A4

1. Yesterday  I drove to D.C. and had to obey speed limits and other road laws enforced by the government.

2.  In my family my dad and I care the most about politics, he's always up to date on current events. I care a lot about politics because the government and its policy determines most of my future.

3. Popular social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter are used by many of my peers.

4. Highways and public parks are public goods provided by the government as well as public transportation and hiking trails.

5. Four linkage institutions are elections (Presidential elections), political parties (Democrat/ Republican), interest groups(EPA, NRA) and the media (CNN)

6. Four policymaking institutions are Congress (Gerals Connolly Representative in the House for VA), the presidency(President Obama), the courts(Sonya Sotomayor, Associate Justice of The Supreme Court), and bureaucracy(someone who works at the DMV)