One paragraph and 3 Questions answer them

• 1-How Congress passes a budget, or fails to do so?
• 2-The impact of party polarization on the House and Senate?
• 3-Reforms to improve congressional accountability and representation?

Paragraph Question

1. Two recent trends in congressional governance are unorthodox lawmaking and partypolarization. First, define these trends and explain their link. Second, identify whethersuch phenomena are ultimately healthy or corrosive for democracy in America, and whyor why not. Be sure to provide specific examples and also to draw from at least threereadings when making your argument.