PO225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Elitism
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Recall- 19 of the 50 states, swing state, legislation was put in place to get back ground checks with guns. Elitism- suggests that power concentrated within a certain group that can influence politics, the educated and aware. Relates to the idea how government operates in a democracy, and how everyone can be involved in politics, it worked for athenians, but not for us. 85- the amount of pride americans have about their societies. Their country is exceptional- the spread of democratic values. The constitution is not always helpful anymore, it is to old, the application of it is where it needs to change. The population just does not trust them anymore. Era of modern presidents- since the 30s. 1- model for all democracies to follow- first written document, since that the were first so they should be followed.
