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Divided Government
- Different parties represent different segments of the population — differences in region, population density, gender, race, occupation
- Increases compromise on legislation, ensuring a variety of viewpoints are represented in final law.
- Stops or at least modifies bad laws that would screw one segment of the population to appease another segment of population’s ideological beliefs.
- Increases constitutional protections by allowing one party to raise constitutional questions related to their ideological beliefs.
- Allows one party to investigate the other party, increasing honesty in government.
… it’s really not clear that it’s a bad thing.
NPR
The Virginia General Assembly unanimously elected Democrat Don Scott as house speaker on Wednesday, making him the first Black speaker in the Virginia House of Delegates' history.
Del. Scott approached the podium to cheers and a standing ovation as he took the oath of office and began his term as the leader of the House.
Americans’ Approval Of Congress Near Historic Low
I really like my congressman, Paul Tonko. He's really great. The problem is the other 434 Congresspersons who do not represent me or my views.
The Notable Decline in Congressional Represenation
NY State had 45 Congressional Districts as of 1950. It dropped to 36 by 1980, and by 2010 was only 27 districts …
That means in NY State has 40% less representation in Congress then we had in 1950.
In 1950, New York had 14.8 million residents. It was the most populous state in 1950. By 2010 that number had grown to 19.3 million.
However in the mean-time, California grew to 37.3 million people from 10.6 million in 1950, Texas to 25.2 million from 9.8 million in 1950.