1. POLS 21 The American Political System
Introductory Remarks

3. President Trump’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year
Day 220

6. RESIST

7. IMPEACH

15. One word

16. What ONE WORD best describes your impression of the presidential candidates?

17. Word Cloud constructed from the responses people gave to a
Quinnipiac University poll, August 2015:
What ONE WORD best describes your impression of... Donald Trump.

18. Word Cloud constructed from the responses people gave to a
Quinnipiac University poll, August 2015:
What ONE WORD best describes your impression of... Hillary Clinton.

19. #betterPOTUScandidates

20. “One word that best describes your impression of Congress"
Word Cloud constructed from the responses people gave to a Pew Research Center poll in March 2010:
“One word that best describes your impression of Congress"

22. Confidence in American Institutions, 2014

23. Trust in the Federal Government, 1958-2015

24. How did we get here?

25. Is the American political system dangerously broken?

26. “It falls to each of us to be those anxious, jealous guardians of our democracy; to embrace the joyous task we’ve been given to continually try to improve this great nation of ours,” he said. “Because for all our outward differences, we all share the same proud title: Citizen. Ultimately, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you.”
— President Barack Obama’s farewell address

27. Evaluating Government
How well does the American system of government work?
What are the most appropriate indicators?
What do citizens really want from government?
Are those expectations reasonable?