Fall 2012 HCOM 266 Histories of Democracy Summary & Wrap-up

Plutocracy Democracy Types of Government Dictatorship Aristocracy Oligarchy Monarchy Aristocracy Theocracy Plutocracy Dictatorship Anarchy Democracy

Democracy A Multi-dimensional Concept

Histories of Democracy Historical Periods Pre-Democracy Early Democracy Segregated Democracy Civil Rights Era Today Materials Used Primary Source Docs Secondary Sources Joe’s Lectures and Power Points Students’ Research, Lectures, and Power Points

I. Pre-Democracy: Conquest & Colonization Bull Romanus Pontifex 1453 Bull Inter Caetera 1493 Requerimiento 1513

I. Pre-Democracy: African Slavery *Excerpt from a speech by John C. Calhoun in 1837 *Excerpt from a book by George Fitzhugh in 1854 *The essay “African Slavery in America” by Thomas Paine in 1775 *Benjamin Bannaker’s Letter to Thomas Jefferson in 1790

I. Pre-Democracy: California Missions Video: Saints and Sinners in the California Missions (1769-1834)

II. Early Democracy Declaration of Independence US Constitution Amendments 1-10 Bill of Rights Amendments 11-27

II. Early Democracy: Manifest Destiny

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo U.S.-Mexican War Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo “In the said territories, property of every kind, now belonging to Mexicans, shall be inviolably respected. The present owners, the heirs of these, and all Mexicans who may hereafter acquire said property by contract, shall enjoy with respect to it guarantees equally ample as if the same belonged to citizens of the United States.”

voting and citizenship constitutional convention II. Early Democracy CA Constitution Debates on voting and citizenship at the constitutional convention Early CA Laws Voting Marriage Land ownership Taxes Testimony at trial Education Serving in militia

II. Early Democracy: The Oppressed Speak Out Native Americans   Chief Joseph (1879) African Americans Colored Citizens of CA (1865) Chinese Americans Norman Asing (1852) Mexican Americans Antonio Maria Pico and Others (1859) Female Americans Woman Suffrage Committee (1871)

III. Segregated Democracy U. S III. Segregated Democracy U.S. Supreme Court Established Limited Equality The US Constitution does not prevent individuals or private businesses or organizations from engaging in racial discrimination…it only prevents governments from doing so. Governments are allowed to require separate facilities and services based on race… as long as those separate facilities are equal.

III. Segregated Democracy 1860s-1960s 100 Years of Formally Approved Second-Class Citizenship ➤ Communities of Color ➤ Females ➤ Immigrants ➤ Persons with Disabilities ➤ Non-Christians Jim Crow Era

IV. Civil Rights Movement

V. Democracy Today?

The Political Action Project An exercise in “experiential education” or learning-by-doing Form Team Select General Issue Area Conduct Research Establish Political Objective Carryout Political Action Prepare Power Point Slides Plan Class Presentation Deliver Class Presentation Write Final Project Report

CSU Tuition Increases Belle, Leo, Gabriel, Arturo, Lupe

Shark Finning Josh, Ian, Mariah, Yesenia, Daniel

Water Scarcity Alexis, Nick, Aaron, Ed, & Evan

Bag Ladies Jordan, Brittney, Karina, Morgan

Genetically Modified Foods Chris, Nate, Olivia, Diego, Erin

Water Bottles Tiffany, Weiwei, Chris

Ocean Garbage Casey, Andrew, Megan, Danielle, Jessica

Campus Sustainability Rebecca, Michael, Alex, Natalie, Josh

Political Action Skill Set ✪ Group Work ✪ Political Action ✪ Research ✪ Evaluation ✪ Strategic Planning ✪ Reporting ✪ Multimedia Presentation

Assessment & Grading Final Grade 2.85 = B Active Engagement 12 Homework Briefs Pre-Democracy Early Democracy CR Presentation PP Presentation PP Final Report 20% 15% 10% B C A B- B+ C+ 3.00 2.00 4.00 2.67 3.33 2.33 .60 .30 .40 .33 .35 .27 Final Grade 2.85 = B

HCOM 266: Histories of Democracy The End ! I hope you are better prepared to understand democracy and to contribute to it if you decide to do so. Thank You !