Dorthy Longshaw Pols 1100 Sowards T, R October 28, 2013 It is a sha e that only !

0" o# o$r class can na e both the President and %ice President& It see s to e that e'ery (erson li'ing in the )nited States sho$ld be able to na e both& This s(ea*s to where we started& So any (eo(le now are so nai'e as to what is

how #ar o$r co$ntry has co e #ro

going on in o$r (olitical syste & Peo(le don+t 'ote, b$t they want to co (lain abo$t the syste & I co$ld not na e both o# o$r Senators b$t I was able to na e one& I #ind it hard to belie'e that only !0" o# the class co$ld na e one es(ecially since Orin ,atch has been o$r senator since be#ore I was e'en born& It is e'en sho$ld gi'e yo$ ore interesting that there are ! e bers o# the ho$se o# re(resentati'es which

ore o# a chance to get one right, and yet only 1-" o# the class co$ld na e one& I #it

into this category& I did googled their na es and they so$nd #a iliar b$t I ne'er *new what role they (layed in o$r e.ec$ti'e syste & I thin* the iss$e with na ing the /o'ernor co es #ro the #act that he is so new, he has not

been /o'ernor #or too long& I# this 0$estion wo$ld ha'e been as*ed when 1i*e Lea'itt was /o'ernor I thin* there wo$ld ha'e been better odds& ,e was /o'ernor #or a longer (eriod o# ti e and had a (resence& /o'ernor ,erbert see s abo$t hi & I #ind it interesting that ore (eo(le in o$r class clai to be liberal, yet we li'e in a to be conser'ati'e& I did ore 0$iet and el$si'e to e& I do not (ersonally *now ore o# $ch

(redo inantly conser'ati'e state& I wo$ld ha'e e.(ected learn #ro the g$est s(ea*er #ro

ore (eo(le to clai

2o$nt 1y %ote that we are act$ally $nder re(resented beca$se o# the

ca$c$s syste

and that there are an e0$al a o$nt o# liberals and conser'ati'es in )tah&

3or the 0$estion o# ta. c$ts to sti $late the econo y I #ind it interesting where o$r class sits on the iss$e& 1ore o# o$r class said they were liberal b$t this is a ore conser'ati'e iss$e& Tho$gh I thin*

that e'eryone wo$ld li*e to (ay less ta.es& The 0$estion o# i are& The class says they are igration re#or is again where o$r class di##ers #ro ore o# the class is #or i what they say they which is

ore liberal and yet

igration re#or

ore o# a conser'ati'e stance on the iss$e& 3or the iss$e o# #irst a end ent rights being rela.ed& 1ore o# o$r class said that rights sho$ld not be rela.ed which again is a conser'ati'e stance on the iss$e& So once again e'en tho$gh o$r class says they are liberal ore see to stand on the conser'ati'e side o# this iss$e& a4ority o#

3or the 0$estion o# the right to bear ar s 80" o# o$r class said yes& This is a strong

o$r class who stand on the conser'ati'e side o# this iss$e& This is a hot iss$e right now in o$r co$ntry and one that conser'ati'es are winning 'oters o'er with& The 5R6 de#ends this strongly and has the oney to s$((ort (eo(le that are r$nning #or o##ice and hel( to get the 3or the 0$estion o# sa e se. was on target with& The class has a elected&

arriages being recogni7ed I noticed that this is one that o$r class a4ority o# (eo(le saying that they are liberal and a a4ority o# the

class did say yes to this iss$e which is so ething that is within the liberal standing& 3or the 0$estion on e issions I notice a #act that a a4ority o# o$r class said yes& This does stay tr$e to the

a4ority o# the class says that they are liberal since this is a (redo inantly liberal stance& atter o# (hysician assisted s$icide a a4ority o# o$r class said yes to this& This is

3or the

another iss$e where o$r class 'oted with what they said they were& ,owe'er I did notice there was ore o# the class that 'oted yes than said that they were liberal& 3or the 0$estion o# $ni'ersal health care which is a big iss$e right now with Oba acare I was s$r(rised that only abo$t 80" o# o$r class 'oted either way& 8$t o# those that did 'ote, there were that 'oted #ro a liberal stance& ore

The 0$estion o# whether the )nited States sho$ld ta*e a stronger stance towards Iran and 5orth 9orea got a when the a4ority o# the class to 'ote yes& This is o((osite o# what the class said that they were ore o# a conser'ati'e atter, where yo$ wo$ld

a4ority said they were liberal& This iss$e is

e.(ect

ore conser'ati'es to say yes& 3or the iss$e o# o# the 5S6 onitoring indi'id$als, I did not #ind it too odd that only 10" o# the

class said yes& I don+t thin* anyone wants to be s(ied on, e'en when it is clai ed to be #or the good o# the co$ntry& Tho$gh with a a4ority o# the class saying they were liberal I wo$ld ha'e tho$ght that that

n$ ber wo$ld ha'e been slightly higher& This (a(er has o(ened y eyes $( to researching ore o# these iss$es and the de#inition o#

liberal and conser'ati'e in regards to where I stand on all o# the iss$es& :hether I stand with the liberals and the conser'ati'es& I did notice that there were se'eral o# the iss$es that the class did not #ollow the nor #or liberals& ;'en tho$gh a a4ority o# the class stated that they were liberal they did e the i (ression that e'en tho$gh so eone ight

not always side with the liberal 'iews& This gi'es be liberal in general that does not

ean that they #all #$lly into all liberal belie#s, and it is the sa e with

conser'ati'es& ,owe'er only -0" o# o$r class answered the 0$estion as to whether they were liberal or conser'ati'e& It is odd that the hot to(ic that led to the go'ern ent sh$tdown only had 80" class (artici(ation on 'oting either way& This tells e that (eo(le tend to shy away #ro getting in'ol'ed in

hot to(ic iss$es& Peo(le need to contin$e to be in'ol'ed& :e cannot co (lain abo$t the state o# o$r co$ntry i# we do not do anything to hel( it i (ro'e&

Re#lection :riting this (a(er ga'e e a better $nderstanding o# 4$st how any (eo(le do not *now what is

really going on in o$r (olitical syste & I #eel that it is i (ortant #or e'eryone to ta*e a (olitics class to gain so e $nderstanding& I also #o$nd that I a one that needs to *now ore abo$t what is ha((ening&

3or so e o# the 0$estions I was not s$re i# they were a conser'ati'e or liberal iss$e and in #act had to /oogle it& I ha'e had a hard ti e di##erentiating between the two at ti es and it has ca$sed str$ggle in class and on these assign ents& e to