Does a legislature have to look like the people it represents in…

Question Does a legislature have to look like the people it represents in… Does a legislature have to look like the people it represents in order to represent a people well? Examine data from the Powerpoint/textbook about the demographic characteristics of Congress in comparison to the American people. Or, use the California reading to do the same for our state. Discuss the similarities and differences as part of your argument (two or three paragraphs, twenty-five points)Surprise!  You have been just elected to Congress or to the California state legislature!  You have a great idea for a bill– maybe it is to improve health care, promote small business, save the polar bear (whatever you want)!  How are you going to get this bill to become a law?  Trace how a bill becomes a law and who you will need to persuade as it winds its way through the process (if you want to draw a chart feel free, or make graphics and attach them as a file) (one or more paragraphs, and/or chart, fifty points)Identify one current bill that is winding its way through the US Congress or through the California legislature right now.  Who are the proponents?  What are they arguing?  Who are the opponents?  What are they arguing?  What are the chances of the bill passing?  Helpful websites for the US Congress include govtrack.us (Links to an external site.) and congress.org (Links to an external site.). A helpful website for California news is rtumble.com (Links to an external site.) and for researching bills use this link (Links to an external site.). (two or three paragraphs, twenty-five points)   Social Science Political Science POLISC 150 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)