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What kind of arguement does Bagehot make for peasent voting rights?
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A utilitarian arguement.
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lightbulb.
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What benefits exist in extending the vote to the peasents according to John Stuart Mill?
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The peasents will become more educated and they will feel more important.
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2 things.
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What were the two requirements for peasents to be able to vote according to Mill?
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literacy and pay taxes.
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2 requirements.
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Mill was an advocate of weighing votes. How do you weigh different peoples votes?
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You weigh according to occupation and examinations.
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2 stipulations.
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How did Mill feel about a women's right to voting?
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He was for women's rights, giving the arguement that "women require it more than men, since, being physically weaker, they are more dependent on law and society for protection."
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What was Mill's view on proportional representation?
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He agreed with it. He said suppose you have a small majority, say 51%, win an election every time. Is that a true representation of the people?
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What are problems with the media nowdays?
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The media is biased at times, there is more TV and internet blogs, less newpaper, and our choice is narrowed by big corporations owning many different publication companies (ie: Time Warner).
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three main problems.
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Interest groups are the following things:
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opposite of the media,they have indirect means of influence, no candidates for government positions, and they also have narrow interests.
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What are the 3 types of interest groups?
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Pluralism: everything is equal;
Elitism: political and economic elite have more government influence than others. Corporatism: big in Latin America, France; groups in society that are incorporated into the government. |
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What does PAC stand for?
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political action committee; (ie: Emily's List)
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What are some classifications of interest groups?
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There are class-based, general focus, single issue, corporation, and enviromental interest groups.
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What are the goals of interest groups?
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They educate on their issues, try to get candidates, they raise money, advertise, etc.
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Why haven't the poor come together to form an interest group?
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They often work many jobs, they lack education, they have insufficent funding (ie: they are poor), they have no leader, there isn't a plurality over policy goals.
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When the poor get pushed where do they turn to?
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rioting and in dignified circumstances, mobliztion, which can lead to a military coup.
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