polsci 21a short answer

Hi All,

This week’s readings has me thinking about how the American government is designed to help solve collective action problems. Please choose one of the following questions and react to it briefly in the discussion boards.

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The Constitution of the United States requires that each state be given two representatives in the Senate, (regardless of the size of the state). Think about modern American politics. Is it a problem that small population states like Wyoming and Vermont have the same number of Senators as large states like Texas and California? Do you think this should be changed? Why?

readings:

https://openstax.org/books/american-government-2e/pages/1-introduction

https://openstax.org/books/american-government-2e/pages/2-introduction

https://openstax.org/books/american-government-2e/pages/c-federalist-papers-10-and-51

https://openstax.org/books/american-government-2e/pages/b-the-constitution-of-the-united-states