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Chapter 1
American Government: Roots, Context, and Culture
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Section 1.1
Roots of American Government: We the People
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The Earliest Inhabitants of the Americas
Indigenous peoples
30,000 years
Not homogeneous
100 million inhabitants
European diseases
Warfare
1.1
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The First Colonists
Reasons for immigration
A religious tradition takes root
"A city on a hill"
Lack of religious tolerance
1.1
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What did colonial settlement look like before
1700?
1.1
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Who was Anne Hutchinson? 1.1
Bettmann/Corbis
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Section 1.2
Types of Government
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Types of Government
Classification of governments
Types of governments
Monarchy
Aristocracy
Totalitarianism
Oligarchy
Democracy
Direct democracy
Representative democracy
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How did Aristotle classify the types of
governments?1.2
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Devising a National Government in the American Colonies
Rejected monarchy/aristocracy
Rejected direct democracy as unworkable
Chose republic
Indirect democracy
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What does a modern monarchy look like?
1.2
Jeff J. Mitchell/AP Images
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Section 1.3
Functions of American Government
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We the people . . .
Establishing Justice
Ensuring Domestic Tranquility
Providing for the Common Defense
Promoting the General Welfare
Securing the Blessings of Liberty
1.3
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Section 1.4
American Political Culture and the Basic Tenets of American Democracy
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Liberty and Equality
Which is most important?
Freedom from versus freedom to
Political equality
1.4
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Popular Consent, Majority Rule, and Popular Sovereignty
Popular consent
Governments derive power by consent of
the governed
Majority rule
Bill of Rights protects minority rights
Popular sovereignty
Basis in natural law
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Individualism
Unique to American democracy
Traced to Puritans
Linked to unalienable rights
1.4
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Religious Faith and Religious Freedom
Religious conflict motivation for immigration
Colonists sought freedom of religion.
Did not want to grant it to others
Religious freedom enshrined in Constitution
Tolerance still more of an ideal
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Why is religious freedom a tenet of
American democracy?
1.4
Rex Features/ AP Images
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Section 1.5
The Changing American People
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Racial and Ethnic Composition
Immigration from Western Europe
Immigration from Eastern Europe
Growth of Hispanic and Asian populations
Minorities now the majority
1.5
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Aging
Strain on Social Security
Thanks, Baby Boomers!
Impact on working Americans
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Religious Beliefs
No longer mainly Christian
Different political and social demands
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Regional Growth and
Expansion
1.5
North versus South
Anti-government bias of West
Is rural versus urban more
important today?
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Family and Family Size
Gender roles
Declining marriage rate
Same-sex marriage (please note: your
book was published before the
Supreme court ruling legalizing same-
sex marriage)
1.5
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What does the typical American family
look like?
1.5
ABC/Photofest
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Section 1.6
Political ideology
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Political Ideology
. . . the coherent set of values and beliefs
people hold about the purpose and scope of
government.
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Political Ideology
Four functions of ideologies Explanation (why social and political conditions are the way they are)
Evaluation (social conditions and political institutions and events)
Orientation (toward issues and a position within the world)
Political Program (help people make political choices and guide their political
actions)
1.6
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Finding Your Political Ideology
Conservatives Social conservatives
Liberals
Moderates
1.6
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What are Americans' political ideologies? 1.6
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Problems with Ideological Labels
Is left-to-right the only direction?
Economic versus personal liberties
Statists
Libertarians
1.6
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Section 1.7
Toward Reform: People and Politics
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Redefining Our Expectations
Loss of faith in American institutions
Frustration
Dissatisfaction
1.7
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Do Americans have confidence in
political institutions?
1.7