Can disadvantaged minority groups in the United States get the policy they want in the face of both majority opposition and an institutional design that seeks to thwart change? Does Subconstituency Politics Theory provide a strategy for these
disadvantaged minoritiesthose lacking power and resourcesto overcome the hurdles that the Constitution (i.e., Madisonian democracy) erects? If so, under what
conditions? If not, why not? In answering be sure to explain subconstituency politics theory and identify at least three specific institutional and /or policy hurdles
that make it difficult for disadvantaged minority groups to obtain their policy goals. Use those as building blocks for explaining how and under what circumstances disadvantaged minority groups can prevail in American politics.
