John Paul Tabakian, Ed.D. Political Science 1 US Government Spring 2017 / Fall 2017 Power Point 9
Course Lecture Topics (1) 1. Legal Versus Political Issues 2. Dwight David Honeycutt For School Board 3. Legal Versus Political Undocumented Immigrants 4. Foreign Born Presidential Candidates 5. Eligibility To Run For President 6. DREAM Act 7. Deport Racism 2016 8. Partisanship 9. Variables 10.Smoking And Religion 11.Political Campaign Rhetoric 12.California Democrat Party And Republican Party 13.Capitalism And Democracy 14.Cost Of Living Increase (COLA) Why Play Leap Frog?
Dwight Honeycutt For School Board
Legal Versus Political Children Born To Undocumented (1) Popular misconception that the child's U.S. citizenship status legally helps the child's parents and siblings to place them on a fast pathway to acquire lawful permanent residence and eventually United States citizenship. Current U.S. federal law prevents anyone under the age of 21 from being able to petition for their non-citizen parent to be lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence.
Legal Versus Political Children Born To Undocumented (2) The Supreme Court affirmed in United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898), that the 14 th Amendment guarantees citizenship for nearly all individuals born in the U.S., provided that their parents are foreign citizens, have permanent domicile status in the U.S. and are engaging in business in the U.S., except performing in a diplomatic or official capacity of a foreign power. There has been no Supreme Court decision that explicitly holds that persons born in the U.S. to illegal aliens automatically receive U.S. citizenship.
Foreign Born Presidential Candidates Barry Goldwater 1964 Republican Born in Arizona before it was a state. George Romney 1968 Republican Born in Mexico John McCain 2008 Republican Born in the Panama Canal Zone
Eligibility To Run For President (1) US Constitution, Article II, Section 1 No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.
Eligibility To Run For President (2) McCain s potential Democratic opponents Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton co-sponsored a Senate measure to settle McCain s eligibility. The April 2008 resolution said, "John Sidney McCain, III, is a 'natural born Citizen' under Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution of the United States." It passed unanimously.
Eligibility To Run For President (3) Natural born" had a longstanding definition dating back to colonial times. British common law recognized that children born outside of the British Empire remained subjects, and described by law as "natural born. The framers would have been intimately familiar with these statutes and the way they used terms like natural born, since the (British) statutes were binding law before the Revolutionary War.
Eligibility To Run For President (4) Naturalization Act of 1790 The first Congress of the United States passed the Naturalization Act of 1790, just three years after the Constitution was written, which stated that children born abroad to U.S. citizens were, too, natural born citizens. Many members of the inaugural Congress were also authors of the Constitution.
DREAM ACT (1) Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM ACT) is a legislative proposal for a multi-phase process for undocumented immigrants in the United States that would first grant conditional residency and upon meeting further qualifications, permanent residency. The bill was first introduced in the Senate on August 1, 2001, S. 1291 by Dick Durbin (D) and Orrin Hatch (R), but has failed to pass.
DREAM ACT (2) Requirements for conditional resident status: Person must have proof that they entered United States before the age of 16 and must have continuously lived in the country for at least 5 years. Must have graduated from a United States high school or obtained a GED. Person demonstrates good moral character. Pass criminal background checks and reviews. After having obtained and held conditional resident status, permanent residency may be granted if the following requirements have been met in a period of six years.
DREAM ACT (3) Requirements for permanent residency: Have attended an institution of higher learning or served in the United States military for at least 2 years and if discharged, have received an honorable discharge. Pass another series of background checks. Continue to demonstrate good moral character.
DEPORT RACISM 2016 Direct quote from DEPORTRACISM.COM: Look out Trump! Latino kids born in the USA have got something to say as they hilariously let loose on Trump pounding his anti-latino racism point-by-point like a piñata. Some will find what they say shocking (F-bombs ahead) but there's no denying the math that you can't win the White House without the brown vote. The first video from DeportRacism.com, an online movement to fight anti-latino racism in the 2016 election.
DEPORT RACISM 2016
2016 Presidential Campaign Ads
Partisanship Variables can help determine partisanship like the religion, social status and place of residence of the individual. Catholics tend to be Democrats and Protestants tend to be Republicans. Those individuals having a low social status tended to associate with the Democrats Those holding high social status tended to be Republican. Rural citizens tend to be more closely associated with the Republican Party and those residing in the urban areas tended to lean towards the Democratic Party.
