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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: CMAP, The system is working as it was intended when it was created. therefore ArgScheme: (Modus Ponens) If the system is working as intended when it was created, then the United States Political System is funcitoning., The U.S. Political System has survived past hardships. Therefore (ArgScheme: Modus Ponens) The system is working as it was intended when it was created., Congress is polarized more than ever Support The United States Congress is not passing bills, If the United States Political System is functioning, then it is not broken. Therefore (ArgScheme: Modus Ponens) The United States Political System is not broken, The United States Congress is not passing bills ArgScheme: (Modus Ponens) The United States Political System is not functioning, If the U.S Political system has survived past hardships, then it is working like it was intended Therefore (ArgScheme: Modus Ponens) The system is working as it was intended when it was created., Congress is more focused on party identification than compromising toward a common goal. Support Congress is polarized more than ever, Health Care Reform, the Stimulus Package, and No Child Left Behind are all examples of bills that were recently passed Defeats by counter example The United States Congress is not passing bills, The U.S economy is resiliant and has made it through past recessions as a part of the prosperity curve Supports The U.S. Political System has survived past hardships., The United States political system is functioning Therefore (ArgScheme: Modus Ponens) The United States Political System is not broken, Checks and balances and the seperation of powers were created to ensure that no single individual or party could gain complete power supports The system is working as it was intended when it was created., The American political system has always bounced back, as seen with the Great Depression and the more recent recession Supports The U.S. Political System has survived past hardships., If the United States Congress is not passing bills, then the United States Political System is not functioning. ArgScheme: (Modus Ponens) The United States Political System is not functioning, The system is working as it was intended when it was created. therefore ArgScheme: (Modus Ponens) The United States political system is functioning