Sunday, September 30, 2012

Parties & Ideology



Objective
  • Evaluate Haidt's argument about the roots of political ideology
  • Evaluate the major party platforms
Agenda
  1. Current Events
    1. News - Iranian News Agency Duped
    2. News - Another Big Supreme Court Term Coming
    3. Opinion - JK Rowling on "You Didn't Build That"
    4. Opinion - What To Expect in Debates
    5. Optional - Gangnam Style as Social & Economic Satire  (Global context for the curious.  This won't be tested.)
  2. Engagement Reflection (5 points)
  3. Moral Roots of Liberals & Conservatives
    1. Discussion
  4. Party Platforms
    1. Complete Worksheet in group of two or three
    2. See Platform PDFs on Right Side
    3. Analysis - Democratic Platform - An Uneven Progression
    4. Analysis - Republican Platform - Shift from Moderate to Conservative
  5. Homework
    1. The New Cost of American Politics  (due Monday 10/8)
    2. First Presidential Debate (on Wed 10/8)
      1. Time - 9:00 to 10:30 
      2. Topic - Domestic Policy
      3. Format - Standard Debate

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