What does it look like, smell like and sound like?

1. popular consent 2. popular sovereignty 3. majority rule/minority rights 4. individualism 5. equality 6. personal liberty 7. civil society Are these characteristics present in America today? Provide one example that proves a characteristic does exist. Provide one example that causes us to question the existence of a characteristic.

Use the demographic data from pages in your textbook to make three political predictions for the future. Be able to connect each prediction to specific demographic data

Population of the United States: July 1, 1900 there were 76,094,000 Today there are over 310,000,000 (2010 Census) One birth every seconds One death every seconds One international migrant (net) every seconds Net gain of one person every seconds Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division 5

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Not only are we bigger we are also more diverse. In colonial times most Americans were Anglo- Saxon. In 2000, the U.S. population was made up of… whites 69.1% African Americans 12.1% Hispanics 12.5% Asian 3.6% 7

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The growth of the population age 65 and older will affect every aspect of our society, presenting challenges as well as opportunities to policymakers, families, businesses, and health care providers. 10 In 2011, the “baby boom” generation began turning 65, and by 2030, it is projected that one in five people will be age 65 or older.

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1. popular consent 2. popular sovereignty 3. majority rule/minority rights 4. individualism 5. equality 6. personal liberty 7. civil society 12

Conservativism – thought to believe that a government is best that governs least. Will support the use of government to protect their interests. Liberalism – thought to favor government involvement in the economy and the provision of social services and to take an activist role in protecting women, the elderly, minorities, and the environment. Libertarianism – thought to favor a free market economy and NO governmental interference in personal liberties. 14

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High Expectations A Missing Appreciation of the Good Mistrust of Politicians (scandals) (media) Voter Apathy Redefining Our Expectations 16