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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: 5-G, The American People hold the President and the Party in power responsible for governing therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) The party out of power has no incentive to agree with the party in power in order to win government seats, Representatives may not be accurately representing their constituencies supports If current politcal parties do not accurately represent the people, and elected representatives are not accountable or representative of their districts, then the American political system is broken., The President does not have necessary support to attempt to fix big problems facing the country ArgScheme: modus ponens America's political system is broken, If one of the greatest factors for a successful campaign in America is money, then representatives will prioritize moneyed interests. ArgScheme: conditional syllogism If representatives prioritize moneyed interests, then they are not accountable to their districts., If one of the greatest factors for a successful campaign in America is money, then representatives will prioritize moneyed interests. ArgScheme: modus ponens Factions of moneyed interests begin to dominate American politics, If current politcal parties do not accurately represent the people, and elected representatives are not accountable or representative of their districts, then the American political system is broken. ArgScheme: modus ponens The American political system is broken., If the President does not have necessary support to attempt to fix big problems facing the country, then America's political system is broken. ArgScheme: modus ponens America's political system is broken, For United States Representatives and Senators, most campaign money comes from outside their districts by way of the party, corporate general treasuries, and out-of-state donations. ArgScheme: modus ponens If most money comes from without the district, then representatives will represent constituencies outside their district., Political parties represent economic and social interests. ArgScheme: modus ponens Many voters either do not know they vote against their own interest, or they do not have a party to represent their economic and social interests., Many poor, rural districts consistently vote directly against their economic interests. ArgScheme: modus ponens If many poor, rural districts consistently vote directly against their own economic interests and political parties represent economic and social interests, then many voters either do not know they vote against their own interest, or do not have a party to represent their economic and social interests., Representatives represent constituencies outside their district. ArgScheme: modus ponens Representatives do not focus on representing the voters within their district., This occured during a supermajority. There was still no cooperation. objects to President Obama's administration managed to pass health care reform and the stimulus package without the minority party., Factions of moneyed interests begin to dominate American politics ArgScheme: modus ponens Representatives may not be accurately representing their constituencies, Factions of moneyed interests begin to dominate American politics ArgScheme: modus ponens If factions of moneyed interests dominate politics and factions are problematic because many are not represented, then representatives may not be accurately representing their constituencies, The current parties do not accurately represent the people. ArgScheme: modus ponens The American political system is broken., For United States Representatives and Senators, most campaign money comes from outside their districts by way of the party, corporate general treasuries, and out-of-state donations. supports If one of the greatest factors for a successful campaign in America is money, then representatives will prioritize moneyed interests., According to Yglesias, the party that does not hold the presidency has no incentive to cooperate with the President ArgScheme: modus ponens The President does not have necessary support to attempt to fix big problems facing the country, Representatives do not focus on representing the voters within their district. supports If current politcal parties do not accurately represent the people, and elected representatives are not accountable or representative of their districts, then the American political system is broken., According to Madison in Federalist 10, factions can become problematic because many people are not represented ArgScheme: modus ponens If factions of moneyed interests dominate politics and factions are problematic because many are not represented, then representatives may not be accurately representing their constituencies, Either the current parties cover too wide a base, or there are too few parties. ArgScheme: modus ponens The current parties do not accurately represent the people.