Democracy and Inequality: Challenges and Possible Solutions

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 21.03.09

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Demographics
  4. Content Objectives
  5. History of Voting
  6. Teaching Strategies
  7. Classroom Activities
  8. Appendix on Implementing District Standards
  9. Bibliography/Teacher Resources
  10. End Notes:

Democracy & Inequality: To be or not to be?

Tiffany Robinson

Published September 2021

Tools for this Unit:

Bibliography/Teacher Resources

Dahl, Robert. Shapiro, Ian. On Democracy, Yale University Press

Dahl, Robert. Who Governs?: Democracy and Power in an American City, Yale University Press, 1961

Deaton, Angus. The Great Escape: health, wealth and the origins of inequality, Princeton University Press, 2013

Russakof, Dale. The Prize-Who’s in charge of America’s schools? First Mariner Books, 2020

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2018/07/18/453663/5-ways-increase-voter-turnout-african-american-communities/

https://www.brennancenter.org/issues/ensure-every-american-can-vote/vote-suppression

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2021/04/19/georgias-voter-suppression-bill-is-an-assault-on-our-democracy/

https://www.ducksters.com/history/us_government/democracy.php (quote)

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_inequality_keeps_people_from_voting

National Low Income Housing Coalition https://nlihc.org/resource/history-voter-suppression

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/opinion/republican-voter-suppression.html

https://www.pbs.org/video/the-open-mind-inequality-and-democracy/ (for me to view to prepare my unit)

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/democracy-ancient-greece/#:~:text=The%20ancient%20Greeks%20were%20the (Where does the word democracy come from)

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/history-voting/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Eu6G5YrBt4 (Democracy in Australia)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmrO44KM7yk (Democracy for kids) To build background information

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfcNP7mMiZ4 (Different types of governments)

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/latino-millennials-could-be-major-voting-bloc-if-they-vote

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