Fall 2014 HCOM 266 Histories of Democracy

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Types of Government Monarchy Dictatorship Theocracy Oligarchy Aristocracy Plutocracy Democracy Anarchy

Democracy A Multi-dimensional Concept

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

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

I. Pre-Democracy: African Slavery

I. Pre-Democracy: American 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 How should we interpret the California Missions? My PPT on the Missions Your research on the Missions

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

II. Early Democracy Amendments My Opinion

II. Early Democracy: Manifest Destiny

II. Early Democracy: Just 77 Years Later

America Spain/Mexico

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.”

II. Early Democracy in California Debates on voting and citizenship at the constitutional convention CA Laws in the 1850s Voting Marriage Land ownership Taxes Testimony at trial Education Serving in militia CA Constitution of 1849

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) All of these pleas for justice were rejected.

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. Private discrimination okay.Public segregation okay.

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

IV. Civil Rights Movement African Americans Women Latinos Persons with Disabilities Non-English Speakers Low-Income Persons Anti-war Groups American Indians Immigrants Others

IV. Civil Rights Movement

V. Democracy Today?

2014 Election Ideology

2014 Election California

2014 Election National VotingWinners & Losers Democrats Republicans

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 Reflection Report

The Political Action Project Teams & Topics

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

Analysis & Reflection

Assessment & Grading Active Engagement 15 Homework Briefs Pre-Democracy Early Democracy CR Presentation Political Project 20% 15% 10% 20% B B+ A- B- C C = B Final Grade Final Grade

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.