Who said it?
“A judicial veto is one thing; judicial legislation is quite another.”
Dahl, pg. 19.
"The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles." (Marx and Engels, 1848) These struggles will end in one of two ways, according to Marx and Engels. What are the 2 possible futures they describe?
Revolution or ruin.
To Mill, what are the origins of women's legal subjugation?
Women's physical differences from men, which were used to justify oppressive laws.
Name each of Young's 5 faces of oppression
Powerlessness, exploitation, violence, cultural imperialism, and marginalization
According to the ASPA Task Force, what socio-economic group is the government most responsive to?
the well-off (wealthy/affluent)
"No country can last long without a shared narrative."
Timothy Egan in "Let’s Finish the American Revolution."
How does capitalism distort the view of human labor according to Marx?
turns labor into a commodity - “In proportion as the bourgeoisie, i.e., capital, is developed, in the same proportion is the proletariat, the modern working class, developed—a class of laborers, who live only so long as they find work, and who find work only so long as their labor increases capital. These laborers, who must sell themselves piece-meal, are a commodity, like every other article of commerce, and are consequently exposed to all the vicissitudes of competition, to all the fluctuations of the market.” [226-27]
Mill writes, "It needs, not their simple acquiescence, but their active participation; and must be adjusted to the capacities and qualities of such men as are available." What is the it he referring to?
Political institutions/ government
Critics of women might argue that women haven't accomplished as much historically compared to men. How might Mill respond?
Mill would probably say that women have not had the same opportunities as men, and that once they were allowed to contribute, they would.
Timothy Egan argues that the 2020 resistance demonstrations against state oppression can be traced back to "the Original Sin that had been ignored in the founding documents." What is the Original Sin he's referring to?
Slavery and the continued oppression of black Americans.
“For how can people, when once they understand their system, fail to see in it the best possible plan of the best possible state of society?”
Marx and Engels
For Marx and Engels, what effect does capitalism have on nationalism?
Marx writes that modern production has caused "..the dissolution of old moral bonds, of the old family relations, of the old nationalities." Bonus: How would this be different under communism, if at all?
Under what circumstances does Mill believe it is ok to limit speech?
Using the example of the corn dealer, Mill argues that speech may be limited if the time, manner, and place of the speech may incite violence
Wheelchair users are unable to enter public buildings without accessible entrances and their voices are often missing from urban planning decisions. As a result, wheelchair users can't participate in public life to the extent that non wheelchair users can. This exemplifies which of Young’s 5 faces of oppression?
Marginalization
Dahl argues that this method resulted in democratic reforms to the U.S. constitution.
Constitutional amendments
"No attempt must be made to encase man, for it is his destiny to be set free."
Frantz Fanon, pg 180.
In The Communist Manifesto, authors Marx and Engels align themselves with political parties meeting this criteria.
Marx and Engels write that communists should be willing to work with any party that will further move society toward communism.
In Considerations on Representative Government, why does Mill warn against complacency?
Mill believed that people should take an active role in their government. He warned that tyranny could arise from a lack of civic participation.
According to Fanon, a Black person from Martinique who adopts this language is often seen as more "civilized" according to the colonial standards.
French
The author(s) of this recitation reading would most likely be opposed to the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court Ruling.
The APSA Task Force. They argued that lower-income citizens were not being heard in politics as much as the wealthy.
" Not only are powers transferred from workers to capitalists, but also the powers of workers diminish by more than the amount of transfer, because workers suffer deprivation, a lack of control, and hence a lack of self-respect."
Iris Young, pg. 277.
When workers no longer feel a creative connection to the things they produce, they become separated from a core aspect of what it means to be human. What do Marx and Engels call this separation?
Alienation
Mill is in favor of Thomas Hare's electoral scheme because it would allow for the minority opinion to be represented, rather than creating an oligarchy of the majority. What is this scheme called?
Proportional representation
What does Fanon mean by disalienation?
Fanon describes disalienation as the process of overcoming the psychological conditioning and social alienation that people experience under colonial systems. Disalienation involves disentangling one's own concept of self from the white perception of themselves, recognizing the power one has over their own life and identity, and engaging in revolutionary action to dismantle colonial structures.
According to Dahl, what did the framers misunderstand about Americans and American politics when constructing undemocratic features in the constitution meant to constrain the majority?
the dangers of popular majorities and Americans' commitment to democratic norms. "undemocratic aspects that were more or
less deliberately built into the constitution overestimated
the dangers of popular majorities—American
popular majorities, at any rate—and underestimated
the strength of the developing democratic commitment
among Americans."