Vocabulary
Civic
A referendum, in which citizens directly vote on the passage of a law, is a form of ___ democracy.
Direct
Give an example of something that is an important democratic norm in the US, but not a law
•Acceptance of election results
•Peaceful transfer or power
•Releasing tax returns for major political candidates
•Independence of media
•Independence of judiciary / non-interference in investigations
•Don’t use government power for partisan purposes
Which amendment protects free speech?
First
You might use this term to refer to someone's sexual history, but if my mom overheard you she might think you're a serial killer.
Body count
What is meant by the term "popular sovereignty"?
Clean air and highways are examples of ___ goods.
Public
Haass describes a time when Trump refused to shake Nancy Pelosi's hand at the State of the Union address, and she in turn ripped up a copy of his speech. This was an example used to illustrate a violation of which one of the 10 obligations?
Remain Civil
Name one of the exceptions to the right to free speech in U.S. law
Incitement to violence/true threats
Obscenity
Defamation
Harassment
I nearly blush when I hear ya'll use this word to refer to doing something without distraction (like flying on a plane with no electronics). To my generation, it means something very, very, different and really crude!
Rawdogging
What's the difference between a liberal and an illiberal democracy?
Both liberal and illiberal democracies have elections, but illiberal democracies like other features of liberal democracy such as the independence of the press and judiciary and protection of civil rights.
Jobs and positions that are created out of the need to implement and enforce public policy, such as census taker or police officer, are referred to as: ____-____ roles.
Politically generated roles
Haass wrote about 10 obligations in the Bill of Obligations. Name 3 of them.
1.Be Informed
2.Get Involved
3.Stay Open to Compromise
4.Remain Civil
5.Reject Violence
6.Value Norms
7.Promote the Common Good
8.Respect Government Service
9.Support the Teaching of Civics
10.Put Country First
John Mill used the term ___ ____ to describe the threshold democracies should use to determine when to put limits on individual liberty.
Harm Principle
It took me awhile to realize you young people were not trying to be rude when I'm trying to explain something and you respond with telling me to do this.
Now I understand you just mean that you get what I'm saying and agree with me. To me it sounds like you're telling me to shut up!
Say less
Government is intended to solve collective action problems. What is meant by collective action problem?
Problems with coordinating individual behavior to promote the common good because individuals want the benefit of social cooperation without the associated costs.
President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship is an example of an effort to shift the US from a ____ to a ____ form of nationalism.
Civic ; Cultural
Give an example of a specific limitation that our government puts on civil liberties in order to protect the common good.
Vaccine requirements
Speed limit laws
Smoking bans
COVID mask mandates
Airport security
Define "civil liberties"
The idea that people should be protected from government interference in their personal liberty
As a millennial, when I want to express to someone that I feel the same way the do, I say "same!"
But ya'll use this word instead, which is so confusing because it's so vague! Like which one?! There's so many!
Mood
What is the paradox of authority (or repression)?
The idea that although the state's authority rests on its right to use force, actually using that force (especially excessively or indiscriminately) can undermine its authority.
I showed you a bunch of maps and talked a lot about the Treaty of Westphalia and its role in creating the "modern" state in the 17th - 19th centuries.
How did modernity change the way people saw government and government authority?
Shift from the idea that authority comes from the divine vs. authority comes from consent of the governed
State monopolization over the legitimate use of force
Clear, stable territorial boundaries
Bureaucracy, efficiency, and rule of law
Explain one reason why civics education has declined in the past century.
Declining immigration (less assimilation imperative)
1960s cultural changes (pressure from left wing to stop imperialist narratives after Vietnam + pressure from right wing in backlash against secularism)
2002 No Child Left Behind act --> teach to test (math and reading, no time for civics)
Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?
Because the lack of centralized federal authority made it difficult to solve collective action problems like economic planning and national defense.
When I hear this word I think of 1980s school desegregation policy that transported kids outside of their home districts to go to school.
But apparently ya'll use it to describe really good food. No idea why...
Bussin'