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WHAT IS WHAT IS GOVERNMENT?GOVERNMENT?
An Introduction An Introduction to Governmentto Government
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HISTORICALLY SPEAKINGHISTORICALLY SPEAKING
NATURAL FUNCTIONNATURAL FUNCTION TO ORGANIZE A SOCIETYTO ORGANIZE A SOCIETY
OTHER FUNCTIONSOTHER FUNCTIONS PROTECT PROTECT
AGENDA : COMPETITION OF AGENDA : COMPETITION OF IDEASIDEAS
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COMPETITION OF AGENDAS
ROLE OF ROLE OF GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT
TYPES OF PUBLIC TYPES OF PUBLIC POLICYPOLICY
WINNING WINNING ELECTIONSELECTIONS
CONTROL CONTROL AGENDAAGENDA
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LANDSCAPES OF POWERLANDSCAPES OF POWER SOCIAL/ECONOMIC DIVIDESOCIAL/ECONOMIC DIVIDE DEMOGRAPHICS/”PICTURE”DEMOGRAPHICS/”PICTURE”
CHANGINGCHANGINGAGINGAGINGGROWING LATIN POP.GROWING LATIN POP.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
Nation’s BeginningsNation’s BeginningsWhite Male Property White Male Property Owners.Owners.
1515thth and 19 and 19thth Amendment Amendment changes everythingchanges everythingAdds demands/stress to Adds demands/stress to the system.the system.
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POWERThe Ability to Create
Change and Control the Nation’s Agenda
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LASSWELL’S DEFINITION OF POWER
WHO?WHO? Holds the Power?Holds the Power? democracy, totalitarian, autocratic, democracy, totalitarian, autocratic,
monarchymonarchy HOW?HOW? Come to Power?Come to Power?
evolutionary, divine right, revolution, evolutionary, divine right, revolution, social contractsocial contract
WHAT?WHAT? Who Benefits?Who Benefits? which group of people?which group of people? benefit of a few? or “We, the People?”benefit of a few? or “We, the People?”
ELITISM Power held by a few core groupsColonial to 1870’sWhiteMalesProperty OwnersLaissez-Faire policies
PLURALISM More Groups Enter System Voting Amendments African-Americans—15th
Amendment Women- 19th Amendment Immigrants (20 million) Labor Unions to Challenge Business Great Depression World Wars
HYPERPLURALISM Social Turmoil after World War II Civil Rights Movement Women’s Movement Vietnam/Watergate Consumers/Disabled/
Environmental/Gays/Lesbians/etc. Thousands of Agendas Competing Money
RESULTS OF HYPERPLUALISM
Money Talks Louder than anything Money gets ear of law makers who
makePUBLIC POLICY
The FEW with the MONEY get their AGENDA PASSED. Back to
ELITISM!
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SALIENCYSALIENCYGOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT LEADERS CARE LEADERS CARE
ABOUT MY ISSUESABOUT MY ISSUES
SALIENCY IS IMPORTANT SALIENCY IS IMPORTANT
When Citizens have When Citizens have saliencysaliencyThey pay attentionThey pay attentionThey vote regularlyThey vote regularly
They have ….They have ….
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EFFICACYEFFICACYMY VOTE MY VOTE MATTERSMATTERS
EFFICACY IS IMPORTANT …EFFICACY IS IMPORTANT …
Citizens with efficacyCitizens with efficacy Vote on a regular basisVote on a regular basis Believe it mattersBelieve it matters
When efficacy is lostWhen efficacy is lost Voting numbers diminishVoting numbers diminish Fewer people are making decisions for Fewer people are making decisions for
the rest of the countrythe rest of the country
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Fundamentals of Democracy
REPUBLICAN/REPUBLICAN/REPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVE
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTYPOPULAR SOVEREIGNTY ““WE, THE PEOPLE”WE, THE PEOPLE”
LIBERTY VS. FREEDOMLIBERTY VS. FREEDOM INDIVIDUAL V. SOCIETYINDIVIDUAL V. SOCIETY
EQUALITYEQUALITY UNDER THE LAWUNDER THE LAW OF OPPORTUNITYOF OPPORTUNITY
MAJORITY RULEMAJORITY RULE With MINORITY RIGHTSWith MINORITY RIGHTS
THESE NEVER CHANGE!THESE NEVER CHANGE!
STRESSED OUT SYSTEM
Distrust of Government PervasiveAll Politicians LieLoyal to Special Interest Groups
Increasing Economic “GAP"
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