POLI 2030 : Civic Engagement - Lecture 2
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) with strong voting norms (modern day: still exists for some communities, but offset by increasing geographic mobility and changing nature of work: conceptually simple party messages/parties as brand names (modern day: ??, public voting: no austrian ballot (modern day: voting is a private act, patronage, spectacle(modern day: ?) The progressive era (late 19th/early 20th century: the progressive movement"s ideals, make government play a role in solving social problems and establishing fairness in the economy, remove corruption from government/politics, include more people directly in the political process, election reforms included, the australian ballot (secret, direct primaries, nonpartisan elections, initiative, referendum, and recall, reformed voter registration (e. g. literacy tests) The partisan golden age (1876 1892: parties dominated communication between voters and politicians , aided by a partisan press, no political paper in the united states can be independent and live. (a journalist, c. 1880, compelling/clear issues (e. g. the tariff)
