What is the role of the citizen and civic engagement in the American political system today? Why are Americans occupying the various cities across the United States?

Start Up - Page 28

Over the weekend there were many occupations and protests against the American government. Often you could hear people chanting, "Show me what democracy looks like" and answering "This is what democracy looks like", referring to themselves. 

So I'm asking you to watch the slide show of images from this weekend and answer: If "this is what democracy looks like", then what IS democracy? Use evidence from the slides to back up your opinion.
(ex. I think democracy means ... because in the slides there are images of...)

First Activity - Glossary
Get the following four vocabulary words into your glossary at the back of your notebook

Democracy: - A government governed by the whole population
                    -  Social equality.
Oligarchy:  - A small group of people having control of a country

Plutocracy: - A government governed by the wealthy.

Revolution:  - A dramatic change in the way something works.
                     - Forcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new system.

Activity 2 - Page 29
Watch the video and follow along as Cornel West addresses the crowd in New York on Wall Street.
Answer questions, in note-making style, on page 29.

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Reflection - Page 28
Refer back to paragraph 6. Why is Cornel West asking Barack Obama to apologize?