American Citizenship & American Citizenship & DemocracyDemocracy

Lesson 1Lesson 1

American Citizenship and American Citizenship and DemocracyDemocracy

Politics Politics – notion of social coflict whereby – notion of social coflict whereby ppl within a society disagree over beliefs, ppl within a society disagree over beliefs, values, priorities, and the sue of values, priorities, and the sue of resources. WHO GETS WHAT, WHEN, resources. WHO GETS WHAT, WHEN, AND HOW IN SOCIETY? (Harold Laswell)AND HOW IN SOCIETY? (Harold Laswell)Government Government – individuals and processes – individuals and processes that make a society’s rules about who that make a society’s rules about who gets what and those with the power and gets what and those with the power and authority to enforce those rules.authority to enforce those rules.

Lost at Sea!Lost at Sea!

Imagine that all the students at MCHS Imagine that all the students at MCHS were to go on a field trip to Hawaii. Before were to go on a field trip to Hawaii. Before reaching your destination, your ship runs reaching your destination, your ship runs into a storm and capsized. You, and about into a storm and capsized. You, and about 40 of your classmates were able to secure 40 of your classmates were able to secure a lifeboat and land safely on a nearby a lifeboat and land safely on a nearby island. NO adults were in your party. island. NO adults were in your party. Answer the following questions in Answer the following questions in paragraph form: paragraph form:

Lost at Sea…cont’dLost at Sea…cont’d

1.1. Upon arrival, would there be any laws to Upon arrival, would there be any laws to control how you lived, what rights or freedoms control how you lived, what rights or freedoms you exercised, or what property you had? you exercised, or what property you had? Why?Why?

2.2. Would anyone have the right to govern you? Would anyone have the right to govern you? Would you have the right to govern anyone Would you have the right to govern anyone else? What rights would you have? Explain?else? What rights would you have? Explain?

3.3. What type of society would you be in favor of What type of society would you be in favor of creating? Why?creating? Why?