CI.14 Examine factors that influence elections, such as political ideologies, media technologies, social media, societal movements, and other factors. C, H, P
What am I learning today?
Politics determines who gets what and how much. We need to understand how politics impacts our daily lives,
Why am I learning this?
To have knowledge of how politics shapes our lives and how we can shape politics.
How will I know I learned this?
When you can see how politics influences our lives.
Do Our Political Parties Influence Which Cars We Drive?
Democrat vs. Republican
Political Terms
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/vocabulary-political-words/
Conservatism: Conservative thought is based on the belief that – over time – history has produced institutions and modes of government that function well, and which should be largely preserved for the future. They also believe that political change should be organic and gradual, rather than revolutionary.
Environmentalism: Key political concern is protecting and improving the condition of the natural environment. Many believe there is a need for much greater regulation of humans’ interaction with the environment, as well as aspects of our lifestyles that are environmentally unsustainable.
Liberalism: The belief in protecting the rights of the individual, to ensure their maximum freedom. There have been shifts in liberal thought, the most prominent of which was the move from classical liberalism (minimal role of state, unsecured liberties) to progressive liberalism in the early twentieth century. Progressive liberals argued that civil liberties and freedoms must be safeguarded and actively protected by the state.
Socialism: Socialists are motivated by the desire to improve the quality of life for all members of society. They believe in a political system characterized by strong state direction in political and economic policy. Another key idea is the redistribution of resources to redress inequalities inherent in a free-market economy.
Bellwork – Groupwork – What are some of the differences between the Democratic and Republican Party?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIa35LlpqAc
- Occupy Wall Street
- The Fight for $15
- Black Lives Matter
- Women’s March and #MeToo
- Dreamers
- Tenants’ rights
- Voting rights
- Environmental activism/Green New Deal
- The March for Our Lives
Occupy Wall Street
Fight for $15
Dreamers
Voting Rights
Green New Deal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxIDJWCbk6I
CI.14 Examine factors that influence elections, such as political ideologies, media technologies, social media, societal movements, and other factors. C, H, P
What am I learning today?
Politics determines who gets what and how much. We need to understand how politics impacts our daily lives,
Why am I learning this?
To have knowledge of how politics shapes our lives and how we can shape politics.
How will I know I learned this?
When you can see how politics influences our lives.