Please answer these questions in a paragraph length.
1. How important is social media for the transmission of political information within contemporary American politics? What are some potential advantages and disadvantages to reliance on social media for political information?
2. Social science research suggests that most people use shortcuts (e.g. opinions of others they trust, media figures, etc.) to gain information and formulate opinions on political issues. What are some examples of such shortcuts to political knowledge that contemporary citizens use? Do you think these shortcuts allow a person to be adequately informed? Are contemporary voters sufficiently informed about political issues?
