1) By 2050 senior citizens will make up approximately 1/3 of the voting
age population (and an even greater percentage of voters since turnout
among senior citizens is high) making up a powerful voting block. What
political interests do you share with this group? What issues might you
disagree on? How might you go about combating such a powerful group where
your interests conflict?

2) The 2000 Census reports that no one ethic group makes up a majority in
California. Given the following demographics, what coalitions do you think
will come together to make a majority (remember white votes are often more
split than those of other groups):
 White not-Hispanic: 47%
Hispanics: 32 %
Asian: 11%
Black, not-Hispanic: 6%

How do you think this will affect the political agenda? (What issues are
brought up during elections?)

3) Name some technologies that have been developed in your lifetime. How
do these change the way that you (a) identify yourself and your
political interests (b) especially the way that you relate to your work
and the economy (c) might organize in order to fight for your political