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BELL RINGER 9-08-2008. Chapter 1 (PAGES 3-4) In your own words explain what the textbook means when it states that politics exists in part because people differ about two things: who should govern, and the ends toward which they should work. Bell-Ringer 9-9-2008.
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BELL RINGER 9-08-2008 Chapter 1 (PAGES 3-4) In your own words explain what the textbook means when it states that politics exists in part because people differ about two things: who should govern, and the ends toward which they should work
Bell-Ringer 9-9-2008 • Distinguish between the concepts of power, authority, and legitimacy. • Pages 4-5
Bell-Ringer 9-10-2008 • OUTLINE • I. What is Democracy? (6-7) • II. Is Representative Democracy Best? (7-8) • EXAMPLE OF OUTLINE • I. What is Democracy • A • B
Bell-Ringer 9-11-2008 • Outline • Is Democracy Driven by Self-Interest? (10-11) • What Explains Political Change? (11-12) • CAPTURE THE MAJOR POINTS
Bell-Ringer 9-15-2008 • Explain the four answer that have traditionally been given to the question of who governs. • Marxist • Elitist • Bureaucratic • Pluralist
BELL RINGER 9-16-2008 • What is representative democracy and do any of the four theories of elitist politics allow for the possibility of representative democracy in this country, WHY • Pages 6-10 • Was last question in GRQs
ANSWER • Representative Democracy is a political system in which political power is conferred on those selected by the voters in competitive elections • None of the theories of elite rule would allow for representative democracy • MARX – places political power in the hands of the owners of the means of production, not elected representatives
ANSWER CONTINUED • Weber – bureaucratic theory places political power in the hands of appointed officials, not elected ones • Power Elite Theory – MILLS – places political power in the hands of two nonelectoral groups, corporate heads and military officers • Pluralist Theory – places political power in the arena of bargaining among elites, many of whom are not elected
Bell-Ringer 9-18-2008 • What are the SIX substantive goals that the Framers of the Constitution wanted to have the government achieve from day to day? • What were the Framers two means of achieving these goals? • PAGES: 155-156
ANSWER • Framers of the Constitution did not try to create a government that would do from day to day “what the people want.” They created a government for the purpose of achieving certain substantive goals • Preamble • Form a more perfect union • Establish justice • Ensure domestic tranquility • Provide for the common defense • Promote the general welfare • Secure the blessings of liberty
ANSWER • How to achieve these goals • Popular rule – people to vote for members of House of Representatives and later for Senators and presidential electors • No one public opinion would dominated because there would be many factions
ANSWER 2. Not easy to know what public thinks – so we employ Public Opinion Polls – to understand what public wants and needs
Bell-Ringer 9-19-2008 • Outline “What is Public Opinion?” • Pages 156-158; stop at Political Socialization: The Family
Bell-Ringer 9-22-08 • Outline: “Political Socialization” Pages 158-162 • Outline: “Cleavages in Public Opinion” Pages 162-167
Bell-Ringer 9-29-08 • Outline • Political Ideology – pages 167-172