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Chapter 5 Outline: American Government 9th Ed., Wilson&Dilulio

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Samuel Choi CHAPTER 5 OUTLINE: PUBLIC OPINION Introduction Abraham Lincoln described the government as ?of the people, by the people, and for the people?, but is it really true? The government does not always support what the people want. People want balanced budget, but the federal government is in debt People supported the Equal Rights Amendment, but it was not ratified Most people believe in a term limit for Senators and Representatives, but this has not been ratified. Such ?hypocrisy is present in the U.S. democracy. People believe that the government is democratic in name only also, but this is not completely true also. People can express their political rights: Can vote for President, Senate, and House of Representatives.

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Jefferson?s Presidency is considered a transitional period in US History. Many historians look at this time period as the beginning of ?true democracy?. Jeffersonian democracy Champion for the common man?.Believed education would prepare them for participation in government?.. But for now, educated should rule? KING GEORGE FEDERALISTS JEFFERSON Jeffersonian democracy Visualized an agrarian society Feared industrialization and its effects ?. Farmers were the chosen class. Laissez faire--govt. stays out of people?s lives Against BUS but did not repeal it. Owned slaves but believed it was evil?.Slavery would end but predicted it would divide U.S?Ultimate goal, Blacks would assimilate into American society

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An economic belief supported by the U.S. that opposes the government regulating business. In the late 1800?s businesses operated without much government regulation. This is known as laissez-faire economics. Laissez-faire means ?allow to be? in French. Laissez faire supports our economic system of capitalism Economic system characterized by private property ownership Individuals and companies compete for their own economic gain (Profit) Capitalists determine the prices of goods and services. Production and distribution are privately or corporately owned. Reinvestment of profits Supports laissez faire and the ?free enterprise? system Economic system based on cooperation rather than competition Believes in government ownership of business and capital

Ideologies in Europe

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Europe from 1815-1850 ?Ideologies and Revolutions? Overview of the entire unit: Conservatism and the ?Age of Metternich? Congress of Vienna (1815) represented a temporary triumph for the old conservative order. This era of conservatism was best represented by the leadership and policies of Klemens Von Metternich. Napoleon was defeated and former rulers were restored to power. Bourbon Dynasty in France Pope in the papal states The victors at the congress of vienna wanted to prevent the new forces of liberalism and nationalism from disturbing the conservative order in Europe. Repression was used by conservatives in a number of cases to put down liberal or nationalist challenges.

Chapter 29

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Chapter 29 (50-88) In 1964 Students went to Chicago to help a poor community called Uptown. The Students for a Democratic Society was formed (1960) and then they turned against the president's foreign policy and war. It was the leading student organization of the New Left. The Vietnam war had its roots in the Truman Doctrine. When the communist forces defeated French Vietnam emerged as a major zone of cold war contention. Lyndon Johnson's decision to engage in Vietnam. Tonkin Gulf Resolution was the request to congress from Johnson in response to the North Vietnamese torpedo boat attacks in which he sought authorization for all necessary measures to protect the Us forces and stop further aggression. The attacks were just a pretext they wanted to bomb anyways.
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