Fall 2012
HCOM 266Histories of Democracy
Types of Government
Monarchy
Dictato
rship
Theocracy
Oligarchy
AristocracyPlutocracyDemocracy
An
archy
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 Caetera1493
Requerimiento1513
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
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
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 OutNative 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 DemocracyU.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 Democracy1860s-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
V. Democracy Today?
The Political Action Project
An exercise in “experiential education”
orlearning-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 IncreasesBelle, Leo, Gabriel, Arturo, Lupe
Shark Finning Josh, Ian, Mariah, Yesenia, Daniel
Water Scarcity Alexis, Nick, Aaron, Ed, & Evan
Bag LadiesJordan, Brittney, Karina, Morgan
Genetically Modified FoodsChris, Nate, Olivia, Diego, Erin
Water BottlesTiffany, Weiwei, Chris
Ocean GarbageCasey, Andrew, Megan, Danielle, Jessica
Campus SustainabilityRebecca, Michael, Alex, Natalie, Josh
Political Action Skill Set
✪ Group Work
✪ Research
✪ Strategic Planning
✪ Multimedia Presentation
✪ Political Action
✪ Evaluation
✪ Reporting
Assessment & Grading
Active Engagement
12 Homework Briefs
Pre-Democracy
Early Democracy
CR Presentation
PP Presentation
PP Final Report
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15%
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B-
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B-
3.00
2.00
4.00
2.67
3.33
2.33
2.67
.60
.30
.60
.40
.33
.35
.27
2.85 = B
Final GradeFinal 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.