(SOLUTION) POLI330N Week 5 Discussion: The Roles of Congress and The Presidency

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

  • Textbook:
  • Lesson
  • Minimum of 1 scholarly source (can include your textbook)

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1 or Option 2:

  • Option 1: Political scientists disagree on the exact causes of low representation of women in Congress. Why do you think there are so few women in Congress in comparison to men? How likely is it that these patterns of representation will dramatically change over your lifetime? For this discussion question, you will have to do some research online.
  • Option 2: What characteristics do you think voters look for when choosing a president? Do you think voters choose the characteristics they are looking for depending on the socioeconomic and political environment – lack of jobs, riots, COVID-19, environmental concerns and other issues etc.? Explain your answer.

Be sure to make connections between your ideas and conclusions and the research, concepts, terms, and theory we are discussing this week.

Follow-Up Post Instructions

Respond to at least one peer. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification. Minimum of 1 scholarly source which can include your textbook or assigned readings or may be from your additional scholarly research.

Writing Requirements

  • Minimum of 2 posts (1 initial & 1 follow-up)
  • Cite your sources when applicable (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside scholarly source)
  • APA format for in-text citations and list of references

SOLUTION

Option 1: Political scientists disagree on the exact causes of the low representation of women in Congress.

There are so few women in Congress compared to men due to the higher levels of gender inequality in the United States of America (Sanbonmatsu, 2020). Gender inequality implies that women and men are not treated equally in any given social environment. The treatment arises from the variations concerning cultural, psychological, and biological norms prevalent in society. These norms are always socially constructed hence influencing the constant demeaning of the female gender. Most people view men as the best political leaders compared to women. This view makes society disregard the roles played by the female gender in the political field. Please click the purchase button to access the entire copy at $5