Assignment
Part 1
1. Discuss the communitarian view of citizen participation. Give some examples of how some citizens can become involved. Have you ever volunteered for anything in the community? Discuss.
2. What is meant by old-style machine politics? Discuss the Daleys of Chicago.
3. Discuss the powers that mayors have in city politics.
4. Video: Watch the video and discuss Benjamin Barber's central point about cities and the world. Do you agree with him that mayors should rule the world?
Part 2
1. What is a metropolitan area?
2. Compare and contrast the city and suburb in terms of race, social class and party politics.
3. Why is there a concentration of social problems in the inner city? What are they?
4. What are the causes of suburban sprawl and how is it measured?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.
Watch the folloing youtube videos
1. "Benjamin Barber: Why mayors should rule the world"
2. "WC03 Suburbanisation and the Mechanism of Urban Sprawl".