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There are two pieces of paper on your
desk.

On the gray piece answer this:

˜ hat is your favorite food? Be specific.

On salmon piece answer this:

˜ o you believe the government should
be able to regulate food?
˜ rite Yes or no.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

ho are we?

Can any statement be 100%

true or 100% false?

Video clip (John Stewart)

MELTING POT?
The mixing of cultures, ideas,
and peoples that has changed
the American nation.
OR SALA BOL?

The various American cultures

are juxtaposed (put next to)-like
salad ingredients-but do not
merge into a single homogeneous
culture.
AVES OF IMMIGRATION
ave 1:

1815-1890

English, Irish, German, other N Europeans


ave 2:

1890-1914

Eastern Europeans

Jewish population
AVE 3:
˜ Recent decades
˜ Hispanics from Central America & Mexico.
˜ Asians from Vietnam, Korea, etc.
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It is believed that the current population statistic

of illegal immigrants is around 12 million.

From 2007-2009, 2,365,327 illegal immigrants

were reported to border control or immigration
services.

Many cities, including ashington, .C., New York City, Los

Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, San iego, Austin, Salt Lake
City, allas, etroit, Houston, Jersey City, Minneapolis, Miami,
enver, Aurora, Colorado, Baltimore, Seattle, Portland, Oregon,
Portland, Maine, and Senath, Missouri, have become "sanctuary
cities", having adopted ordinances banning police from asking
people about their immigration status.
THE PROCESS TO BECOME ¶LEGAL·

http://reason.org/files/a87d1550853898a9b306ef4
58f116079.pdf

Could you pass the test?

THE MINORITY MAJORITY

the emergence of a non-Caucasian majority, as

compared to a hite, generally Anglo-Saxon
majority.

It is predicted that by 2060, Hispanic Americans,

African Americans, and Asian Americans will
together outnumber hite Americans.
EMOGRAPHY
˜The science of
population changes.
THE CENSUS

A valuable tool for understanding population

changes.

The Constitution requires that a census be taken

every ten years.

First census was conducted in 1790.

LET·S LOOK AT A BIT OF THE CENSUS:

hat is your ancestry or ethnic origin?

http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/c2kbr-
35.pdf
HY THE CENSUS MATTERS:

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reallocating seats in the House of
Representatives every 10 years on the basis of
the results of the census.

Federal funding

Statistics
THE GRAYING OF AMERICA
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Citizens over 65 are the
fastest-growing age group.
˜ Potential drain on Social
Security by 2020

˜ One advantage that no other

group has- we are all going
to get older
˜ Young @ Heart
˜ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjnfoFg7i7g
PUBLIC OPINION
˜ The distribution of the
population·s beliefs about
politics and policy issues.

How do we
measure public
opinion?
HO POLLS BEGAN-GALLUP

It was developed by George Gallup, when he did

some initial polling for his mother-in-law, a long
shot candidate for Secretary of State in Iowa in
1932.
HO POLLS ARE CONUCTE

You have been assigned home & expert groups.

Go to your expert group and read through

assigned section.

Then create talking points with your expert

group that you will bring back to your home
groups.
˜ These should be easy to understand
˜ Choose what is most important-3-5 points is great

e will then return to home groups and you will

present your main points. Be able to answer any
questions your group has.
HO POLLS ARE CONUCTE

1. The Sampling Issue

2. Selecting a Random Sample

3. Sample Size Required

4. The Interview Itself

5. The Questions

7.Interpreting the Results

SAMPLING

% a relatively small portion of people who

are chosen to be representative of the whole.

$ % ): operates on the principle

that everyone should have an equal probability of
being selected as part of the sample.

A sample of 1000-1500 people can accurately

represent the universe of potential voters.

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The estimated error range

of the results of a survey
using a sample.
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o you think the government should not censor

the Internet?

o you feel parents should monitor what their

children eat and home school them?
˜ Yes or No?

Is your favorite food Mexican, cheeseburgers, or

Moose Tracks Ice Cream?

Are you in favor of killing babies? In an abortion

survey.
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˜ Americans don·t know much about politics.
˜ Americans may know their basic beliefs, but not how
that affects policies of the government.
GROUP/ HOMEORK ACTIVITY

ithin your home groups:

˜ evelop a question

Be sure it is somewhat controversial-you want people to
have opposing views
˜ Create possible answer choices

Not just yes/no, be sure you include a don·t know enough
˜ You will turn these in as your ¶exit polls·
˜ !0ma poll of voters as they leave the voting
place.
˜ &' You are to go to the Survey
Monkey link that I will post to the website at the end
of today and answer the poll questions before Friday.
IEOLOGY QUIZ

Get out a piece of paper, number 1 to 25

At the top: write which of the following you

identify with:

Strong liberal

Moderate liberal

Moderate

Moderate conservative

Strong conservative

As I read each question, write A if you agree with

the statement and  if your disagree.

If you aren·t sure, pick the one you are leaning

most towards.
HAT IS YOUR POLITICAL IEOLOGY?

21-25 liberal responses=strong liberal

16-20 liberal responses=moderate liberal

21-25 conservative responses=strong conservative

16-20 conservative responses=moderate conservative

10-15 of either response=moderate

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A coherent set of values and beliefs about public

policy
LIBERALS:
˜ Less military spending
˜ Opposed to prayer in schools
˜ Favor affirmative action
˜ Tax the rich more
˜ Solve the problems that cause
crime
˜ a strong central government that
sets policies to promote equality
CONSERVATIVES:

˜ More military spending

˜ Support prayer in schools
˜ Oppose affirmative action
˜ Keep taxes low
˜ Should stop ´coddling
criminalsµ
˜ Less regulations on business

How does one become
liberal or conservative?
POLITICAL
SOCIALIZATION:
˜ the process through which an individual acquires
their particular political orientationµ
 

 

  


1. Family

2. Religious Institutions

3. Community ² rural v. urban, North v. South,

4. Race and Ethnicity

5. Social Class

6. Level of Education

7. Media

8. Teachers

9. Peer Group

10.National Identity

11.Gender
FAMILY-MOST IMPORTANT?

One can predict how the majority of young people

will vote simply by knowing the political leaning
of their parents.
GENER GAP

omen are more likely than men to vote

democratically.

hy?
POLITICAL
PARTICIPATION:
˜ All the activities used by citizens to influence the
selection of political leaders or the policies they
pursue.
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CONVENTIONAL PARTICIPATION

Voting in elections ²MOST COMMON FORM

orking in campaigns / running for office

Contacting elected officials

Unconventional Participation

m1A form of political participation

designed to achieve policy changes through
dramatic and unconventional tactics.

1A form of political

participation that reflects a conscious decision to
break a law believed to be immoral and to suffer
the consequences.
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American society is extremely diverse.

A way to understand the diversity of this nation is to

examine American people through demography.
Another way is to examine public opinion in the US.

Polls have revealed that Americans know little of

government, and often disregard ideological thinking.

hen they need to Americans display their political

socialization through protests in order to gain the
attention of government.