A) what are the major political influences in your life? what teachers, friends, religious beliefs/leaders, public figures have influenced or shaped your attitudes about political life? what episodes or public events have been critical in forming your attitudes about politics? b) what is your party identification, if any? do you see yourself as a democrat, republican, independent, green, or are you non-political? what is it about your party that you like the most? what do you least like about your party? if you have no party identification, why? c) what are the top 2 or 3 challenges facing america and our political system today (this could be education, jobs, deficits and national debt)? what actions (public or private) are needed to address these issues?