By bringing unconsidered issues to Congress’s table and making them salient, members of Congress are, according to political scientist Jane Mansbridge, acting as ______.

Entitlement programs are designed to do which of the following?

a. get the poor out of poverty b. help ensure equality in public school funding c. help provide income to low-earning households d. provide benefits to all qualifying individuals

Discuss the demographic makeup of Congress and how it compares to the United States as a whole.  What differences are there and what effects might these differences have?

What will be an ideal response?