This document provides a summary of lecture topics from a political science course, including bureaucratic power, presidential control of bureaucracies, Congress, the Supreme Court, propaganda, and Thomas Paine's "Common Sense". It also includes summaries of videos and presentations on related topics such as the US military, communism, and biological warfare.
Slide 3 WestCal Political Science 1 - US Government 2015-2016WestCal Academy
American Leadership Policy Studies (ALPS) is a for-college credit certificate program that teaches the fundamentals of American government. ALPS includes a custom tailored Political Science 1 – US Government course taught in partnership with accredited colleges to assure students receive college credit. The class is taught from the perspective of industry professionals who work in local/state/federal bureaucracies and/or political/union campaigns. This course program may operate at the site of a partnering college or instructor of record who licenses ALPS course materials from WestCal Academy or at WestCal Academy’s main campus in partnership with an accredited college. WestCal Academy
This slide covers the following:
1. America’s Elite Membership
2. Policy Changes and Innovations in America
3. Political Conflict
4. Stability & Instability
5. Power Of Exporting Corporate Elites
6. Corporate and Economic Power
7. Globalization
8. How Elites Exercise Power
9. John Locke’s “Second Treatise Of Government”
10. Capitalism & Democracy Are Similar
Slide 2 WestCal Political Science 1 - US Government 2015-2016WestCal Academy
American Leadership Policy Studies (ALPS) is a for-college credit certificate program that teaches the fundamentals of American government. ALPS includes a custom tailored Political Science 1 – US Government course taught in partnership with accredited colleges to assure students receive college credit. The class is taught from the perspective of industry professionals who work in local/state/federal bureaucracies and/or political/union campaigns. This course program may operate at the site of a partnering college or instructor of record who licenses ALPS course materials from WestCal Academy or at WestCal Academy’s main campus in partnership with an accredited college. WestCal Academy
This slide covers the following:
1.The Irony Of Democracy
2. Elites and Masses
3. Democracy and the Survival of Democracy
4. Elitism Being The Most Realistic
5. Elite Theory Supporting Upward Mobility
6. Defining The Elite Consensus
7. Elitism And Public Policy
8. Mass Behavior And Mass Threats
9. Pluralism In A Democracy
10. Elitism Versus Pluralism
Slide 7 WestCal Political Science 1 - US Government 2015-2016WestCal Academy
American Leadership Policy Studies (ALPS) is a for-college credit certificate program that teaches the fundamentals of American government. ALPS includes a custom tailored Political Science 1 – US Government course taught in partnership with accredited colleges to assure students receive college credit. The class is taught from the perspective of industry professionals who work in local/state/federal bureaucracies and/or political/union campaigns. This course program may operate at the site of a partnering college or instructor of record who licenses ALPS course materials from WestCal Academy or at WestCal Academy’s main campus in partnership with an accredited college. WestCal Academy
This slide covers the following:
1. Bureaucratic Power
2. Iron Triangles
3. Presidential Control Of The Bureaucracy
4. Congress And Its Members
5. Congress Versus The Executive Branch
6. Supreme Court
7. Legitimacy Factor In Law Making
8. Federal Court Structure
9. Elite Propaganda & Cinemocracy
10. Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense”
Slide 5 WestCal Political Science 1 - US Government 2015-2016WestCal Academy
American Leadership Policy Studies (ALPS) is a for-college credit certificate program that teaches the fundamentals of American government. ALPS includes a custom tailored Political Science 1 – US Government course taught in partnership with accredited colleges to assure students receive college credit. The class is taught from the perspective of industry professionals who work in local/state/federal bureaucracies and/or political/union campaigns. This course program may operate at the site of a partnering college or instructor of record who licenses ALPS course materials from WestCal Academy or at WestCal Academy’s main campus in partnership with an accredited college. WestCal Academy
This slide covers the following:
1. America’s Democratic Republic
2. Partisanship & Political Profiling
3. Party Competition
4. America’s Two Party System
5. Power Of The Vote
6. Power Of Money In The Political System
7. Elections As Symbolic
8. Candidate Image
9. Political Campaign Rhetoric
10. Interest Groups Protecting Elite Values
11. Lobbyists And The Power They Possess
12. Political Action Committees (PACs)
13. Invisible Hand: Capitalism & Democracy
14. Elite To Mass Communication
15. Messages & Manipulation
16. Elitism Take On Communication
17. Pluralism Take On Communication
Slide 1 WestCal Political Science 1 - US Government 2015-2016WestCal Academy
