After reading Chapters 1 and 2, write a short paper in which you respond to the following:
You are a reporter for your local media outlet and have scheduled an interview with your local congressman,
who sits on the Committee on Ways and Means for the U.S. House of Representatives. The focus of the
interview is to get the congressman’s response to the public’s perception that his party is simply playing the
role of obstructing the president’s agenda rather than representing the public’s interest and upholding the
democratic process. For your paper, develop three questions you would ask, and explain your rationale for
asking these questions. Defend your explanation with scholarly resources.
Your paper should include the following elements:
An explanation of how each question will lead to your intended goal
A defense of your strategy with scholarly researc
