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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: 9-G, It cannot be that the minority party pursues both the policy of "blanket obstruction" against the party in power to win legislative seats and cooperation to some significant extent. therefore (ArgScheme: disjunctive syllogism) Legislation cannot be passed due to the lack of cooperation between parties., 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 American People hold the President and the Party in power responsible for governing therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) The minority party pursues a policy of "blanket obstruction" against the party in power in order to win legislative seats., 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 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 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, 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., Representatives represent constituencies outside their district. ArgScheme: modus ponens Representatives do not focus on representing the voters within their district., 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., 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., Legislation cannot be passed due to the lack of cooperation between parties. therefore (ArgScheme: modus tollens) America's political system is broken, Factions of moneyed interests begin to dominate American politics ArgScheme: modus ponens Representatives may not be accurately representing their constituencies, John Roberts got 78 votes in his Senate confirmation. supports The last 5 Supreme Court confirmations (of nominees with varying political backgrounds) have had confirmation votes steadily decline without any correlating decline in nominee qualification, over a period of 24 years., 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, Antonin Scalia got 98 votes in his Senate confirmation. supports The last 5 Supreme Court confirmations (of nominees with varying political backgrounds) have had confirmation votes steadily decline without any correlating decline in nominee qualification, over a period of 24 years., The current parties do not accurately represent the people. ArgScheme: modus ponens The American political system is broken., According to Matthew Ygleisias, "We have have evolved to become a more partisan country, with more ideologically rigorous parties and our political institutions evolved with a very different party system in mind." therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) America's political system is broken, 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, 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 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