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Political Science 173

Political Science 173. Government and Politics of California. Political Compass. American Politics a Mix. A Less Serious Compass. What Informs Our Political Beliefs?. Informed by Moral Foundations. Communal vs. Individual.

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Political Science 173

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  1. Political Science 173 Government and Politics of California

  2. Political Compass

  3. American Politics a Mix

  4. A Less Serious Compass

  5. What Informs Our Political Beliefs?

  6. Informed by Moral Foundations

  7. Communal vs. Individual • “…the complete community, formed from several villages, is a city-state, which at once attains the limit of self-sufficiency, roughly speaking. It comes to be for the sake of life, and exists for the sake of the good life.” – Aristotle, The Politics, Book I.

  8. California in Crisis? • What is the worst thing about California’s Current Situation?

  9. The Collapse of Trust • Californians have a long list of problems they want addressed…but they hold to no clear consensus on what to do about them.

  10. What Would a Visitor Say? • Californians suffer from a deep political schizophrenia. • 3 Political Systems • Single Member Districts • Supermajority Requirement • Initiative and Referendum Process

  11. New Homegrown Majority • Migration a declining part of California’s Growth. • No longer a magnet for other states. • Californians tend to stay.

  12. New Reformers

  13. Regional Conflict

  14. $9.52 billion • $7.05 billion

  15. How Do We Fix The Problems?

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