POLS 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Civil Disobedience

• School: University of San Diego
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 150
• Professor: Alan Segui

Document Summary

Pizza & politics review session for midterm 1. Sunday 6th 3pm @ round table pizza 6110 friars rd sd 92108. *chapter 5 & 11: subjective competence (per almond & verba) Lecture begins 5 min in audio: us: participant civic culture i. i. ii. i. ii. iii. iv. v. i. i. ii. i. Ppl are going to want to influence what the political is doing. Opportunity & freedom is there to do it anytime they would want to: circumstances that prompt one to attempt to influence political system. Motivational circumstances that would compel them: methods to attempt to influence political system. Clear: vote, running for office, donation to pacs, campaigns, joining sigs & etc. Other: civil disobedience, political violence (riots, terrorism, gorilla warfare & etc: nonclassical/nondemocratic measures, success/failure of influence attempt. Sometimes violence is not necessary: sigs & awareness to issues works. Plays a role in prospects of democratic political system.