American Democracy Now (Harrison), 3rd EditionChapter 1:
People, Politics, and ParticipationChapter SummaryThis chapter contains fundamentals of the study of politics and government, including the following:
- Why the study of politics is necessary
- What government does, and the types of government
- The origins of American democracy—natural law, a social contract, and representative democracy
- Political culture and American values
- The changing demographic nature of American democracy
- The study of ideologies
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