Congress As It Is Portrayed in the Movies and on TV
Often influences or shapes the public's mood toward politicians
Our impressions of Congress may be determined by what we see on television — windbags engaged in endless arguments, name-calling, making foolish statements, enmeshed in scandal and corruption. It’s enough to make one extremely skeptical of the institution and its ability to function, and of democracy as represented in a political assembly. But as newswo…
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