Transcript Government Alive!

Government Alive!
Chapter 7
Citizen Participation in Democracy
7.2 Citizenship, Civic Rights, and Civic
Responsibility
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The 14th Amendment
Describes citizenship
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“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and
subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United
States and of the state wherein they reside.”
Path to Naturalized Citizenship
Immigration
Ceremony
Permanent
Residency
Test
Application
Interview
What do these terms mean?
Conservatism
Liberalism
Conservative
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Limited role of government
Oppose government regulation of business
Reduce taxes
Look to nongovernmental groups to take care of society’s
problems
Liberal
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Believes in an active role for government in solving
society’s problems.
Support government efforts to regulate business and the
economy
Support policies designed to reduce economic inequality
Support government regulation to protect the
environment and improve the health care system
Other schools of thought…
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Socialism: limit economic inequality by ensuring a fair
distribution of wealth
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Libertarianism: strong belief in personal freedom
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Government owns or controls means of economic production
Benefits majority of citizens
Conservative on economic issues and liberal on social issues
Environmentalism: deeply concerned with conservation
and protection of the environment
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Meeting the needs of the world today with damaging the
resources for future generations.
Democrats and Republicans
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Who is more likely to be a Democrat/ Republican?
Size of the national government?
Taxes?
Regulation of Business?
Social Issues?
Minimum wage?
Compare and contrast
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What connections can you make between how people
vote and where they live?