2. April 207 http://www.cornellcollege.edu/politics/courses/allin/262/20112/syllabus.shtml

3. Whad’ya Know? What freedoms are guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution? [From a 2006 survey by the McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum.]

4. Whad’ya Know? What freedoms are guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution? What are the names of the members of the Simpson family on the TV show “The Simpsons?” [From a 2006 survey by the McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum.]

5. Which Rights Are Protected by the First Amendment? [From a 2006 poll by the McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum.]

6. American Government: Theory & Practice The Theory: The theory of American government is embedded in a Constitution that was designed to solve some basic problems of commerce and foreign relations for a small republic of farmers on the east coast of North America in a pre-industrial age.

7. American Government: Theory & Practice The Practice: 18 th Century ideas and institutions are often poorly suited to the governance of a diverse, continental nation of 300 million people and the world’s only superpower in a post- industrial and globalizing world.

9. Agenda  American Political Culture  What it is?  according to you  according to the dictionary  according to Patterson  Where do we find it?  What does it mean to our lives?  Politics & Power  Key Generalizations about American Politics

10. Culture Defined “The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought. “These patterns, traits, and products considered as the expression of a particular period, class, community, or population: Edwardian culture; Japanese culture; the culture of poverty. “These patterns, traits, and products considered with respect to a particular category, such as a field, subject, or mode of expression: religious culture in the Middle Ages; musical culture; oral culture, [political culture].” – American Heritage Dictionary

11. liberty (freedom to act; personal autonomy) equality (fair treatment and equal opportunity) self-government (popular sovereignty; government of, by, for people) Political Culture ala Patterson

12. Crazy for Freedom?

13. liberty (freedom to act; personal autonomy) equality (fair treatment and equal opportunity) self-government (popular sovereignty; government of, by, for people) Political Culture ala Patterson

15. democracy (people govern either directly or through representatives) responds to numbers--majoritarian constitutionalism is a set of rules that restricts the lawful use of power (limits on the power of governments over citizens) responds to rights--minoritarian capitalism (free enterprise and self-reliance) responds to wealth–plutocratic Rules of American Politics ala Patterson

16. democracy (people govern either directly or through representatives) responds to numbers--majoritarian constitutionalism is a set of rules that restricts the lawful use of power (limits on the power of governments over citizens) responds to rights--minoritarian capitalism (free enterprise and self-reliance) responds to wealth–plutocratic All three rules of the game are based on the free choice of free individuals--thus consistent with our core belief in individualism. Rules of American Politics ala Patterson

17. Theories of Power: Majoritarianism Pluralism Elitism Bureaucratic Rule Which theory is correct?

18. Overview of American Politics: “Five encompassing tendencies” Enduring cultural ideals that bind people together Extreme fragmentation of governing authority Many competing interests A strong emphasis on individual rights Relatively sharp separation of the political and economic spheres

20. What would you hypothesize? Why? Career Class Cornellian Denomination Ethnicity Family Individual Nationality Political party Race Religion Sex Sexual preference Social group State Student

21. Political Culture @ Cornell typical