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    teachers or professors. Political Knowledge Explain why it is important that people be well informed and up to date in politics. Many citizens are not well informed and do not have well established beliefs on politics. This is not a good thing because this means that they can be effortlessly influenced by others. It is important that people be well informed and up to date in politics so that they can have their own opinions. Citizens with political knowledge can express their beliefs and opinions when

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    is in fact quite complex these concepts allow us to shrink reality which reduces complexity making it easier for us to analyse that which is being observed. This betters our understanding of politics through allowing us to simplify the political world. This is done through creating categories which make politics seem simpler to engage with and understand which shows us that concepts are in fact not problematic but helpful when analysing. However, this is not the case as when looking further it becomes

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    attempt to practice leadership. The Pennsylvania Center for Women, Politics, and Public Policy (PCWPPP) was created in 1998, through a seed grant, to address this historic under-representation and to provide programs to increase the level

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    Susan Foster’s Choreographies of Protest The term movement is a corporeal application to protest and social movements. “When individuals choose to participate in these kinds of political demonstration, they commit themselves to physical action, whatever form it takes.” “As they fathom injustice, organize to protest, craft a tactics, and engage in action, these bodies read what is happening and articulate their imaginative rebuttal. In so doing they demonstrate to themselves and all those watching

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    the relationship between race, class, and gender on the life balances of people to progress their relative position in this socially stratified world? Well, to begin with, social stratification is a system by which a society positions categories of people in a hierarchy. In American society, it is clearly obvious that some groups have greater status, power, and wealth than other groups do. It has been this way for centuries. How does race, class and gender impact inequality in the US today and how

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    activism that left an indelible mark on African American politics and culture, the first one, black power with small letters has been central to African American political

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    BIBLIOGRAPHY Beck, Et.al (1986) Political Science: The Science of Politics, New York, Agathon Press. Heywood, A. (2007) Political Ideologies; an Introduction, 3rd edn. London, Palgrave McMillan. Http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=State_%28polity%29&oldid=572454466. (Accessed 15th September, 2013). Http://en.wikipedia

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    Therefore, even though there are more important aspects of political life that can engage citizens. However due to the lack of differences between the major political parties being observed in many democracies, the personalisation of politics can help engage the those that may feel detached from their political identity. This increase in the insight that the public has into the personal lives of politicians and the emphasis placed on leadership qualities and personality traits may not

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    interest or affect them in any way. Older age groups that vote tend to be more educated on politics, because they tend to be much better educated. Ones views on politics can vary depending on the type of environment you grew up in. The agents of socialization in one’s life play a big role on determining how one feels towards politics. Parental views on politics influence their children’s future views on politics greatly. Ethnicity and socio-economic status have a huge impact on the voter turnout. Political

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    Dean Spade and Critical Trans Politics Activist and professor Dean Spade, in his book Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law, condemns current law policies surrounding discrimination and hate crimes against transgender and gender non-conforming populations. Spade proposes a critical trans politics that is superior to the equal rights efforts of gay and lesbian activists up to this point in United States history. Instead of desiring to be included in

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