Government Alive!

Chapter 7Citizen Participation in Democracy

7.2 Citizenship, Civic Rights, and Civic Responsibility The 14th Amendment Describes citizenship

“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.”

Path to Naturalized Citizenship

What do these terms mean?

Conservative Limited role of government Oppose government regulation of business Reduce taxes Look to nongovernmental groups to take care

of society’s problems

Liberal• Believes in an active role for government in

solving society’s problems.• Support government efforts to regulate

business and the economy• Support policies designed to reduce economic

inequality• Support government regulation to protect the

environment and improve the health care system

Other schools of thought…• Socialism: limit economic inequality by ensuring

a fair distribution of wealth– Government owns or controls means of economic

production– Benefits majority of citizens

• Libertarianism: strong belief in personal freedom– Conservative on economic issues and liberal on social

issues• Environmentalism: deeply concerned with

conservation and protection of the environment– Meeting the needs of the world today with damaging

the resources for future generations.

Democrats and Republicans Who is more likely to be a Democrat/

Republican? Size of the national government? Taxes? Regulation of Business? Social Issues? Minimum wage?

Compare and contrast What connections can you make between how

people vote and where they live?