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Chapter 1: People, Politics,
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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.””
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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