2 pages politics paper.

The purpose of this essay is to examine the bases of ideological perspectives.

 

1. Take the PEW typology quiz http://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-typology/ 

a. How were you categorized?

b. Are you at all surprised by your results?

2. Examine the bases of your ideological perspective in terms of:

a. Chapter 6, “Public Opinion” of your Open to Debate e-text

b. Haidt, “What Makes People Vote Republican” Ch. 6 Reader

c. Lakoff, “Don’t Underestimate Trump” Ch. 5 Reader

3. Has this exercise affected, in any way, your own ideology, for whom you might support electorally, or how you think about the political divide in the U.S.?

4. Bonus for you “A” students:

a. Why is the diversity of views so important to Mill?

 

Tips for Success:

•                                          I will be looking for direct references to assigned readings (author and page # citations are adequate). Again, this is an assignment in which I am looking for your ability to display your knowledge of course materials!