CIVIL RIGHTS LAW & POLICY
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW & POLICY
MPA 611
Belhaven University
Unit 2 – Lecture 1
The Structure of Government and How It Works
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■ Lecture 1 (Chapter 2)
❑ The Electoral College
❑ Key Provision of the U.S. Constitution and How They Impact the
Political Process
❑ Congressional Districts and Apportionment, Including Issues of
Redistricting and Gerrymandering
❑ Development of Political Parties
❑ History and Current Status of Voting
■ Lecture 2 (Chapter 3)
❑ The Three Branches of U.S. Government
❑ Relationship Between Federal and State Government
❑ Governing Structures Around the World
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Unit 2 Topics
■ Lecture 1 — Chapter 2
❑ Identify the purpose and process of the electoral college.
❑ Examine the constitutional provisions related to the
election process.
❑ Examine the basis and purpose of congressional districts
and apportionments, including issues of redistricting and
gerrymandering.
❑ Explain the historical development and purposes of
political parties.
❑ Identify modern issues related to voting, including
registration, disenfranchisement, and the Voting Rights
Act.
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Unit 2 Objectives
intercession and thanksgiving
■ 1 Timothy 2:1-6 — I urge, then, first of all, that petitions,
prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all
people—for kings and all those in authority, that we may
live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all
people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the
truth. For there is one God and one mediator between
God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave
himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been
witnessed to at the proper time.
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■ Matthew 7:1-12 — “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in
the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the
measure you use, it will be measured to you … So in everything, do
to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the
Law and the Prophets … “Therefore everyone who hears these
words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who
built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose,
and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall,
because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears
these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a
foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the
streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it
fell with a great crash.” When Jesus had finished saying these things,
the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one
who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.
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Biblical Foundation, cont.
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW & POLICY
■ Deuteronomy 1:9-18 — At that time I said to you, “You are too heavy a burden for me to carry alone. The Lord your God has increased your
numbers so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky. May the
Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times and bless
you as he has promised! But how can I bear your problems and your
burdens and your disputes all by myself? Choose some wise, understanding
and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will set them over you.”
You answered me, “What you propose to do is good.” So I took the leading
men of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them to have
authority over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and
of tens and as tribal officials. And I charged your judges at that time, “Hear
the disputes between your people and judge fairly, whether the case is
between two Israelites or between an Israelite and a foreigner residing
among you. Do not show partiality in judging; hear both small and great
alike. Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any
case too hard for you, and I will hear it.” And at that time I told you
everything you were to do.
