Name ______________________________
Democracy in America video
Type up your answers to the following questions in complete sentences.
Segment 1
1. What skills did President Johnson use to gain passage of the Civil Rights Bill?
2. Can other presidents replicate the Johnson style or is it unique to one individual?
Segment 2
3. To what extent has the development of the modern media helped presidents?
4. What are the advantages for presidents of going public?
5. What are the disadvantages for presidents of going public?
Segment 3
6. Why do presidents rely so heavily on staff in the White House Office and the Executive Office of the
President?
7. Why did Secretary Reich take his campaign for a higher minimum wage to the press? Was this a good
strategy?