1. Based on the article by Rachel Kleinfeld (The Rise of Political Violence in the United States) describe how political violence is different today than in the past. Then, list and describe the four major factors the author indicates as elevating the risk of election-related violence. (approximately 150-200 words)

2. According Rachel Kleinfeld (The Rise of Political Violence in the United States), what can be done to defuse the threat of political violence in the U.S.? List and describe at least three that are noted. (approximately 150-200 words)

3. Based on the piece by Spencer Bokat-Lindell (Is Civil War Looming, or Should We Calm Down?), what evidence presented do you consider to be the most concerning warning sign that the U.S. might be headed towards a civil war? What evidence presented do you consider to be the most reassuring that the U.S. is not headed toward civil war? Be sure to justify your choices in the last two answers. Finally, what is meant by the following: prognostications of civil war, even when justified, can be dangerous, a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy? (approximately 150-200 words)