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From the Ted Talk by Jennifer Pahlka: Coding a better government
Unscramble the Blue Letters
Now one of the important things we need to think about government is that it's not the same thing as plitocis. And most polepe get that, but they think that one is the inupt to the other. That our input to the system of government is vntiog. Now how many times have we elected a political leader — and sometimes we spend a lot of energy getting a new political leader elected — and then we sit back and we expect government to reflect our values and meet our needs, and then not that much changes? That's because government is like a vast ocean and politics is the six-inch layer on top. And what's under that is what we call bccrarauuey. And we say that word with such contempt. But it's that contempt that keeps this thing that we own and we pay for as something that's working against us, this other thing, and then we're disempowering ourselves.
Open Cloze
Now one of the important things we need to think about government is that it's not the same thing as ________. And most ______ get that, but they think that one is the _____ to the other. That our input to the system of government is ______. Now how many times have we elected a political leader — and sometimes we spend a lot of energy getting a new political leader elected — and then we sit back and we expect government to reflect our values and meet our needs, and then not that much changes? That's because government is like a vast ocean and politics is the six-inch layer on top. And what's under that is what we call ___________. And we say that word with such contempt. But it's that contempt that keeps this thing that we own and we pay for as something that's working against us, this other thing, and then we're disempowering ourselves.
Solution
- voting
- input
- politics
- people
- bureaucracy
Original Text
Now one of the important things we need to think about government is that it's not the same thing as politics. And most people get that, but they think that one is the input to the other. That our input to the system of government is voting. Now how many times have we elected a political leader — and sometimes we spend a lot of energy getting a new political leader elected — and then we sit back and we expect government to reflect our values and meet our needs, and then not that much changes? That's because government is like a vast ocean and politics is the six-inch layer on top. And what's under that is what we call bureaucracy. And we say that word with such contempt. But it's that contempt that keeps this thing that we own and we pay for as something that's working against us, this other thing, and then we're disempowering ourselves.
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
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citizens connect |
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fire hydrant |
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fire hydrants |
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tsunami sirens |
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collective action |
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call center |
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government services |
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political leader |
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Important Words
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