Chapter 9 - Civic Participation

Question 1

Voter Turnout in the States

Answer 1

Lowest in western world

Most donations though

Question 2

Reasons for Voting Decline

Answer 2

1. Distrust and Dislike of Government
2. Voter Suppression (ID Checks, dissolution of vouching system, gerrymandering makes people apathetic in solid blue/red zones)
3. Overall Decline in Social activities in general

Question 3

Bowling Alone

Answer 3

Robert Putnam believes civic participation has decreased because opportunities for physical interaction with strangers has decreased.
He believes the decline of bowling leagues which for interaction with strangers is microcosm of America.

Question 4

Bonding and Bridging

Answer 4

Bonding - find something in common

Bridging - doesn’t happen over the internet you stupid millennials. bRiDGinG diFFeRenCEs

Question 5

Charity and America

Answer 5

They love to do it… the more religious you are … the more likely to give.

Question 6

Charity Explanation

Answer 6

Because of less social programs.

It’s incentivized through tax credit

Question 7

Civism

Answer 7

Tied to citizenship, the idea that you are part of a community.

Question 8

Citizenship

Answer 8

If you were born in the US or to US parents then you are a citizen.
Anchor babies - when people purposely have babies there to get citizenship - trump changed this.

Question 9

Civic Nationalism

Answer 9

Apparently this is all that is adopted in the U.S. and it’s totally great compared to fucking ethnic nationalism which is bad and doesn’t exist in the United States.

Question 10

Nation of Immigrants

Answer 10

This is stupid.
It’s been a country of immigrants for 200 years.
Often in waves of ethnic-specific immigration.
Potato famine brought lots of Irish over and people were mean.

Question 11

Obligations of Citizens

Answer 11

Voting
Taxes
Obeying the law
Community involvement