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Does voting matter? Why or why not?
Interpret and Discuss
The "First among Equals" in Athens, a Democracy in Ancient Greece.
Remember the Social Contract: Good government is one that governs only with the CONSENT of the people.
Voting is one way that we give that consent.
In Ancient Athens, a vote was taken for every issue. It was a simple "yes," or "no." All the men of Athens would line up and throw a stone into a giant pot. Black for no and white for yes.
Why do you think we don't vote this way today?
Should we?
Discuss: What do you think his campaign looked like?
To reach Americans, Truman traveled on railroad cars.
President Truman - A formative President.
Representative Democracy has created political campaigns that rely on PERSONALITY.
He made the decision to drop the bomb
He created the Truman Doctrine, defining relations with the Soviet Union.
He created the nation's first commission on Civil Rights
What do you think changed from Truman's time to our own?
Today, elections look more like this...
Candidates spend BILLIONS of dollars to reach reach voters. This money is spent on advertising in key voting districts
Task: Select a reading from the spectrum. Create a campaign poster/pamphlet, positively explaining that candidate position on issues IMPORTANT to YOU.
On the right side of the spectrum:
Economically, the right side prefers low taxes and a very minimal social safety net.
Socially, the right side tends toward more religious values, and are more critical of reproductive rights and LBGTQ issues.
This video analyzes the CHARACTER of American voters
Written Discussion:
Do you fit into one of these categories?
Is your category missing?
What would you call your category?
The Right: Represented by the Republican Party
Here's the center.
This means that you are moderate on both social and political issues.
Let's go back to Athens...and vote on the issues.
These represent positions the current presidential candidates take. You may choose from the right or left.
The American Political Spectrum
Generally, issues in America are divided by ECONOMIC and SOCIAL issues.
Economically, the LEFT believes in higher taxes and a broader social safety net (welfare, unemployment, job training, etc)
Socially, they tend to be more liberal, embracing reproductive rights (abortion) and LBGTQ rights.
The left: Represented by the Democratic Party.
Exit Question: Complete the peer-evaluation rubric provided.
Another way of looking at it...
In this diagram, the METHODS of implementing policy are differentiated.
Authoritarian: willing to use the power of the state to force policy changes.
Libertarian: Belief that the individual is entirely free, and the state has no right to enforce its will.