Election Discussion Board

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Election Discussion Board

As I have mentioned throughout the semester, politics has changed since the 2016 election; things are different now. In this context, and utilizing the sources below, compare and contrast to what degree out government reflects "the consent of the governed," as mentioned in the Declaration of Independence, as opposed to reflecting the interests of elites?


  • Online Sources:

There is a lot of material here. You are not required to use it all. If you would like to bring in other sources you are welcome to do so, however, utilize such material in the context the course materials and this assignment and please cite your sources clearly.

Trump and Democracy:

- Trump’s Tool Kit Does Not Include the Constitution; no wonder we are losing faith in our democracy.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/opinion/trump-democracy-midterm-elections.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

- Russia Wanted Trump to Win: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/17/opinion/russia-interference-elections-trump.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

- Trump and the Rule of Law: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/29/opinion/the-sense-of-justice-that-were-losing.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_ty_20180430&nl=opinion-today&nl_art=0&nlid=63166887emc=edit_ty_20180430&ref=headline&te=1
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- Donald Trump and the Stress of Liberal Democracy: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/03/19/donald-trump-and-the-stress-test-of-liberal-democracy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.


Government and the Economy

- "Ten Years After the Crash" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/08/27/ten-years-after-the-crash (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

- Regional Ideological Differences
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/opinion/trumpland-economy-polarization.html
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Lies and the Media:

- Newspapers Denounce Trump's Attack on the Free Press https://www.kpbs.org/news/2018/aug/16/hundreds-of-newspapers-denounce-trumps-attacks-on/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/donald-trump-lies-liar-effect-brain-214658 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/08/technology/twitter-fake-news-research.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/opinion/gop-trump-kavanaugh-conspiracies-partisan.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/05/01/president-trump-has-made-3001-false-or-misleading-claims-so-far/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7d3a35148158 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/trumps-escalating-war-on-the-truth-is-on-purpose
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Civil Rights/Voter Suppression:

- Government Repression of Voting Rights: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/12/us/voting-rights-voter-id-suppression.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

- Georgia: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/us/politics/georgia-abrams-kemp-voting.html?module=inline (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

- Harassment of Female Candidates: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/us/politics/women-harassment-elections.html
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- Is This the Year Women Win? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/29/us/politics/is-this-the-year-women-break-the-rules-and-win.html?nytapp=true (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Gerrymandering:

- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/03/upshot/how-the-new-math-of-gerrymandering-works-supreme-court.html site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/17/upshot/pennsylvania-gerrymandering.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/19/upshot/pennsylvania-new-house-districts-gerrymandering.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

- America's Warped Elections on Gerrymandering: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/25/opinion/gerrymandering-midterms-2018.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Money and Elections:

- Unlimited Campaign Donations: http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/11/16/142314581/illegal-during-watergate-unlimited-campaign-contributions-now-fair-game (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Tips for Success:

  • I will be looking for direct references to assigned readings and podcasts (author and page # citations are adequate). Again, this is an assignment in which I am looking for your ability to display your knowledge of course materials!
    - I recommend composing your content in an offline text editor and then copying and pasting in post. That way you will have an offline copy of all of your hard work!
    - You are required to reply to two of your peers in this forum; reply first to those students who have not had a lot of replies. In your replies, provide some thoughtful feedback on their ideas. Are you all basing your decisions on the same type of reasoning? Might you be able to point someone to some resources from the course that they would find helpful?

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The assent of the administered is an important tool for a genuine government. It asks that the
administration ought to rely upon the assent of the general population as communicated by their votes.it
must be supported by the general population. Trump won the Republican designation and the
administration by leading a crusade straightforwardly testing the thought that the electorate will reject a
legislator for "damaging acknowledged established game plans."
Since the swearing in of Donald Trumph as the US president in 2016, life has changed a great deal in the
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