SS 236 People, Power and Politics: An Intro to American Politics. Seminar #2 Welcome!

Questions about the course? ???

Syllabus and Policies 4 assignments Look at the guidelines!! Answer all questions! 9 weeks of discussion questions How to get a good grade on the discussions? Answer the question (post) 2 meaningful responses Weekly pod-casts/ readings… Seminars…..

America and the World What are today’s big issues? International Domestic Upcoming presidential election

Immigration and a constantly changing America Current debates Pros and Cons of Immigration “Illegal Immigration” France’s difficulties

Seminar Questions… What is the present demographic “order” of America? What is the composition, racially and ethnically, of the American population? Why do we live where we do?? Where, geographically, are people most concentrated and where are they least concentrated? Finally, what demographic trends are changing America? Purpose of the census?

Seminar Questions continued…. Who “officially” defines poverty and what is this official definition? Do you believe that this is an appropriate definition? Has the incidence of poverty in the U.S. been increasing or decreasing in recent years? Are some groups more affected by poverty than others?

Seminar questions continued… What is political culture and what are the sources of America’s political culture? How does political culture impact policymaking?

What inspired the American Government’s ideals and concepts??

British Government: Constitutional Monarchy with a Bill of Rights… 1688 Ancient Inspirations: Greece and Rome The question remains of whether or not to give to colonies representation…. British kings like the idea that the colonies are one place they can rule directly

1700s a Global World?

The Battlefields of the Seven Years’ War… a “world war?” ©2003 Wadsworth, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. Thomson Learning ™ is a trademark used herein under license.

Britain defeats the French in the war Now the British colonies have doubled. Britain needs money and decide to raise taxes in the colonies… “No taxation without representation” France is bankrupt

Boston Massacre!! A 18 th Century Media Event….

The revival of the Classical World Why now?? Printing press A renewed interest in Ancient governments: Demos-Kratia, ResPublica Governments of the World in 1770’s?

Cincinnatus An Ancient American Hero?

U.S.A A new type of Empire?

The Power of the Media When does the idea of Media begin? Why do you think the printing press is considered one of the most significant inventions in the history of the world? Media today…. Pros and Cons

Early uses of media

The machine that changed the world.