What are some of the fundamental aspects of the United States’ Political Landscape?

1. What are some of the fundamental aspects of the United States’ Political Landscape? Provide between 3 and 5 examples on the major political structures and/or mechanisms which characterize the United States’ political system.

2. Based on the documentary “Freedom Riders” and your understanding of the Civil Rights legislation in the United States, how do you explain that Civil Rights had such a difficult time to be applied in the South?

3. Do you think that the American electoral system contributes to the fact that in the United States people of higher income and education levels are more likely to be politically active? Why or why not?