American Government, Eighth Edition
James Q. Wilson, University of California, Los Angeles
John J. DiIulio, Jr., University of Pennsylvania
What Would You Do? Interactive: Congress Simulation
It's the year 2010, and you have just been elected to your first term in the House of Representatives. You are a Republican representing a mostly Democratic district. Your election was extremely close and you won with just 51% of the vote. The majority party in Congress is Republican, and a Republican president has just been elected to his first term. As part of his agenda, the new president has put forward a proposal that, among other things, would eliminate the Department of Education. Though you are in general agreement with the plan, you are hesitant to publicly come out in favor of it at this time. Nonetheless, you know that because the Republican Party controls Congress, you will have to eventually make a decision when the bill comes to a vote on the floor. Do you choose to:
