 POLITICS IS CONFLICTUAL
Look over PollingReport.com’s summary of national surveys asking whether respondents approve or disapprove of the job Congress is doing. |
| 1. Does everyone share the same opinions regarding Congress’s job performance? Do all the surveys agree on how many people hold what opinion of Congress? How and by whom might these numbers be used to generate more conflict between citizens, between citizens and politicians, and between politicians? |
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 PROCESS MATTERS
Spend some time watching a few C-SPAN recordings of Questions to the Prime Minister, a weekly occasion during which Members of Parliament (MPs) pose questions to the British prime minister (PM) for half an hour. |
| 2. Why and to whom is this event useful? Is there a similar system in the United States? What might change if there were? |
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 POLITICS IS EVERYWHERE
Read through the linked Census Bureau report on local elected officials. Briefly summarize the report’s key findings. |
| 3. Have the relevant figures likely increased or decreased since this report was filed? What services might you not enjoy if the numbers in the report were significantly smaller in magnitude? How does this document illustrate the point that politics is everywhere? |
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