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human
How does America make collective decisions.  By voting.  
gpt
*leans forward* Do you know the difference between the United States Senate and House of Representatives?
human
One difference is 2 per state for the Senate while the House has 435 districts.  Those who are elected call the people who are represented "constituents"
gpt
Yes, and the Senate is considered more prestigious  and more deliberative. They're both important in for presidential votes, I think.
human
Yes.   The senate has certain rules where 60 votes are required for many bills.  I think that forces more deliberatioin.  They used the same gavel for 155 years until Richard Nixon cracked it.
gpt
The only fun think I've learned about the Senate is that they started the candy desk tradition. I remember my teachers always had candy drawers in their desks.
human
I have one in my office too.  One needs supplements if your blood sugar drops for no good reason.  Apparently Pennsylvania is the source of the candy right now.
gpt
Was that because of the Hershey factory there? Did you know they let astronauts vote from outer space? I think that's a good thing.
human
The astronaut voting sends a strong message about how important voting is.  I like that too.  For some reason, the candies are Mars bars and Milky Way rather than Hershey.
gpt
I'd think they'd have expensive candies from local shops. I wonder why the Senate used to have a rule that women were not allowed to wear pants until after 1993?
human
I suspect that women set the dress code in years past so they would look professional. Michael Jordan would not endorse a democrat because "republicans buy shoes too"
gpt
I heard that about Jordan but I really didn't understand what he meant. I also don't understand why Republicans started out with ideals more like Democrats today and then switched. 
human
Jordan has his own line of shoes made by Nike.  It is a separate brand and he does not want to offend almost half of the market.  But the GOP has always been small government and low regulations.
gpt
I get it now! Well, Jordan was smart for that as far as business goes, it seems. It's also interesting to me how the Republicans are associated with red and Democrats with blue.
human
*hands at sides* Yes.  I remember one election where one network had those colors reversed.  But the color code is solidly established now.
gpt
It seems like it's been so since long before 2000, but that's the year it started, I guess. I think it's funny that Truman wouldn't be photographed on a Dumbo ride as to not be associated with Republicans.
human
That is amusing.  It is also odd that all Presidents with a beard have been republicans.
gpt
Do you think a party besides Republican or Democrat will ever actually have a person elected as president like Independent or Green Party?
human
Ha Ha.  I think it is possible that one party will collapse because it is too narrow and a third party will become the second party.  It seems that the democrats are growing, particularly with immigration swelling their ranks, so the GOP is most likely to collapse.
gpt
Even though I don't fully agree with either major party, it does make more sense if Republicans faded before democrats because they seem to have the most restrictions that keep things fair. Maybe Republican's numbers with the attitude of the strong survive is fading?