1. Unit 3
Is Liberalism Viable?

2. Housekeeping Yellow books are corrected.
Quizzes will be done tomorrow.
We have to get 4 chapters done in the next few days.
You will have a test on Tuesday or Wednesday next week.
No Words today.

3. DO NOT WRITE THIS! We are getting near the end of the class.
It’s time to get a quick review in…

4. Review Mercantilism – Absolute Monarchy: Locke, Plato, Martin Luther,
Reformation, enlightenment, renaissance.
Gutenberg and the Printing Press.
Adam Smith and Classic Liberalism
Industrial Revolution and Modern Liberalism.
Rejection of Liberalism and the formation of Socialism and Communism (Marx, Lenin, & Stalin)

5. Continued Great law of peace. WW1 and the rise of Fascism.
The development of the Cold War.
The fall of the USSR.

6. Now, let’s start Chapter 11
Formation of a Democracy.
How does a democracy determine what is best for the people and what the people actually want?
Let’s talk about some ways this can be determined.

7. The Will of the People What happened to the following:
Louis Monarchy in France.
Hitler’s Facist Government.
Satlin’s Totalitarian Russia.
What do they have in common?

8. Continued
The governments we talked about all fail to listen to the public.
These leaders believe that they know best.
Democracy, on the other hand, is based on government by the people, for the people.
But, how do we know what the people want?

9. Voting and Elections
The party or person with the most votes leads the government.
In Canada the only requirements you need to vote are that you are a Canadian Citizen and are 18 years of age or older.
Elections Canada is a non-partisan organization that ensures that all elections are free and democratic.

10. Direct Democracy People participate directly.
People are directly responsible for decisions made, laws, etc…
What is good about this?
What are some cons?

11. Representative Democracy
Citizens elect representatives that reflect personal ideas and opinions.
Ideas are debated by different levels of government.
Some times Direct democracy is used.
(Such as Referendums.)
Again, what are some pros and cons of this?

12. Rep by Pop Representation by Population.
Each person has one vote and each representative should represent equal numbers of people.
The areas are broke into districts.
However, this may make some areas stronger then other. Think about Ontario or Quebec VS. PEI or Newfoundland.

13. First Past the Post
The first person to achieve a certain number of votes wins the election.
Let’s look at page 284.

14. Proportional Representation
Depending on the number of votes each party receives they get a representation in Government.
Let’s look at page 285.

15. Arguments Pro: More accurately reflects the voice of the people. Cons:
This may cause majority or Coalition governments, which are less effective then Majority Governments.

16. Party Politics
Organizations of people who share similar beliefs, values, and concerns, and whose goal is to have its candidates elected as representatives.

18. Other Parties

19. Political Solidarity
The idea that all members of a political party should be loyal to and support the party.
Vote accordingly to the party’s position.

20. Free Vote
A special vote in which representatives are free to vote by their own values and note tied to the party.

21. Accountability
No matter how we form the government or which party takes power, they are held accountable to the people.
We have freedom of the press and all government debates are done in Public.
They can also use referendums and plebasites.

22. Referendum: Plebiscite:
A form of direct democracy, people have a special vote in which all eligible citizens vote on a issue put to them by government. Such as the Quebec referendum to leave confederation.
Plebiscite:
A direct vote by citizens on an issue so that the government can determine the public’s wishes.

23. Consensus Decision Making
A form of election in which people compromise.
They talk and share ideas until a solution is found that makes all happy.

24. Interest Groups These groups look to influence elected officials.
They encourage legislation that promotes a particular ideology.

25. Wow, that’s it
Until Tomorrow!