American Leadership Policy Studies (ALPS) is a for-college credit certificate program that teaches the fundamentals of American government. ALPS includes a custom tailored Political Science 1 – US Government course taught in partnership with accredited colleges to assure students receive college credit. The class is taught from the perspective of industry professionals who work in local/state/federal bureaucracies and/or political/union campaigns. This course program may operate at the site of a partnering college or instructor of record who licenses ALPS course materials from WestCal Academy or at WestCal Academy’s main campus in partnership with an accredited college. WestCal Academy
This slide covers the following:
1. Defining Political Science
2. Theory Defined
3. Rational Choice
4. Elitism & Pluralism
5. Spheres of Influence
6. Transitional Effects
7. Manipulation
8. Interdependency Theory
9. Power Theory
10. Transparency
Slide 10 WestCal Political Science 1 - US Government 2015-2016WestCal Academy
American Leadership Policy Studies (ALPS) is a for-college credit certificate program that teaches the fundamentals of American government. ALPS includes a custom tailored Political Science 1 – US Government course taught in partnership with accredited colleges to assure students receive college credit. The class is taught from the perspective of industry professionals who work in local/state/federal bureaucracies and/or political/union campaigns. This course program may operate at the site of a partnering college or instructor of record who licenses ALPS course materials from WestCal Academy or at WestCal Academy’s main campus in partnership with an accredited college. WestCal Academy
This slide covers the following:
1. Interest Groups In The Golden State
- Aerospace
- Environmental and “Green” Companies
- Media – Music, Film, Television
- Agriculture
- Healthcare
- Computer Technology
- Transportation
2. Campaign Examples
3. Commercialization & Propaganda
Slide 3 WestCal Political Science 1 - US Government 2015-2016WestCal Academy
American Leadership Policy Studies (ALPS) is a for-college credit certificate program that teaches the fundamentals of American government. ALPS includes a custom tailored Political Science 1 – US Government course taught in partnership with accredited colleges to assure students receive college credit. The class is taught from the perspective of industry professionals who work in local/state/federal bureaucracies and/or political/union campaigns. This course program may operate at the site of a partnering college or instructor of record who licenses ALPS course materials from WestCal Academy or at WestCal Academy’s main campus in partnership with an accredited college. WestCal Academy
This slide covers the following:
1. America’s Elite Membership
2. Policy Changes and Innovations in America
3. Political Conflict
4. Stability & Instability
5. Power Of Exporting Corporate Elites
6. Corporate and Economic Power
7. Globalization
8. How Elites Exercise Power
9. John Locke’s “Second Treatise Of Government”
10. Capitalism & Democracy Are Similar
Slide 2 WestCal Political Science 1 - US Government 2015-2016WestCal Academy
American Leadership Policy Studies (ALPS) is a for-college credit certificate program that teaches the fundamentals of American government. ALPS includes a custom tailored Political Science 1 – US Government course taught in partnership with accredited colleges to assure students receive college credit. The class is taught from the perspective of industry professionals who work in local/state/federal bureaucracies and/or political/union campaigns. This course program may operate at the site of a partnering college or instructor of record who licenses ALPS course materials from WestCal Academy or at WestCal Academy’s main campus in partnership with an accredited college. WestCal Academy
This slide covers the following:
1.The Irony Of Democracy
2. Elites and Masses
3. Democracy and the Survival of Democracy
4. Elitism Being The Most Realistic
5. Elite Theory Supporting Upward Mobility
6. Defining The Elite Consensus
7. Elitism And Public Policy
8. Mass Behavior And Mass Threats
9. Pluralism In A Democracy
10. Elitism Versus Pluralism
Slide 7 WestCal Political Science 1 - US Government 2015-2016WestCal Academy
American Leadership Policy Studies (ALPS) is a for-college credit certificate program that teaches the fundamentals of American government. ALPS includes a custom tailored Political Science 1 – US Government course taught in partnership with accredited colleges to assure students receive college credit. The class is taught from the perspective of industry professionals who work in local/state/federal bureaucracies and/or political/union campaigns. This course program may operate at the site of a partnering college or instructor of record who licenses ALPS course materials from WestCal Academy or at WestCal Academy’s main campus in partnership with an accredited college. WestCal Academy
This slide covers the following:
1. Bureaucratic Power
2. Iron Triangles
3. Presidential Control Of The Bureaucracy
4. Congress And Its Members
5. Congress Versus The Executive Branch
6. Supreme Court
7. Legitimacy Factor In Law Making
8. Federal Court Structure
9. Elite Propaganda & Cinemocracy
10. Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense”
Slide 5 WestCal Political Science 1 - US Government 2015-2016WestCal Academy
