Question.3434 - Discussion 5 (Chapter 5) Group 1: PART A: What are some of the advantages and possible pitfalls for a representative who wants to really stay in tune with public opinion use it as a guide to formalize and vote on public policy? There are lots of ways to attack this question. You might consider the instability of public opinion, an uniformed public, the difficulty with determining a majority public opinion, the rub between protecting the minority and going along with majority will. PLEASE NOTE: You must incorporate course material into your answer. This is not a pure opinion based question. PART B: This week you are reviewing a summary of Plato's views on democracy from his larger work The Republic. You will find this in the supplemental materials link under chapter 5 material. Analyze his arguments (or the summary of his arguments being presented by the author Dr. Bramann). What does Plato think about the public's ability to participate in the formation of the state? How does his arguments connect to the concept of public opinion and its role in democratic decision making? Consider the allegory of the cave, the ship analogy as well as Plato's 3 parts of the soul as it relates to a democracy. If you are having a difficult time with the cave analogy, check out the following short video. *For 2 extra credit points please find and share a social media post or Youtube video that illustrates Plato's fears about the ability of the masses to participate in a meaningful way in the governing of society. Note that you can embed a Youtube video easily by clicking on the insert media icon (second row of buttons/second button) and copying/pasting the embed code from Youtube. Group 2 and 3: PART A: Create a fictitious person (this means a person you create) and describe their process of political socialization. I am allowing you to get a little creative! However, you need to incorporate the various agents (family, peers, school, media) and factors (age, ethnicity, gender, wealth, education) that shape or can impact a person's political values. Your description must include, by the end, the ideological preferences of your fictitious person. In addition, you must include short description of how and why your person fits or does not fit the general demographic trends we see when examining ideological preferences (gender, race/ethnicity, wealth, education, religion). PART B: This week you are reviewing a summary of Plato's views on democracy from his larger work The Republic. You will find this in the supplemental materials link under chapter 5 material. Analyze his arguments (or the summary of his arguments being presented by the author Bramann). What does Plato think about the public's ability to participate in the formation of the state? How does his arguments connect to the concept of public opinion and its role in democratic decision making? Consider the allegory of the cave, the ship analogy as well as Plato's 3 parts of the soul as it relates to a democracy. If you are having a difficult time with the cave analogy, check out the following short video. *For 2 extra credit points please find and share a social media post or Youtube video that illustrates Plato's fears about the ability of the masses to participate in a meaningful way in the governing of society. Note that you can embed a Youtube video easily by clicking on the insert media icon (second row of buttons/second button) and copying/pasting the embed code from Youtube.
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