• familiarize you one viewpoint of the American Political Landscape
• allow you to explore your own political value system
• provide an opportunity to think critically about a problem and attempt to solve it
• give you practice a college research and writing in a scaffolded framework designed to point you toward success

Summary:

For this assignment, you will review a report published in 2018 by Hawkins, Yudkin, Torres and Dixon. The paper, entitled Hidden Tribes: A Study of America's Polarized Landscape is a study of the American political landscape. The paper tries to define the values of the various political sub-groups in U.S. politics and help explain why there is such difficulty in finding consensus and solving societal problems.

Assignment Segments:

1. Analyze the report and provide a one paragraph summary in your own words about the purpose and the findings of the report. Avoid dismissing groups based on names of the sub-groups but instead focus on the descriptions of each group's values.

2. Describe the seven groups of the political electorate in detail from the report. Provide a description and concrete examples of what each group is about. Include data from the charts and graphs in the report. Start with the groups that do not resonate with you. Explain what they stand for and why that does not speak to you.

3. Describe the group(s) that spoke to you. Which group(s) best represent your viewpoints and values when it comes to the political landscape? Explain why with thoughtful examples.

4. Describe your thoughts on the polarized state of the American political landscape. Is it an urgent cause for concern? Do you believe the polarization of American politics is getting better or worse? Provide concrete examples to support your opinion.

5. Finally, from the report and from your own critical analysis, what might help heal this great divide and allow the country to work to successfully address societal issues and serious threats?

Format Requirements:

• 1000 words minimum
• Double-spaced, 1 inch margins, 12 point arial font,
• Page numbers beginning with page 2
• Proper spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization (Proof Read!)
• Smooth transitions between segments (no first, second, third)
• Stay in 3rd person as much as possible.
• Write formally
• Avoid plagiarism
• Write in your own voice and paraphrase information you are using from the report. Refer to the authors the first time as Hawkins, et.al. (2018) and as (Hawkins, p 33). at the end of paragraphs there after as end notes to identify where the material you are referring to came from.
• You may only use one limited direct quote in the paper (if you like).