Instructions
1. Democracy as an ideal suggests that every person should have an equal chance at influencing the political decision making process. Political equality (one person, one vote) is a value of the American political culture. Today, do we have political equality (in terms of influencing the political system) in the United States? If yes, how so? If no, why not? You must reference at least two academic articles to support your position.
Moreover, another way of analyzing political equality includes:
Are Americans equal before the law?
You can speak to that issue as well if you would like.
Here are some links that discuss political equality from various perspectives:
http://harvardmagazine.com/2012/09/america-the-politically-unequal
http://www.apsanet.org/portals/54/Files/Task%20Force%20Reports/taskforcereport.pdf
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/03/tocqueville-on-christianity-and-american-democracy
Your initial post must be at least 300 words. List all web resources and referenced materials that were used. You must use the APA citation style format in listing references used and in parenthetical citations.