Political Parties and Interest Groups George Wallace said of the two major political parties,

POL110 Make-up Work

Minimum two (2) paragraphs for each question.

Week 5 – Chapter 7: Political Parties and Interest Groups George Wallace said of the two major political parties, “There was not a dime’s worth of difference between them.” To what was he referring? Does his observation still hold true? Week 8 – Chapter 9: Congress Special interests have great influence over Congress because they support individual

members dependent on special interest. Has this relationship caused Congress to become

polarized as individual members stake out opposing positions reflecting the policy and

positions of rival interest groups? Use the opposing camps regarding gun control or birth

control to demonstrate how the rivalry of these interest groups results in polarization

within Congress.