The way Americans have Responded to Hurricane Katrina

This video originally aired on Friday, September 9, 2005.

About This Video

Historian Richard Norton Smith on the ways Americans have responded to Hurricane Katrina, including the public policy debates that may result.

Discussion Questions

  1. What does Richard Norton Smith feel Hurricane Katrina has illustrated about the American people? Do you agree?
  2. What has the role of political parties been in the response to Katrina?
  3. To what degree can events like this give citizens an opportunity to be heard and affect policy?
  4. What public debate should take place now? What kind of public debate is taking place?

Keywords

Environment, Federalism, Philosophy and Background, POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT

Related Subjects/Topics

  • Political Participation

Speakers

  • Richard N Smith