Political Science 2244E Lecture Notes - Stamp Act Congress, First Continental Congress, Occupy Boston
21 Nov 2013
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Principles: belief that individuals can make the best decisions; close to home. Holds majority of seats in congress and minority in the senate. Greatest support comes from middle-income families, as well as high-income and armed service families. Believe in the greatest good for the greatest number. Accomplishments: medicare, covering birth control, fair pay act (prevents pay discrimination against women), ended war in iraq, believes in community colleges and student loans, advocates middle class by cutting their taxes, pro same-sex marriage. God is not mentioned in their platform. The set of fundamental rules governing the politics of a nation or subnational body. Typical characteristics: written, short, general, entrenched. The american context: oldest (except from 1861-165: the civil war) and most successful in the world, owner"s manual and rule book. How the government can do it: organizes our political life, declaration of independence. The fundamental ideas: institutionalizes these ideas making them into societal norms (through laws), modern-day application.
