Chapter 1: People, Politics,

and Participation

A More Perfect Union 1/e

People, Politics, and

Participation• Why Should You Study American

Democracy Now?

– How Technology Has Changed Politics

– The Political Context Now

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People, Politics, and

Participation• What Government Does

– Protect Their Sovereign Territory

– Preserve Order and Stability

– Establish and Maintain a Legal System

– Provide Public Goods and Services

– Raise and Spend Money

– Socialize New Generations

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People, Politics, and

Participation• Types of Government

– Monarchy

– Oligarchy

– Democracy

– Totalitarian

– Authoritarian

– Constitutionalism

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People, Politics, and

Participation• Origins of American Democracy

– Democracy’s Origins in Popular Protest:

The Influence of the Reformation and the

Enlightenment

– Modern Political Philosophy: Hobbes and

Locke

– The Creation of the United States as an

Experiment in Representative Democracy

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People, Politics, and

Participation• Political Culture and American Values

– Liberty

– Equality

– Capitalism

– Consent of the Governed

– Individual, Family, and Community

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People, Politics, and

Participation• The Changing Face of American

Democracy– A Population That Is Growing—and on the Move

– An Aging Population

– A Changing Complexion: Race and Ethnicity in the

United States Today

– Changing Households: American Families Today

– Why the Changing Population Matters for Politics and

Government

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People, Politics, and

Participation• Ideology: A Prism for Viewing American

Democracy

– Liberalism

– Conservatism

– Other Ideologies—Socialism and

Libertarianism

– A Three-Dimensional Political Spectrum

– Civic Engagement: Acting on Your Views

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Chapter OneChapter One

CaliforniaCalifornia

ContrastsContrasts

GovernmentGovernment

““The set of organizations, The set of organizations,

processes, and rules that processes, and rules that

control a land and its control a land and its

people.people.””

GovernmentGovernment

““Everything, without exception, Everything, without exception,

that affects our lives, livelihood, that affects our lives, livelihood,

and welland well--beingbeing——and the lives, and the lives,

livelihood, and welllivelihood, and well--being of our being of our

loved ones and communityloved ones and community——

involves government.involves government.””

Photo courtesy of NASA

Exhibit 1Exhibit 1--22 CaliforniaCalifornia’’s Population Growths Population Growth

Source: California Department of Finance

Exhibit 1-3 Percent Hispanic or Latino, U.S. Counties, 2000

U.S. Bureau of the Census

Exhibit 1Exhibit 1--4 Components of Population Growth in California4 Components of Population Growth in California

Exhibit 1Exhibit 1--5 5 Racial Distribution of CaliforniaRacial Distribution of California’’s Populations Population

-10%

+106%

+85%

Exhibit 1Exhibit 1--66 Political Party Registration in CaliforniaPolitical Party Registration in California

Why is California a Why is California a ““blue state?blue state?””

Exhibit 1Exhibit 1--7 7

Land Use Land Use

in in

CaliforniaCalifornia

Exhibit 1Exhibit 1--88

Regions of Regions of

CaliforniaCalifornia