POSC 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Alexis De Tocqueville, Energistics, Media Consumption
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Foundation of american government: classical liberalism, classical republicanism, inegalitarianism totally leave out a big group of people. White women could not vote right off the bat. Then the blacks were held out, as well as the native americans (they were not enslaved though) Political think and political culture: becoming a responsible citizen. Political thinking involves careful gathering and sifting of information to form a knowledgeable view about a political issue (conversation, google/internet, Main barrier: unwillingness of citizens to make effort to self-inform willful ignorance . Changes in media consumption: more people consume biased cable television and. Internet blogs (twitter is one of the best places to find news information) Spin by political leaders and government entities in the middle of obama"s speech a breaking news came out about trump"s sex life. He is being blackmailed which is a compromise in his security. Research shows faculty perceptions becoming more prevalent. Political science: the systematic study of government and politics.