We have examined how our system allows interest groups to openly compete for market share. What motivates these groups to act in the manner that they do? What about our own individual behavior? This is the result of variables. Enjoy the video. Variables
Smoke Kills
Religion is one sphere of great interest as it definitely influences public policy. This video examines the link between the Christian Coalition, Friends Of Israel and the Israeli Government. Enjoy this special report from Nightline. It originally aired on November 26, 2002. Religion
Religion
Political Campaign Rhetoric (1) In this 1952 ad, Adlai Stevenson responded to Eisenhower with some pretty creative ones of his own, such as this musical tribute to his political skills.
Vote Stevenson
Political Campaign Rhetoric (2) Dwight D. Eisenhower, the all- American hero from the heartland! A classic from the 1952 campaign.
The Man From Abilene
Political Campaign Rhetoric (3) Another memorable ad from the 1988 race, in which Bush Sr. alleges that Michael Dukakis would be inept at leading the military.
Michael Dukakis Tank
Political Campaign Rhetoric (4) John F. Kennedy relied on President Dwight Eisenhower, to do the talking for him. Asked to name one original idea proposed by his vice president, Eisenhower was at a loss for words.
Eisenhower Knocks Nixon
Political Campaign Rhetoric (5) Images of a cute little girl counting daisy petals give way to those of a nuclear blast countdown in this commercial from Lyndon Johnson.
Johnson Knocks Goldwater
California Republican Party There are three conservative factions within the Republican Party. Individuals may identify themselves with more than one. These are: 1. Financial Conservatives 2. Social Conservatives 3. Moral Conservatives Moral Conservatives are the most partisan and ideological who impact statewide office seekers during a primary. One can argue that moral conservative influence influenced Schwarzenegger to not seek the Republican nomination for Governor in 2002. He instead waited for the right opportunity: The Recall Election of 2003.
CRP - Moral Conservative Impact Governor Davis faced considerable opposition during his re-election campaign for governor. Richard Riordan was viewed as the most formidable opponent if he were to be the Republican nominee. Gray Davis s strategy was to attack Richard Riordan during the primary so the more conservative opponent, Bill Simon acquires the nomination. These campaign commercials from Gray Davis were directed towards moral conservatives to nominate Bill Simon.
Davis s Strategy
Democratic Party Of California The Democratic Party Of California is not split into three distinct factions. It is known as the Big Tent or Big Umbrella Party. Though the party consists of various interest groups that are in a constant pursuit for power, it does not have the same problem as the California Republican Party.
Major Party Power Distribution National parties have become weaker while state and local party organizations became more powerful. Subnational parties are stronger and more active than they were in the 1950s, which was at the peak of partisanship. As partisanship continued to erode that they shifted gears in order to bolster their membership base. National Party
How The Masses Perceive The Parties Activists are most likely to participate in campaign activities. These are the most partisan among typical voters. Two of the most common activities aside from voting is donating personal labor and financial resources. Political pandering refers to how parties cater to their core base of activists. Those found in the Republican Party tend to be more conservative than the average Republican voter. Democratic activists on the other hand tend to be more liberal than the average Democratic voter.
Capitalism & Democracy (1) 1. For freedom to rein it is required for the market place to determine the fate of all products, services and ideas. No interference can burden this process. 2. Oversight is not necessarily detrimental as is the policy of the United States to regulate various industries. The death kneel comes when powerful spheres of influence serve to squash competition. 3. John Locke argues it best when he suggests that liberalism can never exist without capitalism. This is the philosophy of Adam Smith s invisible hand where he explains how markets determine the fate of all competing interests seeking society s acceptance.
Capitalism & Democracy (2) 10. Cellular services are a good example. Prior to 1996, there existed in Southern California like most other regions in the United States, two cellular telephone companies. Southern California was home to Airtouch and LA Cellular. The average consumer was unable to afford cellular phone service. 1996 Telecommunications Act allowed companies to compete. Prices collapsed & services improved.
Cell Phone Reunion
COLA (Cost Of Living Adjustments) and wages are two major issues of concern. National economy, as national security are the two top issues of debate every year. How do national elites seek to manipulate mass beliefs about why wages just barely keep pace with daily expenses? Why Play Leapfrog is a Cold War-era cartoon aimed at convincing workers that increased productivity brings about greater purchasing power. COLA & Wages
COLA & Wages