PPT-Chapter 8 American Politics

George Washington elected president unanimously took office 1789 Government began on harmonious note but party politics already emerging in states Constitution did not address political parties election. N-L. KUDITCHAR.. democracy and . development in. africa . Harry C. . Boyte. . (. 2009:3-6). questions of meaning, purpose and justice…. of what to achieve and how to achieve it.. it’s foundational method …. At first glance, American politics is complicated and complex, but upon further examination, everything that happens in the American political process has a logical and often simple explanation. . Why Do We Have a Government?. Alasdair Cochrane, University of Sheffield. Aims:. To offer a brief overview of well-being in political theory: . its meaning. contemporary . competing understandings of the . term. its . place in the history of political . Gerry Stoker. @. ProfStoker. g.stoker@soton.ac.uk. . 1. Exploring thinking . Learning from others: Kahneman. The complexity of thinking: automatic through intentional spectrum . Information, evidence and computation through to beliefs and heuristics, to affective influences ( mood, emotions) . Ali C. Monroe. History of Television and Politics. Television was introduced in America in 1940 and soon after substituted the radio as the main source of information (Noble, 211). . The television has changed the way we see politics and politicians and this all started in the 1950s. . W - 6. 11/9 & 9/11. Post-Cold war Era: “We know more about what it is not than about what it is”. Unilateralism vs. Multilateralism. Unilateralism (GW Bush). Unipolarity. Power. Benevolent Hegemony. Building and Staging Politics: Livy and Augustus. Kennedy’s ‘. Augustan and Anti-Augustan…. ’. What . are the problems associated with discussing the ‘. politics. ’ of ancient literature. ? . Andrew . Heywood: Chapter 1, pp. 3-13. . Chapter Outline: . Defining . politics. . Politics as the art of government. Politics as public affairs . Politics as compromise and consensus . Politics as power . Key terms. USA:. US presidency. Domestic politics. Issues within the USA that directly concern citizens, e.g. health . care, gun . control, racial issues.. Electoral mandate. An electoral mandate is the permission granted to a political leader . Essential Question: What is the nature of the relationship between the citizen and the state?. Politics . The process by which groups make decisions. Cause of social change. Democratic governments exercise power through the will of the people. Syllabus. Dr. Patricia j. woods, ph.d.. Depiction of politicians. Image credit: www.canarytrap.in. TO CONTACT ME:. Office: 222 Anderson Hall. Office hours: 5-6 periods, Monday and Friday in person, by phone, or by Skype. What does it mean to be an American today?. Learning Outcomes. To understand the values, beliefs and culture identified with being “American”. To understand the content and assessment of the US politics A-level unit. institution in anyprevious yearNoTesting PlanNo I prefer to apply test optional Syllabus. Dr. Patricia j. woods, ph.d.. Depiction of politicians. Image credit: www.canarytrap.in. TO CONTACT ME:. Office: 222 Anderson Hall. Office hours: 5-6 periods, Monday and Friday in person, by phone, or by Skype.