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Citizens and Government
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Middle Georgia State University. POLS 1101: American Government. Popular Demands on Government. Americans historically have been skeptical of government power, particularly giving power to politicians. However, in times of crisis, Americans have asked the government to take on more responsibilities:. The 2008–09 Economic Crisis. Yet Greater Distrust of Government. The public's trust in government has declined sharply. Over the past 50 years. In addition, peoples' sense of political efficacy. Within the U...
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Participation, Campaigns and Elections
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Participation, Campaigns, and Elections. Middle Georgia State University. POLS 1101: American Government. Voting rates are higher among those with higher socioeconomic status. Other factors affecting likelihood of voting, aside from SES:. Legal Factors Depressing Turnout. Potential voters must register. In advance in most states. National Voter Registration Act ( Motor Voter ). Laws may lower turnout. Other Factors Reducing Turnout. Regstration and voting is optional. Elections normally held on workdays.
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Interest Groups
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Middle Georgia State University. POLS 1101: American Government. Like political parties, interest groups are linkage institutions. Help communicate citizens' political views to government between elections. The comparatively weak U.S. party system creates space for interest groups to thrive. All interests are special interests. Example of negative framing by opponents. Preferred nomenclature: organized interests. Or just interest groups. Interest Groups and Faction. Pluralism and its Critics. America had...
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Michelle Dion
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Running legacy Win-only software on Mac OS. May 29, 2014. One of the headaches of moving to Mac has been that I have one piece of statistical software that is Windows only. I could abandon the software and learn R, but I didn’t want to do anything rash. Besides, at the Midwest, Fred. Assured me that he was able to get everything to run on his Mac. Armed with optimism and patience, I figured it out. My goal: To run HLM 6 Stata 10 on my MBP without having a dual boot or full out windows emulator. Would do ...
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Comparative Politics (POLS 2301) Slides
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Organized in the order of the chapters in. 13th edition (based on the Fall 2016 syllabus). How Canadians Govern Themselves. You will need one of the following browsers to view these slides:. Version 3.6 or later. Version 16 or later. Version 3.1 or later. Version 9 or later. (Only available for Windows Vista or later.). Recent versions of Mobile Safari (iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad), Google Chrome for Mobile. Next slide: cursor right or space. Show fullscreen: press 'F'. MGA BrightSpace by Desire2Learn.
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Civil Rights
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Middle Georgia State University. POLS 1101: American Government. Equality Before The Law. In principle, civil rights are about equality—the right of individuals to be treated fairly and equitably by government officials. This right is derived from the 14th Amendment's guarantee that all citizens are entitled to the equal protection of the laws. When government officials treat one citizen differently from another, it must be justified. Most government actions that discriminate. Distinctions based on gender.
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The Constitution
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The Founding Era and the Constitution. Middle Georgia State University. POLS 1101: American Government. Government arises from the consent of the governed. Power should be divided. Citizens' rights must be protected. Consent of the Governed. Thomas Hobbes, The Leviathan. Without government, in the “state of nature,” life would be “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”. Hence people formed a social contract. Hobbes was a monarchist, not a republican. John Locke's Second Treatise on Government. Dista...
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The Media
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Middle Georgia State University. POLS 1101: American Government. The Presentation of Political News. The Two-Step Flow of Political Information. Media Effects on Popular Opinion. Dominant form until 20th century. Circulation in decline since World War II. Dominant source today, but share in decline. Forms of Bias in the Media. Liberal and conservative media outlets. Reporters are overwhelmingly liberal. The mass media is a business. Media ownership tends to be conservative. If it bleeds, it leads. Politi...
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Federalism
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Middle Georgia State University. POLS 1101: American Government. Systems of government are defined in terms of sovereignty. The right to govern a particular people or territory. In a unitary state. Or system) only the national. Country may be divided into provinces, counties, etc. but they are only administrative. Is a government formed by sovereign states working together for common purposes. Central government's powers are limited to those granted by the states. US under the Articles of Confederation.
