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Fall 2013 HCOM 266 Histories of Democracy

Fall 2013 HCOM 266 Histories of Democracy. Summary & Wrap-up. Course Web Site. Types of Government. Oligarchy. Monarchy. Aristocracy. Plutocracy. Theocracy. Dictatorship. Anarchy. Democracy. Democracy. A Multi-dimensional Concept. Democracy A Multi-dimensional Concept.

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Fall 2013 HCOM 266 Histories of Democracy

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  1. Fall 2013HCOM 266Histories of Democracy Summary & Wrap-up

  2. Course Web Site

  3. Types of Government Oligarchy Monarchy Aristocracy Plutocracy Theocracy Dictatorship Anarchy Democracy

  4. Democracy A Multi-dimensional Concept

  5. DemocracyA Multi-dimensional Concept

  6. Histories of Democracy Historical Periods ▼ Pre-Democracy ▼ Early Democracy ▼ Segregated Democracy ▼ Civil Rights Era ▼ Today Materials Used • Primary Source Docs • Secondary Sources • Joe’s Lectures and Power Points • Students’ Research, Lectures, and Power Points

  7. I. Pre-Democracy:European Conquest & Colonization of the Americas Bull Romanus Pontifex 1453 Bull Inter Caetera 1493 Requerimiento 1513

  8. I. Pre-Democracy:African Slavery

  9. I. Pre-Democracy:African Slavery *Excerpt from a speech by John C. Calhoun in 1837 *Excerpt from a book by George Fitzhugh in 1854 *The essay “African Slavery in America” by Thomas Paine in 1775 *Benjamin Bannaker’s Letter to Thomas Jefferson in 1790

  10. I. Pre-Democracy:California Missions How should we interpret the California Missions? ⦿ My PPT on the Missions ⦿ Your research on the Missions

  11. II. Early Democracy • Declaration of Independence • US Constitution • Amendments 1-10 Bill of Rights

  12. II. Early DemocracyAmendments 11-27

  13. II. Early Democracy:Manifest Destiny

  14. II. Early Democracy:Just 77 Years Later

  15. England Spain/Mexico

  16. U.S.-Mexican War Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo “In the said territories, property of every kind, now belonging to Mexicans, shall be inviolably respected. The present owners, the heirs of these, and all Mexicans who may hereafter acquire said property by contract, shall enjoy with respect to it guarantees equally ample as if the same belonged to citizens of the United States.”

  17. II. Early Democracy in California CA Constitution of 1849 CA Laws in the 1850s Voting Marriage Land ownership Taxes Testimony at trial Education Serving in militia • Debates on voting and citizenship at the constitutional convention

  18. II. Early Democracy:The Oppressed Speak Out • Native Americans Chief Joseph (1879) • African Americans Colored Citizens of CA (1865) • Chinese Americans Norman Asing (1852) • Mexican Americans Antonio Maria Pico and Others (1859) • Female Americans Woman Suffrage Committee (1871) All of these pleas for justice were rejected.

  19. III. Segregated DemocracyU.S. Supreme Court Established Limited Equality • The US Constitution does not prevent individuals or private businesses or organizations from engaging in racial discrimination…it only prevents governments from doing so. • Governments are allowed to require separate facilities and services based on race… as long as those separate facilities are equal. Private discrimination okay. Public segregation okay.

  20. III. Segregated Democracy1860s-1960s 100 Years of Formally Approved Second-Class Citizenship ➤ Communities of Color ➤ Females ➤ Immigrants ➤ Persons with Disabilities ➤ Non-Christians Jim Crow Era

  21. IV. Civil Rights Movement • African Americans • Women • Latinos • Persons with Disabilities • Non-English Speakers • Low-Income Persons • Anti-war Groups • American Indians • Immigrants • Others

  22. IV. Civil Rights Movement

  23. V. Democracy Today?

  24. V. Democracy Today? United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights

  25. The Political Action Project An exercise in “experiential education” or learning-by-doing

  26. The Political Action Project

  27. Political Action Skill Set ✪ Group Work ✪ Political Action ✪ Research ✪ Evaluation ✪ Strategic Planning ✪ Reporting ✪ Multimedia Presentation

  28. Assessment & Grading Active Engagement 15 Homework Briefs Pre-Democracy Early Democracy CR Presentation PP Presentation PP Final Report 20% 15% 15% 15% 10% 15% 10% B C A B- B+ C+ B- 3.00 2.00 4.00 2.67 3.33 2.33 2.67 .60 .30 .60 .40 .33 .35 .27 Final Grade 2.85 = B

  29. HCOM 266: Histories of DemocracyThe End ! I hope you are better prepared to understand democracy and to contribute to it if you decide to do so. Thank You !

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