August-September 2, 2003

 

  1. Democracy
  2. Politics
  3. Government

    4.  

    Forms of Government

  4. Totalitarian
  5. Oligarchy
  6. Aristocracy
  7. Democracy

    8.  

    Why is political culture important?

  8. Political culture
  9. Efficiency
  10. Individualism
  11. Private property
  12. Consent of the governed

    13.  

    (Western) Models of Democracy

  13. Direct democracy
  14. Representative democracy
  15. Universal suffrage
  16. What model served as the basis for the creation of the United States?
  17. What factors about this model served the objectives of the new U.S. government?

    18.  

    To what extent does democracy exist in the U.S.?

  18. What groups were denied rights and benefits under the constitution? Why is an understanding of those denied under the constitution important to an understanding of U.S. politics?
  19. Elite Theory
  20. Pluralism
  21. Hyper-pluralism
  22. What is freedom? Does true freedom exist?

    23.  

    Political Values and Ideology

  23. Liberty
  24. Equality
  25. Property
  26. Liberal
  27. Conservative