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Blog that supports USC Aiken APLS494I South Carolina Politics class taught in Summer Session I, 2007
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June
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- Criminal Justice – Question 10
- Criminal Justice – Question 9
- Criminal Justice – Question 8
- Criminal Justice – Question 7
- Criminal Justice – Question 6
- Criminal Justice – Question 5
- Criminal Justice – Question 4
- Criminal Justice – Question 3
- Criminal Justice – Question 2
- Criminal Justice – Question 1
- Education – Question 8
- Education – Question 7
- Education – Question 6
- Education – Question 5
- Education – Question 4
- Education – Question 3
- Education – Question 2
- Education – Question 1
- Human Resource Management – Question 9
- Human Resource Management – Question 8
- Human Resource Management – Question 7
- Human Resource Management – Question 6
- Human Resource Management – Question 5
- Human Resource Management – Question 4
- Human Resource Management – Question 3
- Human Resource Management – Question 2
- Human Resource Management – Question 1
- Planning – Question 19
- Planning – Question 18
- Planning – Question 17
- Planning – Question 16
- Planning – Question 15
- Planning – Question 14
- Planning – Question 13
- Planning – Question 12
- Planning – Question 11
- Planning – Question 10
- Planning – Question 9
- Planning – Question 8
- Planning – Question 7
- Planning – Question 6
- Planning – Question 5
- Planning – Question 4
- Planning – Question 3
- Planning – Question 2
- Planning – Question 1
- Local Government Finance – Question 11
- Local Government Finance – Question 10
- Local Government Finance – Question 9
- Local Government Finance – Question 8
- Local Government Finance – Question 7
- Local Government Finance – Question 6
- Local Government Finance – Question 5
- Local Government Finance – Question 4
- Local Government Finance – Question 3
- Local Government Finance – Question 2
- Local Government Finance – Question 1
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 7
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 6
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 5
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 4
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 3
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 2
- State Budgeting and Finance – Question 1
- Political Parties – Question 6
- Political Parties – Question 5
- Political Parties – Question 4
- Political Parties – Question 3
- Political Parties – Question 2
- Political Parties – Question 1
- Interest Groups – Question 8
- Interest Groups – Question 7
- Interest Groups – Question 6
- Interest Groups – Question 5 (really an update)
- Interest Groups – Question 4
- Interest Groups – Question 3
- Interest Groups – Question 2
- Interest Groups – Question 1
- Special Purpose Districts and Schools – Question 5
- Special Purpose Districts and Schools – Question 4
- Special Purpose Districts and Schools – Question 3
- Special Purpose Districts and Schools – Question 2
- Special Purpose Districts and Schools – Question 1
- Counties – Question 9
- Counties – Question 8
- Counties – Question 7
- Counties – Question 6
- Counties – Question 5
- Counties – Question 4
- Counties – Question 3
- Counties – Question 2
- Counties – Question 1
- Municipalities – Questions 7
- Municipalities – Questions 6
- Municipalities – Questions 5
- Municipalities – Question 4
- Municipalities – Question 3
- Municipalities – Question 2
- Municipalities – Question 1
- Local Government – An Introduction -- Question 6
- Local Government – An Introduction -- Question 5
- Local Government – An Introduction -- Question 4
- Local Government – An Introduction -- Question 3
- Local Government – An Introduction -- Question 2
- Local Government – An Introduction -- Question 1
- Judiciary -- Day Two: Evaluating a Judicial TV Ad
- The Judiciary – Question 7
- The Judiciary – Question 6
- The Judiciary – Question 5
- The Judiciary – Question 4
- The Judiciary – Question 3
- The Judiciary – Question 2
- The Judiciary – Question 1
- Blog posting for the second day on the governor
- The Governor – Question 6
- The Governor – Question 5
- The Governor – Question 4
- The Governor – Question 3
- The Governor – Question 2
- The Governor – Question 1
- Blog posting for the second day on the legislature
- Legislature – Question 8
- Legislature – Question 7
- Legislature – Question 6
- Legislature – Question 5
- Legislature – Question 4
- Legislature – Question 3
- Legislature – Question 2
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About The Course and this Blog
- Robert Botsch, USCA Political Science
- I am the one on the right! I have been a professor of political science at USCA since 1978. We will use this blog for class discussion and for posting written assignments that I may make. When you post you may do so using the anonymous profile, but please sign your name to all your posts! Posts are shown REVERSE chronological order. The most recent post is at the top. So READ FROM THE BOTTOM UP in the topics shown in the BLOG ARCHIVE above.
3 comments:
The Progress Movement came at a pivotal moment in American history, corruption in the public sector and fraud in government were on the rise. The movement sought to end partisan politics in and to exclude government from being ran by party bosses. It further extended government’s role in the everyday lives of citizens by institution civil services. The bosses of a political party lost power during reforms. Also, cities lost power in elections because of the new method of city official elections. The county/city form of administration strengthened the power of city/county governments. This reform placed professional employees in a key position to administer the day-to-day operations of the government.
DeQuawn Smith
The Progressive Movement lasted from the 1880s to around WWI. During the Progressive Era several governmental reforms were made. These reforms brought changes to the way local governments did things. Some of the reforms were primaries came about, nonpartisan at-large and isolated elections, the short ballot, the initiative and referendum, civil service systems, competitive bidding, and council-manager government for cities. These reforms were aimed at reducing partisan politics, because during the colonial periods and after parties are what really mattered in politics. Short ballots meant that it brought a more direct democracy rather than using long ballots. Civil service systems were setup to remove partisan political interference and they used merit. The council-manager government could perhaps be the most important piece to the new reforms. It appointed an executive in charge of the cities operation. This position is appointed by the Mayor and the Council. During this time I believe cities and city councils gained more power. They were able to implement new reforms to differ away from the state. Individual party leaders are the ones who lost power because they were unable to run their operations the way they wanted to. Things were now done on elections and appointments done by city councils.
Matt Spivey
Both of you got pieces of the answer, but not all of it. The movement was aimed at parties and the bosses who controlled the parties. Reforms were aimed at reducing the power of parties by trying to remove partisan influence in local government. But by turning elections into non-partisan affairs, voters were more confused about who they should vote for and voter participation dropped dramatically. Remember that party id is a great aid in simplifying elections for people. So those who voted were far more likely to be middle and upper class people, and of course the people they chose would be more inclined to focus on issues of concern to middle and upper class citizens. Thus the poor and working classes who were less likely to vote lost power.
In a nutshell, while the movement claimed to be taking the politics out of local government, it was really adding a political bias in favor of the more privileged classes.
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