In Chapter 9, filibusters are discussed. A filibuster is a prolonged speech or action used to obstruct the progression of a legislative assembly, while not straying away from required procedures. (Ginsberg Pg. 290) In Park & Rec, Leslie is displaying this technique when she is prolonging the decision to let the people of Eagleton get to vote in Pawnee. She keeps talking about different policies and random facts from history to prevent the city councilmen from reaching a decision. She exceeds the amount of time designated to reach a verdict, therefore there was no agreement made on the issue that day. Leslie’s actions helped me understand exactly what a filibuster was and how it can be used to be in your favor, even if it is temporary. …show more content…
Priming is something that is done before an action to set a certain mood or image. In Parks & Rec. there is a scene where Joan Callamezzo is telling her cameraman to get shots of negative images in the background during the Harvest Festival. She was doing this to make (Psychology Today) Leslie look bad, as she was the coordinator of the event and Joan did not expect it to go well. Joan was trying to portray a negative image of the Festival. This was helpful in understanding this topic because it made a visualized idea of how priming is used to distort our view not only in this scene but also in reality. Chapter 5 includes a discussion of what public opinion is. Public opinion is the people of the public’s view on certain issues. In Parks & Rec, there are many instances throughout the episodes where the people of the parks department gather for a town meeting and discuss possible new policies and projects that the department would like feedback on from the public. Usually those do not go well and Leslie ends up in distress. This was helpful in understanding that our opinion on certain topics is actually valued and that by doing this it is exercising our rights and freedoms in a