The book reading on Political Inequality suggests and shows that political participation strongly relates to social class such as income and wealth.
In addition, the additional reading Top Heavy:
Increasing Inequality of Wealth in America and What Can Be Done about It implies that growing wealth inequality adversely affects democracy in the United States.
Further, the two video lessons relate directly or indirectly Political Inequality to social class, namely different income and wealth in the United States and other countries.
Discussion Question
Do you agree or disagree with that political participation strongly relates to social class such as income, or that growing wealth inequality adversely affects democracy in the United States, including your own state and why?
Recall the reminder of instructions:
Discussions should rest primarily on the textbook in general.
This in particular includes providing text support such as citations or data from the textbook and additional readings.
Discussions should be factual and informed based on facts or scientific theories as distinct from personal or popular opinions without such a basis.
Grammar:
basis grammar should be satisfactory in accordance with academic or professional writing versus social-media and personal writing.
