Watch the following segment from CBS's news program 60 Minutes about the 2012 Senate Election.
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/is-the-us-senate-broken/
Write a paragraph summary of the video and answer the following questions.
1. How was the Senate week-long work schedule described?
2. Why are many Senators not running for reelection?
3. How did Senators of the past accomplish more while they were in office?
4. What do modern party caucuses expect of their members?
5. What do the parties in the Senate do to each other?
6. How are modern filibusters different from those in the past?
7. How has the frequency of filibusters changed?
8. Who are today's Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Leader?
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