The text for these questions is Miroff, Bruce, Seidelman, Raymond, and Swanstrom, Todd. “Debating Democracy: A Reader in American Politics” (7th edition). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2011. I will also be uploading a picture of the text to clarify. Remember DO NOT quote from the summary introduction at the beginning of the Miroff chapters for any of the discussion question assignments! (For Ch.11 the summary pages are pgs. 203-205. The reading is Chapter 11 within the book. These are the instructions for the questions: Go to www.opensecrets.org and discuss the following: Look under the Politicians and Elections tab, then click on Presidential tab. How much money did Barak Obama and Mitt Romney receive and spend on their campaign in 2012? Next go to the Influence and Lobbying tab and click on lobbying, How much money does this area fundraise? Under the Presidential tab go to Industries and then Top Industries. Who were the top five giving industries? Of the top 10 industries which ones gave more to the Republicans and which ones gave more to the Democrats? Are you surprised at how much money people have given toward the 2012 presidential campaign? How does this influence democracy? Go to www.livingroomcandidate.org and choose a negative campaign ad and discuss why you believe it is good or bad for democracy. Use the Miroff articles to shape your response. Which of the authors articles and perspectives do you support more Ansolabehere and Iyengar, or Geer? Why? Citation: At the end of a quoted sentence or paragraph, or paraphrased sentence or paragraph, place the following. (Miroff, pg. XX). DO NOT USE ANY SUMMARY MATERIAL FROM THE MIROFF CHAPTER INTRODUCTORY SUMMARY (WHICH APPEARS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ASSIGNED CHAPTERS IN THE MIROFF TEXT PAGES 203-205) TO QUOTE OR SUPPORT YOUR RESPONSES.
