1. A key feature of British government is the principle of collective responsibility. It has often been said that one of the major problems with American political parties is the weakness of collective responsibility.
why is it that American political parties find it so much more difficult than British parties to say precisely what they plan to do and then do what they say?
2. The selection of Democratic and Republican Party presidential nominees is the most open and participatory process for selecting party leaders anywhere in the democratic world. Yet it is widely criticized by scholars and politicians alike.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this system?How might it be improved for 2020?
3. America's founding fathers designed a constitutional structure that they thought would control the power of interest groups.
Considering the current state of interest group politics, how well did they succeed?
How do interest group activities impact representation by the Congress and leadership by the president?