LEARNING TARGET: STUDENTS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE MECHANISMS THAT ALLOW CITIZENS TO ORGANIZE AND COMMUNICATE THEIR INTERESTS AND CONCERNS. CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS: STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY POTENTIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT LINK THEM TO GOVERNMENT, BASED ON THEIR OWN POLITICAL VIEWPOINTS Linkage Institutions Weaver's World by Ashley Weaver is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License
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LEARNING TARGET:STUDENTS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE MECHANISMS
THAT ALLOW CITIZENS TO ORGANIZE AND COMMUNICATE THEIR INTERESTS AND CONCERNS.
CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS:STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY POTENTIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT LINK THEM TO GOVERNMENT, BASED ON THEIR
OWN POLITICAL VIEWPOINTS
Linkage Institutions
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Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Mass Media - 10–20%
A . Political parties and elections – Chapter 81 . Functions2 . Organization3 . Development4 . Effects on the political process5 . Electoral laws and systems
B . Interest groups, including political action committees (PACs) – Chapter 11
1 . The range of interests represented2 . The activities of interest groups3 . The effects of interest groups on the political process4 . The unique characteristics and roles of PACs in the political process
C . The mass media – Chapter 71 . The functions and structures of the news media2 . The impacts of the news media on politics3 . The news media industry and its consequences
The Mass Media
1 . The functions and structures of the news media2 . The impacts of the news media on politics3 . The news media industry and its consequences
…on the news
• “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” – Thomas Jefferson
• “The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers .” – Thomas Jefferson
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• “I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion by education .” – Mark Twain
• “If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.” – Mark Twain
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• What do these quotes suggest about the power and importance of the news?
• What do these quotes suggest about the accuracy of the news?
• What do these quotes say about how citizens should use the news?
• What do these quotes suggest about what citizens should learn about the news?
• “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” – T.J.
• “The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers .” – T.J.
• “I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion by education .” – Mark Twain
• “If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.” – Mark Twain
• "Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.“ - Napoleon
• “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” – Voltaire
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The Importance Journalists Assign to Various Roles of the Mass Media
Source: Adapted from David. H. Weaver et al., The American Journalist in the 21st Century (Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2007), 140.
T7-1
Print Media
“Those who read the news are more engaged and knowledgeable about the world than those who only watch the news.” Robert Putnam, “Bowling Alone” Newspaper = 100,000 words vs. Nightly News =
3,600 wordsSteadily declining
Closure of newspapers around the country NYTimes attempts to get readers to pay
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"Five Keys to a Long and Fulfilling Life." Five Keys to a Long and Fulfilling Life. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2014. <http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201001/five-keys-long-and-fulfilling-life>.
Responsible Party Model
Parties must present programsCandidates must be committed to the
programMajority party must implement the programMajority party must accept responsibility for
performance of government
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1 . The range of interests represented2 . The activities of interest groups3 . The effects of interest groups on the political process4 . The unique characteristics and roles of PACs in the political process (See Ch. 9 notes)
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James Madison’s Federalist #10 “A free society must allow for the representation of all
groups that seek to influence political decision making, yet groups are usually more concerned with their own self-interest than with the needs of society as a whole, and for democracy to work well, it is important that they not be allowed to assume a dominant position.” -Government in America p. 327
Interest Groups allows many channels for political participation which increases democracy
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