: Both would agree on the improve of senators longer term of office with a constant allowing them to be less affected by power pension.
Question: The 2010 census showed that population growth has increased in the South and West, and decreased in the Northeast and Midwest regions of the country. How do provisions in the Constitution address the shifting population?
Answer: Article I draw consent to reaffirm which are increased and decreases based on population size.