The book is: Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson, American Amnesia. Simon and Schuster, 2016. ISBN 9781451667820.
Five to six pages.
Answer the following questions:
1. In Chapter Nine the authors discuss three policy areas -- Health care, Finance, Energy - that have benefited from interest group efforts. Discuss the interest group efforts in these policy areas. Make specific reference to the American Amnesia book.
2.Republican conservatives are now arguing for a smaller federal government. The authors, Hacker and Pierson argue that government is central to our shared prosperity. Discuss. Which side are you on? Make reference to the American Amnesia book.