P SC 1113 1st Edition Lecture 10 Outline of Last Lecture I Volunteerism a George Bush 1000 points of light b Social Capital i Bowling alone ii Civic Engagement II Political System Needs Reform a Congressional staf i 1940s 2000 ii Today 38000 b Congressional Committees i 1940s 38 ii Today over 200 c Revolving Door d Campaign Finance III Devolution a Federal employees i 1970s 2 4 million ii today 2 million These 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 b State and local employees i 1970s 6 million ii today 16 million IV Civil Rights in Oklahoma a Sipuel Case 1948 Outline of Current Lecture I Aggressiveness of the Press a Should private lives of officials be open to scrutiny b What should the public know about II Future political trends a Fewer professional politicians b Decentralization of government c Weaker presidency d Rise of independent voters III Barriers to the Third Party Candidacy a Need money b Difficult campaign system getting on the ballot in 50 states c Finding the right person d Tradition of political parties e Convincing the public a third party candidate can win IV Where do our ideas about government come from a John Locke 1632 1704 i Civil war royalist vs parliamentarians ii Ascent of Oliver Cromwell 1 Established himself as Lord Protector Current Lecture I Aggressiveness of the Press a Should private lives of public officials be open to scrutiny b What should the public know about c Answer is diferent depending on who you ask II Future political trends a Fewer professional politicians b Decentralization of government c Weakening of the presidency i Over the past decade there had been a strengthening ii Imperial Presidency iii but now his power is weakening d rise of independent voters i fewer and fewer people are willing to strongly identify with either party ii voters are disenfranchised iii opens the door potentially for the rise of a third party candidate III Barriers to a third party candidacy a there s a need for money and the monetary sources are fewer for independents b institutional barriers preventing success i difficult for candidates to even get on the ballot in all 50 states c getting in the presidential debates is very difficult given that you have to reach a certain point on the polls before you can debate d lack of recognition finding the right person e tradition of political parties i people have an emotional connection to their political parties f people don t want to waste their vote they like feeling like they voted for a winner IV Where do our ideas about government come from V John Locke 1632 1704 a English Civil War Royalist vs Parliamentarians i Wasn t just political but also religious b Ascent of Oliver Cromwell i Very strong protestant leader ii Very bloody ascent c Established himself as Lord Protector d