APS Day 15 Enduring Understanding(s) 1. Procedural democracy focuses on how government decisions are made, while substantive democracy focuses on the results of those decisions 2. In a Majoritarian model of democracy, the majority rules on political decisions while in a pluralist model public opinion is expressed through a variety of organized interest groups. Essential Questions 1.Provide an example for how procedural and substantive democracy must compromise 2. Assess whether the four principles of Procedural democracy are present in the United States 3. Why is direct participatory democracy difficult in today’s society? How could it become easier in the future? 4. How do majoritarian and pluralistic models of democracy differ?

Globalization Reading 1.Explain what Friedman means when he claims that the world is flat? 2.What factors have led toward a globalized society?

Globalization Reading 3.Why are nations like China and India “threats” to the United States and the rest of the Western World? 3.Besides economic challenges, how else can globalization threaten the United States?

Globalization Reading 5.What is the “Quiet Crisis?” According to Friedman, how should the United States deal with this problem? 6.How could globalization possibly affect the sovereignty of nations?

Globalization Response Take a few minutes to write a paragraph responding to this article: – Overall, what do you think of this article? – What message does this article send? – Has this article made you think differently about the world and your place in it?

Procedural and Substantive Views of Democracy Complete pg. 11 of the packet Use textbook pg You have 20 minutes

Procedural View of Democracy 1.Universal Participation- Everyone should be allowed to vote and participate in governmental decision making 2.Political Equality- All votes are counted equally and each citizen has an equal impact 3.Majority rule- 50% plus 1 vote….groups should do what the majority of its members want it to do 4.Government Responsiveness- Government needs to follow public opinion when formulating pieces of legislation (laws) even after being elected

Substantive View 1.What criteria are necessary for a Democracy? Government policies guarantee civil liberties (for example, freedom of religion or freedom of speech) and civil rights (no discrimination for jobs, housing, schooling, etc.) For a true substantive democracy, these liberties and rights must be protected by the government 2. In what areas are there disagreements? When it moves towards social rights. For example, some would argue that a democracy must guarantee health care, public education, jobs, and economic equality. Obviously, the U.S. does not always guarantee aspects of economic equality. To what extent must a state guarantee equality in order for it to be considered a substantive democracy?

Comparison of Procedural and Substantive Democracy 1.Procedural democracy focuses on how government decisions are made (process), while substantive democracy focuses on the results of those decisions (outcomes) 2.Example: School Prayer (even if the majority supported the idea of school prayer (procedural), it violates the freedom of religion (substantive). Basically, the majority cannot make a ruling that violates the fundamental civil liberties or rights of others, especially minorities.

Majoritarian and Pluralist Models You have two options for the rest of this class period. You can either: A.Complete the Comparison chart on pg. 3 of the packet (it is actually right after the globalization reading, I made a pg. # mistake) OR B.Create a poster that shows the differences between Majoritarian and pluralist models