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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: U.S. System is Broken, Multiple parties naturally adapted into the government system due to conflicting interest Therefore: Equivalence Opposing parties represent different goals and ideologies, Opposing parties represent different goals and ideologies Therefore: Non-Both Syllogism It is not the case that parties agree on the nations best interests, unemploment time extended Examples of poor legislation as a whole the US continues to spend, not save, and not pay debts, The critical legislative work in Congress takes place in committees. Therefore: Modus Ponens Important public policy decisions are made by regulatory agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)., Important public policy decisions are made by regulatory agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Therefore: Modus Ponens If Important public policy decisions are made by regulatory agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Then Lobbyists or interest-group lawyers, particularly those representing corporations and trade associations, use the same tactics with agencies as they do with Congress., Many lobbyists have served in government themselves. Therefore: Modus Ponens If there are lobbyiest that have served in the government then the government has the same people involved in it that makes it corrupt, The nation is not functioning at its full potential Therefore: Not Both Syllogism The U.S. Political System is not completely functional., There is a deadlock of opposing interests and ideas in the government. Therfore: Modus Ponens The nation is not functioning at its full potential, the US is in a recession Examples of poor legislation as a whole the US continues to spend, not save, and not pay debts, Important public policy decisions are made by regulatory agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Therefore: Modus Ponens Lobbyists or interest-group lawyers, particularly those representing corporations and trade associations, use the same tactics with agencies as they do with Congress., the US has an exponentially increasing deficit Therefore: Modus Ponens the US economy is broken, The founding of our nation did not include the incorporation of a multi-party system Therefore: Modus Ponens Our country was founded on the basis of accepting change and progression, The Constitution does not include anything about political party systems in the government Therefore: Modus Ponens The founding of our nation did not include the incorporation of a multi-party system, new healthcare plan passed with an estimated cost of $950 billion Examples of poor legislation as a whole the US continues to spend, not save, and not pay debts, corruption (lobbyists, false representation) Therefore: Equivalence The U.S. System is broken., The nation is not functioning at its full potential Therefore: Not Both Syllogism It cannot be both the case that the nation is not operating at full potential, and that the U.S. political system is completely functional., Lobbyists or interest-group lawyers, particularly those representing corporations and trade associations, use the same tactics with agencies as they do with Congress. Therefore: Modus Tollens The tactics that the lobbyist use is a multistep process that involves initial drafting, hearings and submission of comments, and the issuance of final rules., If the US has an exponentially increasing deficit of $14 trillion, and continuously rising, then the US economy is broken. Therefore: Modus Ponens the US economy is broken, Many lobbyists have served in government themselves. Therefore: Modus Tollens If there are many lobbyists that have served in government and The critical legislative work in Congress takes place in committees, then lobbyists will have greater knowledge of how the system works, It is not the case that parties agree on the nations best interests Therefore: Modus Ponens If opposing parties do not agree on the nations best interest, then there is dead-lock of opposing interests and ideas