Movie Response

After completion of this video, please submit a response to the following questions. You may type your answers after each question. Please save and upload to Ecampus.

1) What role does the federal government play in your life? (1 paragraph minimum)

2) Why has the federal government partially shutdown? (1 paragraph minimum)

3) What government offices have been closed due to the shutdown? What does the term furlough mean? (1 paragraph minimum)

4) Who do you think should take responsibility for the government shutting down? Explain your response. (1 paragraph minimum)

5) One of Trump’s biggest campaign issues included building a border wall paid for by Mexico. Trump is now proposing a $5 billion (much less than he cited previously) wall paid for by American taxpayers. Why might the issue of the border wall highlight particularly differences in news outlets’ coverage of the shutdown? (2 paragraph minimum)

6) Do you think taxpayers should pay for a border wall with Mexico? Why or why not? (1 paragraph minimum)