CHAPTER ONE ASSIGNMENT

These are the reading guide questions for Chapter 1.
Day 1 Hw 1-14
Day 2 Hw 15-29
Day 3 Hw 30-42 (due 9/12)
Day 4 HW FINISH (Due 9/13)

1. Why does Politics and Government matter?
2. What is a trend about young people and voting?
3. But what about young people and working in community?
4. What about the elderly and the political process?
5. Define Figure 1.1
6. What is the trend about American youth vs Seniors in political knowledge?
7. Why is political knowledge important (use quotation).
8. Describe figure 1.2
9. Explain relationship between knowledge and participation.
10. What is the stat about participation in 1996?
11. Why SHOULD you participate?
12. Why are youth less informed today?
13. Figure 1.3
14. How much are presidential elections watched?
15. Define Govt?
16. What are the 2 fundamental questions about governing?
17. What are the 5 functions of government?
18. Define public goods?
19. Define Politics?
20. Define political participation
21. Define Single issue groups
22. How would high pariticipation in politics equal a healthy political system?
23. Define policy making system
24. Copy, in living color, figure 1.4.
25. Define linkage institutions
26. Define Policy agenda
27. Define political issue
28. Define policy making institutions.
29. Define Public Policy
30. How is inaction a policy
31. Global trend in democracy
32. Define democracy.
33. Did the framers want democracy?
34. Define Traditional Democratic Theory
35. Majority rule
36. Minority Rights
37. Representation
38. Pluralist theory
39. What does Robert Putnam say?
40. Elite and Class theory
41. What is at the center of elite dominance?
42. What is hyperpluralism?
43. What are the challenges to democracy
44. What is increased technical expertise?
45. Limited participation in democracy?
46. Campaign costs?
47. Diverse political interests?
48. Policy gridlock?
49. Was US originally pro democracy?
50. How has it become more of a democracy?
51. Explain Liberty
52. Egalitarianism
53. Individualism
54. Laissez Faire
55. Turner thesis.
56. Populism.
57. Write down 3 preview questions about democracy.
58. GDP
59. What should the scope of government be?
60. How Active is American Government
61. Who works for Govt.
62. What is, has happened to defense spending.
63. US gov. size vs. others?