SOCI 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Unschooling, Symbolic Interactionism, Homeschooling
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Government: exercises control and authority to make and enforce laws. Authoritarian-no citizen participation; dictators; totalitanism- government controls every aspect. Monarchies- family lines; not responsible to the population; complete (dictator) and constitutional; Democracy: citizen participation (directly or through elected officials); unequal participation for citizens. Voting: characteristics that affect who votes; voter turn-out rates; disenfranchised- barred from voting, felons; some progressive policies to combat invisible disenfranchisement. The power elite- small number of influential people hold elite positions, network of influence. I(cid:374)terest groups: raise (cid:373)o(cid:374)e(cid:455) to i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) opi(cid:374)io(cid:374)s. (cid:862) oft (cid:373)o(cid:374)e(cid:455)(cid:863). Pac- political action committees raise money for or against candidates. Committee said that unlimited spending by non-campaign entities. Pacs (cid:272)a(cid:374) spe(cid:374)d ho(cid:449)e(cid:448)er (cid:373)u(cid:272)h th(cid:455) (cid:449)a(cid:374)t so lo(cid:374)g as the(cid:455) do(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:272)ooperate directly with a candidate or political party. The media: the fourth estate of government- watchdog/checks and balances. Influence: fundraising for air time; opinion leaders- high profile people who interpret political information for us.