American Leadership Policy Studies (ALPS) is a for-college credit certificate program that teaches the fundamentals of American government. ALPS includes a custom tailored Political Science 1 – US Government course taught in partnership with accredited colleges to assure students receive college credit. The class is taught from the perspective of industry professionals who work in local/state/federal bureaucracies and/or political/union campaigns. This course program may operate at the site of a partnering college or instructor of record who licenses ALPS course materials from WestCal Academy or at WestCal Academy’s main campus in partnership with an accredited college. WestCal Academy
This slide covers the following:
1. America’s Democratic Republic
2. Partisanship & Political Profiling
3. Party Competition
4. America’s Two Party System
5. Power Of The Vote
6. Power Of Money In The Political System
7. Elections As Symbolic
8. Candidate Image
9. Political Campaign Rhetoric
10. Interest Groups Protecting Elite Values
11. Lobbyists And The Power They Possess
12. Political Action Committees (PACs)
13. Invisible Hand: Capitalism & Democracy
14. Elite To Mass Communication
15. Messages & Manipulation
16. Elitism Take On Communication
17. Pluralism Take On Communication
Slide 1 WestCal Political Science 1 - US Government 2015-2016WestCal Academy
American Leadership Policy Studies (ALPS) is a for-college credit certificate program that teaches the fundamentals of American government. ALPS includes a custom tailored Political Science 1 – US Government course taught in partnership with accredited colleges to assure students receive college credit. The class is taught from the perspective of industry professionals who work in local/state/federal bureaucracies and/or political/union campaigns. This course program may operate at the site of a partnering college or instructor of record who licenses ALPS course materials from WestCal Academy or at WestCal Academy’s main campus in partnership with an accredited college. WestCal Academy
This slide covers the following:
1. Defining Political Science
2. Theory Defined
3. Rational Choice
4. Elitism & Pluralism
5. Spheres of Influence
6. Transitional Effects
7. Manipulation
8. Interdependency Theory
9. Power Theory
10. Transparency
Slide 10 WestCal Political Science 1 - US Government 2015-2016WestCal Academy
American Leadership Policy Studies (ALPS) is a for-college credit certificate program that teaches the fundamentals of American government. ALPS includes a custom tailored Political Science 1 – US Government course taught in partnership with accredited colleges to assure students receive college credit. The class is taught from the perspective of industry professionals who work in local/state/federal bureaucracies and/or political/union campaigns. This course program may operate at the site of a partnering college or instructor of record who licenses ALPS course materials from WestCal Academy or at WestCal Academy’s main campus in partnership with an accredited college. WestCal Academy
This slide covers the following:
1. Interest Groups In The Golden State
- Aerospace
- Environmental and “Green” Companies
- Media – Music, Film, Television
- Agriculture
- Healthcare
- Computer Technology
- Transportation
2. Campaign Examples
3. Commercialization & Propaganda
Slide 4 WestCal Political Science 1 - US Government 2015-2016WestCal Academy
American Leadership Policy Studies (ALPS) is a for-college credit certificate program that teaches the fundamentals of American government. ALPS includes a custom tailored Political Science 1 – US Government course taught in partnership with accredited colleges to assure students receive college credit. The class is taught from the perspective of industry professionals who work in local/state/federal bureaucracies and/or political/union campaigns. This course program may operate at the site of a partnering college or instructor of record who licenses ALPS course materials from WestCal Academy or at WestCal Academy’s main campus in partnership with an accredited college. WestCal Academy
This slide covers the following:
1. Condition Of America’s Masses
2. Attitudes Of America’s Masses
3. Intolerance Toward Unpopular Groups
4. Elite – Mass Communication
5. Political Functions Of Mass Media
Slide 11 WestCal Political Science 1 - US Government 2015-2016WestCal Academy
American Leadership Policy Studies (ALPS) is a for-college credit certificate program that teaches the fundamentals of American government. ALPS includes a custom tailored Political Science 1 – US Government course taught in partnership with accredited colleges to assure students receive college credit. The class is taught from the perspective of industry professionals who work in local/state/federal bureaucracies and/or political/union campaigns. This course program may operate at the site of a partnering college or instructor of record who licenses ALPS course materials from WestCal Academy or at WestCal Academy’s main campus in partnership with an accredited college. WestCal Academy
This slide covers the following:
1. Partisanship
2. California Republican Party
3. Democratic Party Of California
4. Major Party Power Distribution
5. How The Masses Perceive The Party
6. Blast From The Past: Wilson Versus Brown
7. Bush In 30 Seconds
8. Campaign Rhetoric
9. Yes On Proposition 8 Campaign
10. No On Proposition 8 Campaign
