Chapter One:
Ideas That Shape American Politics
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LO1 – Establish the Functions of Authorities:
Authorities is outlined because the constructions or order (authorities companies, departments, and so on.) used to resolve battle for your complete society.
The needs of presidency are to:
Set up justice and guarantee home tranquility (Give us justice and peace)
Present for the frequent protection (Maintain us secure)
Promote the overall welfare (Help us)
Safe the blessings of liberty (Give us freedom)
LO2 – Outline Politics:
Politics is outlined as the method by which society makes collective selections about who will get what, when and the way.
LO3 – Outline a Social Contract:
A social contract is outlined as an settlement between residents and authorities wherein residents give their consent to be ruled in trade for cover of their rights.
LO4 – Establish the View of Political Theorists John Locke and Thomas Hobbes:
Each 17th Century theorists had been social contract theorists – that’s, they believed that a social contract was extraordinarily essential to the commonwealth to guard the rights of the folks.
See additionally: https://www.britannica.com/matter/social-contract
Locke’s Political Views Hobbes Political Views
Believed in restricted authorities Believed in an omnipotent authorities (significantly a and that man is mainly “good” monarchy or a single-ruler)
Authorities ought to protect Folks should surrender sure rights to the federal government life, liberty, and personal property (or chaos will consequence)
Folks type governments Folks type governments (by means of a social contract)
(by means of a social contract) to guard rights
to guard rights
Governments derive their simply powers Governments derive their simply powers from the
from the consent of the ruled consent of people who agree collectively to observe sure guidelines
LO5 – Outline the Ideas and Kinds of a Democracy:
Ideas:
Majority Rule, Equality, Particular person Rights and the dignity of the person, and Safety of Minority Rights.
Kinds of Democracy:
Direct:
A direct democracy is one the place every particular person particular person represents themselves. There are not any elected representatives. For instance, this type of democracy is utilized on the east coast by cities. These cities maintain “city corridor” conferences, for instance, the place all individuals residing in a city attend the assembly and solid votes on city selections.
Oblique:
Oblique democracy can also be known as a consultant democracy or a “republic.” On this type, individuals vote for elected officers on the native, state and nationwide authorities ranges who characterize them and make selections for them.
LO6 – Establish the Ideas of Pluralism, Elitism, and Democracy:
Pluralism: Folks affect authorities by means of curiosity teams.
Elitism: Energy rests within the palms of a small variety of rich and powerful people.
Democracy: Folks rule.
LO7 – Outline Adverse and Optimistic Liberty:
Adverse Liberty: Outlined as freedom from constraints or the interference of others.
Optimistic Liberty: Outlined as the flexibility—and provision of fundamental requirements—to pursue one’s personal targets.
LO8–Differentiate Amongst Ideological Beliefs:
Liberal: Outlined as people who worth cultural range, authorities applications for the needy, and public intervention within the financial system
Conservative: Outlined as people who imagine in diminished authorities spending, private duty, and conventional ethical values
Socialist: Outlined as a perception that residents are answerable for each other’s well-being and use authorities coverage to make sure all are comfortably cared for.
Libertarian: Outlined as people who imagine in minimal authorities, whereas defending borders, prosecuting crime, and defending non-public property.
LO eight – GOVERNMENT IDEOLOGIES
Liberals:
Extra Authorities
Much less Army / Protection
Conservatives:
Much less Authorities
Extra Army / Protection
To search out out what ideology you is likely to be, see the web site and “take the check:”
www.politicalcompass. org
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/quiz/political-typology/
Should you had $100 to spend, how would a Liberal and Conservative spend that cash within the areas indicated?
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_____________LIBERAL_____|___CONSERVATIVE_________
MD/BUS_(Army-Protection/
Enterprise)________?_________|_________?______________
SS_(Social
Spending)________?________|__________?______________
Ideologies:
Check Questions
Should you had $100 to spend, how would a Liberal and Conservative spend that cash within the areas indicated?
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_____________LIBERAL_____|___CONSERVATIVE_________
MD/BUS_(Army-Protection/
Enterprise)________$30______|_________$70_____________
SS_(Social
Spending)________$70_______|________$30______________
Ideologies:
Check Questions
Which of the next accurately represents the developments within the areas marked?
A. Liberals and Conservatives need extra
B. Liberals and Conservatives need much less
C. Liberals need extra
Conservatives need much less
D. Liberals need much less
Conservatives need extra
Ideologies:
Check Questions – Half One:
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_____________LIBERAL_____|___CONSERVATIVE_________
MD/BUS_(Army-Protection/
Enterprise)_____X_____|______X_____________
SS_(Social
Spending)_________________|_________________________
Ideologies:
Check Questions – Half Two:
Reply = D (Lib. Much less/Consv. Extra
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_____________LIBERAL_____|___CONSERVATIVE_________
MD/BUS_(Army-Protection/
Enterprise)___________|______X_____________
SS_(Social
Spending)_______ X ________|________________________
Ideologies:
Check Questions – Half Two:
Reply = A (Lib. Extra/Consv. Extra
LO9 – Relate Equality to its Measurements: Alternatives, Outcomes/Outcomes, Political, and Social
Alternatives: Removes limitations reminiscent of race so that every one have an equal probability to succeed (making use of for a job or monetary help).
Outcomes/Outcomes: Equal sharing regardless of the hassle; proportional outcomes to the proportion of the entire (everybody who tries will get the identical prize).
Political: Implies that each citizen has the identical rights and alternatives. The legislation applies equally to all (pace limits, voting).
Social: Implies that all people get pleasure from the identical standing in society (anybody can turn into president).
