Blog Post 3.1 "Two Americas in Congress"

Read the following article from The Atlantic about the districts in the House and how they allow Congressmen to ignore moderates.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/11/there-really-are-two-americas-republistan-and-democravia/281412/

Write a two paragraph summary of the article and answer the following questions:
1. How is representation in the House different than representation in the Senate?
2. How does the idea of single member districts in the House allow House members to appeal to voters differently than they would in a nationwide election?
3. Why were Republicans in the House able to convince their voters that the federal government shutdown was a good thing?
4. How do Republican and Democratic districts differ in the % of people using public transportation? How does that effect the goals of those Congressmen?
5. Describe the racial demographics of Republican and Democratic House districts.
6. How do these demographic differences impact the attitude of those Congressmen toward immigration reform?
7. The last paragraph begins with the phrase "in a gerrymandered House...."   What does that mean?