POLS 1336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Limited Government, Text Messaging, Personalized Search
31 Oct 2016
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Symbolic speech: flag-waving, hand over your heart during the national anthem. Political speech: a statement made about the actions of government. World events: september 11th attacks, war in iraq, war in afghanistan. 1960 presidential debate (image makes a difference: radio listeners thought that richard nixon had won, tv viewers thought that jfk had won. Definition: a collection of public institutions that make and enforce rules that members must live by. Social contract: an agreement to form a government and follow rules. Computers are now used to conduct elections and government services. The more a person is educated, the more liberal they tend to be. Liberalism: believes in liberty, political equality, wants changes in economical/social/political realms to protect individuals. Conservatism: keep the status quo (stay the same) + tradition, individual initiative, rule of law, free market economy, limited government authority. Socialism: economic equality (equally poor), the government is usually in charge of the means of production.
