Assignment task: In William's list of American values that you read in week 1, he said that in reference to democracy "Americans refer to majority rule, to the right of everyone to express an opinion, and to representative government" (Williams, 1970).
Using at least two of the required readings, discuss whether you think we are living up to that value. Why or why not? Discuss two issues that you read about this week that you feel are either interfering with or supporting our upholding of democratic values.