POL 202 Lecture 3: Topic3
22 Aug 2016
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Democratic citizenship, assumptions of citizens: active informed tolerant rational i. ii. iii. iv. reality: b. i. ii. american citizens are not involved in campaigning more than 25% the lower the level of the election the less people vote, non electoral activities, contacting public officials, attending public meetings, public protest, communal. 2: elites know more than masses less knowledge about local politics versus national politics v. tolerance, mixed record, history of intolerance, substantial support for minority rights in abstract c. d. less support for rights of specific minorities elites are more tolerant of minority rights than masses, america"s not very rational, why is citizenship so weak? i. elitist explanation, human nature, satisfaction with status quo ii. democratic emphasis, undemocratic nature of political system iii. participation, socioeconomic status: income a, education, occupation, age race e. f. sex, ethnicity, urban, rural, suburban iv. opportunity vs motivation:
