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Our democracy no longer represents the people. Here's how we fix it | Larry Lessig
And here are the questions that refer back to what we talked about this term. We're going to discuss them when we meet next time.
- Who votes for Donald Trump and what are their motivations?
- How is the American south different from the north? What are the historical causes of this divide?
- Throughout the history of the USA, what has been the attitude to immigrants and immigration? Have the consecutive waves of immigrants managed to integrate well?
- Why didn’t the abolition of slavery solve the problems of black Americans? What could've been done to make the emancipation of African Americans faster and smoother?
- What ethnic groups in the USA are currently discriminated against? What forms does this discrimination take and who inspires / implements the discriminatory legislation and activity?
- What surprising facts concerning various federal elections (president, senate, congress) have you discovered about the US voting system?
- Every American citizen has the right to vote. Correct?
- Why is it so hard to remove a president from office, even though they can be impeached?
- What was the significance of the 1960s in shaping American society and mindset?
