Television shows are part of our modern culture. People set aside time during the day to watch their favorite series on television. More and more shows are being made about politics. They describe the action in the White House and the Senate and make Washington DC the scene of the biggest scandals and dramas. These shows give the general public a sense of what the inside of the U.S. government might look like, but how accurate is that depiction? Shows like “Scandal,” “House of Cards,” and “Veep” help shape America’s view of Washington, DC. Some may guess that these depictions are inaccurate, but most actually show strong similarities to the real American government. , a television show currently in its third season, follows the story of Olivia Pope and the rest of her company whose job is to "fix" scandals. The series gets involved in politics because Olivia is having an affair with the president and Olivia's father runs a top-secret government agency. Much of Olivia's cabinet is also tied to Washington politics. One of his employees worked for his father, one of them is dating the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and the relationships go on and on, ever bigger. The scandals in this series make it seem dramatized and unrealistic, but in reality there are accurate depictions of politics (Tucker). The show features all of Washington's elite who are married or related. All of Olivia's workers are, to some extent, connected to the Washington elite, and all, to some extent, are connected to each other. In reality, this is also the case. Five of the presidents had a relative who preceded them in precedence. All the people in Washington are connected and “Scandal” shows that (Frank). “Scandal” middle of paper ...... how the Democratic Party argues internally. The real US Congress shares much the same thing. Passing legislation takes too long and most see it as the result of disagreements and arguments not only between political parties, but also within political parties. “House of Cards” is a story of revenge because a man was voted out of office and that’s something we see every day in real life politics. Again, this is a television series that may seem dramatized at first, but is actually shockingly accurate in its depiction of the political situation in the United States (Shuster). Above, three TV series accurately depict modern politics. There are many other TV shows on the same topic and while not all of them are accurate, many have some aspects that can be attributed to real events..