Thanks to our Local Politics class, we had the chance to go to Des Moines and visit the State Capitol. The goal of this trip was to have a better idea about how democracy works in the State Government, and also to meet someone who could help us in our thesis (it could be a State representative, a Governor, etc.). I did not find someone who could give me some information about Thomas Jefferson’s conception of democracy, as it was a historical topic. By chance, I meet the Governor Danielson while we were having a drink together. I was surprised to see how much he knew about that as it was not his domain of competence. The problem was that our discussion lasted only 15 minutes because he had to attend a session. He gave me information about what Jefferson did and how he influenced the way the USA are governed today (for example, he created the Electoral College that is still used today).
We made a tour of the Capitol and we were told that it was built by French architects. It did not surprise me a lot because it is the same kind of building we are used to see in Paris.
