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Political Thinking
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Conclusion
Explain how it will help
Describe the next steps
Refer back to the pros and cons
Politics and Power in the US
Political Culture: Americans' Enduring Beliefs
- Politics is the means by which a society settles a conflict
- Those that prevail in politics have power
- Power can be abused and turn into an oppressive and repressive authoritative government
- Every country have its political culture- the widely shared beliefs of its people about politics.
How problems can be resolved
Liberty, Individualism, Equality, and Self-Government
Show how things would improve
The Limits and Power of Ideals
- Understand US politics is based on the individuals
- Liberty is the principle that is considered the core belief
- Liberty means individuals can act and think freely as they choose
- Individualism is a commitment to personal imitative and self-sufficient
- Equality-the notion that all individuals are equal in their moral worth and entitled to equal treatment
- Self-government is the principle that the people are the ultimate source of government
Democratic System
- These core values do not guarantee that people will live up to them.
- Examples:
- Slavery
- Jim Crow Laws
- Chinese Exclusion
- Japanese internment
- Democracy is a form of government
Explain what success will bring
Describe the idea you think is best
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Con
Idea 2
Pro
Con
Idea 1
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Con
What if we do nothing?
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Con
Learning to Think Politically
- Political thinking is more than the act of voicing an opinion
- Political thinking is critical thinking focused on deciding what can reasonably be believed and making political judgements.
Obstacles To Political Thinking
How Political Science Can Help Political Thinking
What This Means
- The unwillingness of citizens to make an effort
- Less trustworthy news sources
- Political leaders "spin" their messages
- This allows citizens to act responsibly.
- It is not the concluding thought
- Rather the process through which decisions were made.
Political Science: The systematic study of government and politics
- Political science is analytical and offers tools to think politically:
- Reliable information about how the US political system works
- Systematic generalizations about major tendencies in politics
- Terms and concepts that describe key aspects of government
Political Thinking
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