Introduction to the US political system - PTSI V

Documents used in class:

Slideshow: introduction-to-the-us-political-system-version-1a.pptx.pdf (1.53 Mo)

Worksheets: crosswords.pdf (75.15 Ko) / crosswords-correction.pdf (4.5 Mo) / true-or-false.pdf (88.16 Ko) / worksheet-part-1.pdf (426.07 Ko) / worksheet-part-2.pdf (70.66 Ko)

Homework: Watch the following video and answer the questions below:

1) How is the US democracy not what the Founding Fathers intended it to be?

2) What issue of legitimacy does it face?

3) How does the two-party system go against the original intent of the Founding Fathers?

4) What is said about the Republicans and the Democrats? What consequences does it have on the political system?

5) How can the Democrats gain more power without changing the Constitution?

6) What would be the benefits of such changes for the US democracy?

7) What tendency is currently rising among Democrats?

8) What are the core issues of the US political system at the Federal level?

9) What would the ideal US Constitution be like according to Robert Dahl?

10) How is the state of the US democracy described today?