Foundational Documents
According to Brutus 1:
Pluralism is not ideal because there would be too many interests.
Because there are too many views or interests, there is no true representation in a large republic.
The Federalists wrote:
The Anti-Federalists wrote:
Federalist 10
Brutus 1
The enlightenment was
A time when people reshaped ideas of liberty, equality and individual rights.
An ideology that the upper class holds the power to make policy
Elitism
A republic/republicanism:
Egalitarianism:
Citizens choose people to represent them in power:
It is equality of opportunity where everyone has a chance to succeed.
According to Federalist 10:
If you have a large republic, little factions will be muted because they will not be able to gain momentum with the majority of people.
They believed in a strong central government:
Federalists
John Locke believed in:
Claimed citizens should not be subject to another’s political power without their consent
Diverse groups compete in the political arena for attention
Pluralism
Legitimate public concerns that get made into laws:
Public Policy
What does Federalist 10 and Brutus 1 have in common?
Both understand that in a large republic there is no true representation.
They believed in a strong state government and that farmers were more important than capitalists:
Anti-Federalists
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Govt depends on the consent of the governed, which may be given directly or through representatives often referred to as traditional govt because it emphasizes citizen participation.
Participatory democratic theory
Elections, political parties, interest groups and media
Linkage Institutions
He wrote the Social Contract
Rousseau
They were afraid of a strong central government
Anti-federalists
What concept about majorities and minorities are fundamental to democracies?
Majority rule with minority rights
The hierarchical structure and standardized procedures of modern govts allow bureaucrats, who carry out the day-to-day workings of the govt, to hold the real power over public policy.
Bureaucratic theory
A group of people with shared ideas of government:
A faction
Name a principle of the Declaration of Independence.
People have God-natural rights that cannot be taken away.
The govt gets its power from the people.
Which document tried to convince New Yorkers to ratify/accept the Constitution?
The Federalist Papers
The belief that people can and should get ahead on their own is called:
A type of government that responds to public preferences:
Individualism
Democracy
Hyperpluralists differ from pluralists in their belief that:
The representation of too many interests is detrimental to policymaking.
The informal ways of how govt gets done:
The govt does not have all the power:
Politics
Limited government