1.Are many people fully represented by one of the two major parties? Why or why not? 2.Why do so many people end up in the middle of the left-right continuum? What does this tell us about the two- party system? 3.Does the left-right continuum capture the diversity of ideology in America?

1.What vocabulary is important to understanding the graph? 2.What is the purpose of the graph? 3.What information is the graph providing? 4.Identify patterns in the graph. 5.Explain why the patterns in the graph might have occurred? 6.Should people be concerned that 36% of people identify as moderates? Why or why not?

Equality Freedom Security Social Control Liberal = Democrat Libertarian Communitarian Conservative = Republican

1.Which political ideology does the elephant represent? How do you know? 2.Which type of control (social or economic) does the elephant prefer? How can you tell? 3.How does the elephant’s speech bubble relate to what you know about his political ideology? (Does it match what you would expect or not?)

1.Which political ideology does the character represent? How do you know? 2.Which type of control (social or economic) does the character prefer? How can you tell? 3.How does the character’s speech bubble relate to what you know about his political ideology? (Does it match what you would expect or not? )

1.Which political ideology is represented by the character on the left? How can you tell? 2.Which political ideology is represented by the character on the right? How can you tell? 3.About which issues (economic or social) are the two characters mostly arguing? Give three examples to support your answer. 4. Identify two other issues about which the characters are arguing. 5.Why are the characters calling each other stupid?