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Democratic Theory and American Political CultureChristopher Rice
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Slide 4 WestCal Political Science 1 - US Government 2015-2016WestCal Academy
American Leadership Policy Studies (ALPS) is a for-college credit certificate program that teaches the fundamentals of American government. ALPS includes a custom tailored Political Science 1 – US Government course taught in partnership with accredited colleges to assure students receive college credit. The class is taught from the perspective of industry professionals who work in local/state/federal bureaucracies and/or political/union campaigns. This course program may operate at the site of a partnering college or instructor of record who licenses ALPS course materials from WestCal Academy or at WestCal Academy’s main campus in partnership with an accredited college. WestCal Academy
This slide covers the following:
1. Condition Of America’s Masses
2. Attitudes Of America’s Masses
3. Intolerance Toward Unpopular Groups
4. Elite – Mass Communication
5. Political Functions Of Mass Media
Slide 11 WestCal Political Science 1 - US Government 2015-2016WestCal Academy
American Leadership Policy Studies (ALPS) is a for-college credit certificate program that teaches the fundamentals of American government. ALPS includes a custom tailored Political Science 1 – US Government course taught in partnership with accredited colleges to assure students receive college credit. The class is taught from the perspective of industry professionals who work in local/state/federal bureaucracies and/or political/union campaigns. This course program may operate at the site of a partnering college or instructor of record who licenses ALPS course materials from WestCal Academy or at WestCal Academy’s main campus in partnership with an accredited college. WestCal Academy
This slide covers the following:
1. Partisanship
2. California Republican Party
3. Democratic Party Of California
4. Major Party Power Distribution
5. How The Masses Perceive The Party
6. Blast From The Past: Wilson Versus Brown
7. Bush In 30 Seconds
8. Campaign Rhetoric
9. Yes On Proposition 8 Campaign
10. No On Proposition 8 Campaign
Week 1 politics and power history fair start representation and political pro...Wayne Williams
First week of PowerPoint lecture notes for Politics and Power in America course. Examines what politics is, differences in democracies, contrasted with the meaning of a Constitutional Republic, such as that of the United States.
Democratic Theory and American Political CultureChristopher Rice
PowerPoint for Democratic Theory and American Political Culture lecture series for PS 101 American Government at the University of Kentucky, Dr. Christopher S. Rice, Instructor
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2. COURSE LECTURE TOPICS
• Bureaucratic Power
• Iron Triangles
• Presidential Control Of The Bureaucracy
• Congress And Its Members
• Congress Versus The Executive Branch
• Supreme Court
• Legitimacy Factor In Law Making
• Federal Court Structure
• Elite Propaganda & Cinemocracy
• Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense”
3. BUREAUCRATIC ELITE
THE BUREAUCRATIC ELITE
Bureaucratic Power comes from technological advances,
information explosions, and societal growth and complexity.
1. The Washington Bureaucratic Elite is a major base of power in
American society.
2. Iron Triangles are three major power bases coming together to
decide an issue outcome.
3. Revolving Doors are public-private sector power trades of
knowledge, experience, and contacts.
4. The Power of Regulatory Commissions derives from
independence and oversight responsibilities.
5. Fiscal Responsibility is the power to establish national
priorities within the boundaries of available resources.
6. AMERICAN MILITARY POWER
The United States possesses the
most advanced military hardware
known to man. Here is a sample of
our overwhelming firepower.
Students will be asked the
following question following this
video presentation: “What prevents
the United States from utilizing its
full military capacity?
8. PRESIDENTS & BUREAUCRACIES
Presidential Control of the Bureaucracy is a power
delegated by the Constitution.
1. Appointments allow the president to manage
programs and enforce policy using loyal officials.
2. Reorganization allows the president to prioritize his
policy initiatives.
3. The Budget with Congress allows the president to
make a policy statement about the role of
government.
9. MASSES & PARTIES
Activists are most likely to participate
in campaign activities. These are the
most partisan among typical voters.
Two of the most common activities
aside from voting is donating personal
labor and financial resources. Political
pandering refers to how parties cater
to their core base of activists. Those
found in the Republican Party tend to
be more conservative than the
average Republican voter.
Democratic activists on the other
hand tend to be more liberal than the
average Democratic voter.
10. COLD WAR MANIPULATION
Propaganda is a necessary tool.
“Make Mine Freedom” is a 1948
Cold War-era cartoon that uses
humor to tout the dangers of
Communism and the benefits of
capitalism. Various points made
in this presentation touch on
John Locke’s “Second Treatise
Of Government”. Can you pick
them out?
