Objective:
Warm-up:
There are several different approaches to representation within a democratic political system.
(a) Define direct democracy.
(b) Define republican form of government.
(c) Describe one reason the framers of the United States Constitution chose a republican form of government over a direct democracy.
(d) Describe each of the models of congressional representation.
Trustee model (attitudinal view)
Delegate model (representational view)
(e) Explain why a member of Congress might sometimes act as a trustee (attitudinal view) rather than a delegate (representational view).
Homework:
2. Define/Contextualize through informational theory
Reapportionment/Redistricting/Gerrymandering Rotation Resources:
Table 1 - Ballotpedia (Digital):
Table 2 - Brown University (Paper)
background_information.pdf |
Table 3 - Political Cartoon Analysis
Table 4 - Vox Card Stack (Digital)
Table 5 - Gerrymander Maryland (Paper)
gerrymander_maryland.docx |
Table 6 - League of Women Voters (Paper)
Table 7 - Videos (Digital)
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