I. Social Capitala. Voluntarism: Americans give 6-7x as much as the rest of the worldb. “Bowling Alone”c. in the last 50 years, more than ½ of all the clubs and organizations in the US have disappeared (garden clubs, etc)II. Government is all clogged upa. At the end of WWII, congress had 2000 employees, but now there’s between 30-40kb. In the 1940s, there were around 38 different committeesi. Now, there’s over 200, with the average senator belonging to 12 of themii. There are assistants for every committee, and they end up doing most of the workc. We’re called the greatest deliberative government in the world, but when do they even have time to talk to each other?III. Revolving Doora. Government officials take jobs in the private sectorb. The minute you retire from a government job, you get offered a big job in the private sectorc. Makes people wonder where their loyalty had been the whole timei. Are they working for Americans, or are they vying for the big job?IV. Devolutiona. Moving central power from federal government down to the state governmentb. Federal Financial Deficit is really hurting centralized federal governmenti. Used to give and take money to state governments in order to coerce them into following their ordersii. Now, there’s no money, and therefore there’s no powerc. 1970: 6 million working for local and state government vs 2.4 million working for federal governmentd. Today: 16 million local and state government workers vs 2 million working for federal governmenti. People are following the moneye. Is the shifting of power a good thing or a bad thing?i. 1954: first year people of different races went to school togetherV. Civil Rights in Oklahomaa. Sipuel case (1948)b. First black law student was a femalec. Students cut down the ropes that sectioned her off and freely welcomed herd. It was the first time this had happened in the country, and it happened at OUP SC 1113 1st Edition Lecture 9 Outline of Last Lecture I. Economic Insecuritya. Unemployment affects blue and white collar workersII. Social Upheavala. Breakdown of traditional familiesb. High school dropout ratesc. Rate of imprisonmentd. Loss of good teachers in public schoolsIII. Potential Solutionsa. Government run orphanagesb. WPA type programc. Job training program d. Government job subsidies to employersOutline of Current Lecture I. Volunteerisma. George Bush – 1000 points of lightb. Social Capitali. Bowling aloneii. Civic EngagementThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.II. Political System Needs Reforma. Congressional staffi. 1940s – 2000ii. Today – 38000b. Congressional Committeesi. 1940s – 38ii. Today – over 200c. Revolving Doord. Campaign FinanceIII. Devolutiona. Federal employeesi. 1970s – 2.4 millionii. today – 2 millionb. State and local employees i. 1970s – 6 millionii. today – 16 millionIV. Civil Rights in Oklahomaa. Sipuel Case (1948)Current LectureI. Social Capitala. Voluntarism: Americans give 6-7x as much as the rest of the world b. “Bowling Alone”c. in the last 50 years, more than ½ of all the clubs and organizations in the US have disappeared (garden clubs, etc)II. Government is all clogged up a. At the end of WWII, congress had 2000 employees, but now there’s between 30-40k b. In the 1940s, there were around 38 different committeesi. Now, there’s over 200, with the average senator belonging to 12 of them ii. There are assistants for every committee, and they end up doing most of the work c. We’re called the greatest deliberative government in the world, but when do they even have time to talk to each other?III. Revolving Doora. Government officials take jobs in the private sector b. The minute you retire from a government job, you get offered a big job in the private sector c. Makes people wonder where their loyalty had been the whole time i. Are they working for Americans, or are they vying for the big job?IV. Devolutiona. Moving central power from federal government down to the state government b. Federal Financial Deficit is really hurting centralized federal governmenti. Used to give and take money to state governments in order to coerce them into following their ordersii. Now, there’s no money, and therefore there’s no power c. 1970: 6 million working for local and state government vs 2.4 million working for federal government d. Today: 16 million local and state government workers vs 2 million working for federal governmenti. People are following the moneye. Is the shifting of power a good thing or a bad thing?i. 1954: first year people of different races went to school togetherV. Civil Rights in Oklahomaa. Sipuel case (1948)b. First black law student was a femalec. Students cut down the ropes that sectioned her off and freely welcomed her d. It was the first time this had happened in the country, and it happened at