12. COLD WAR MANIPULATION
Elite manipulation has existed
in our country even prior to the
days of our founding. Masses
are susceptible to manipulation
as they are highly emotional.
Elites utilize symbolism to pull
these emotional heartstrings at
will. Enjoy this 1952
government sponsored film
vilifying communism.
14. COLD WAR MANIPULATION
The “Kitchen Debate” was held in
Moscow on July 24, 1959. Vice-
President Richard Nixon debates
Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev in a
make-believe kitchen. The day before,
Vice-President Richard Nixon had
flown to Moscow in a "cultural
exchange" program between the two
countries. The stated goal of the
exchange was to promote
understanding about the cultures of
the two superpowers. Both men were
focusing on promoting their respective
systems to the non-aligned countries.
16. CONGRESS
Congress is a less representative branch than the Founding
Fathers intended.
1. Members of Congress are political entrepreneurs recruited
from the upper classes of their home constituencies.
2. Members of Congress represent the elites of their districts and
responsibly vote on their behalf with strong regularity.
3. Members of Congress have a reputation for using incumbency
advantages and consistently raising money to seek reelection.
4. Leadership procedures and structures in Congress appear to
form interlocking conglomerates of policy responders, iron
triangle members, and status quo protectors.
17. CONGRESS VS. THE PRESIDENT
The Constitution gives Congress an Invitation to Struggle
with the President.
1. Congress responds to policy proposals initiated by the
president.
2. Congress and the president have engaged in highly publicized
budgetary battles.
3. Congress has used investigations and impeachment in an
attempt to control the president’s actions for perhaps purely
political reasons.
18. MANIPULATION EXAMPLE
How can we protect
ourselves against the
threats of germs and toxins?
Cold War America gears up
to fend off threats from
unconventional bioweapons.
This is another example of
how propaganda is utilized
to foster fear within society.
Enjoy this example.
20. COURTS – 1
Judicial decision making by the Supreme Court involves
most important policy questions.
1. Judicial review gives the federal court system power to say
whether actions of the two political branches are constitutional
or unconstitutional.
2. Jurisdiction gives the Court the opportunity to hear and decide
a case and seek compliance with its ruling.
3. Judicial philosophy gives justices the tools to make wise
decisions about constitutional issues.
4. Politics is a useful decision making aid when a case does not
present a liberal-conservative dimension.
21. COURTS – 2
1. The backgrounds of all Supreme Court justices generally
reflect ties with the upper social strata that rule the nation.
2. The style of judicial policy making contributes to the power of
the Supreme Court.
3. The hierarchical structure of the federal court system and the
Supreme Court contribute to their influence in the political
system.
4. The Court as ruler of the nation is an appropriate description
for an institution that resolves key conflicts in society and is not
even elected.
22. PROPAGANDA
Governmental elites may believe
that their national policies are so
concrete that it is necessary to utilize
various forms of propaganda to
incite specific reactions from its
citizens. Various forms of
propaganda have been utilized to
drum up mass support to better
assure elite legitimacy. Cinemocracy,
the relationship between motion
pictures and government is one way
governmental elites sell their
agenda. Enjoy this classic cartoon,
“The Ducktators”.
24. THOMAS PAINE’S “COMMON SENSE” – 1
Arguments against British rule in Common Sense:
• It is ridiculous and against natural law for an island to rule a
continent.
• Europe is unlikely to see peace for long and whenever a war
breaks out between England and a foreign power, the trade
of America would go to ruin due to the economic connection.
• It is no longer a "British nation"; it is composed of influences
from all of Europe.
• Even if Britain was originally the "mother country" of
America, that makes her current actions all the more
horrendous, for no true mother would harm her children so
deplorably.
25. THOMAS PAINE’S “COMMON SENSE” – 2
• Remaining a part of Britain will drag America into
unnecessary European wars, and keep it from the
international commerce at which America excels.
• That government is best that governs least. Society
represents all that is good about humanity, government
represents all that is bad about it.
• The distance between the two nations makes the lag in
communication time about a year for something to go round
trip. If there was something wrong in the government, it
would take a year before the colonies would hear back.
26. THOMAS PAINE’S “COMMON SENSE” – 3
• The New World was discovered shortly after the
Reformation. This was evidence for the Puritans that God
wanted to give them America as a safe haven free from the
persecution of British rule.
• Criticizes the English Constitution, saying that the right for
the House of Commons to "check" the king is ridiculous, as
the king is given the right to rule by God, therefore, he
needs no "checking".