About This Lesson
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: HOW DOES EMBRACING AUTHORITARIAN LEADERS (THE 'STRONGMAN') ENABLE POLITICAL PARTIES TO EMBRACE AUTHORITARIAN POLICIES?
OBJECTIVES: SWBAT analyze, evaluate, source and annotate excerpted primary and secondary sources toward skill building for the AP COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS exam.
CITATIONS:
Herman, Edward S. and Chomsky, Noam. Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media. Pantheon Books (2002) (pgs. xi-xix)
Public Lecture: The Age of the Strongman: How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy Around the World – Gideon Rachman (Aspen Institute España) (1:22:51 mins) – October 19, 2022
VIDEOS: Victims of Communism Museum Tour – American History TV-C-Span – February 27, 2023 (44 mins)
https://www.c-span.org/video/P526094-1/victims-communism-museum-tour
NEWS ARTICLE:
The Root of Fake News is the Corporate Lust for Profit in Media
https://jacobin.com/2023/02/fox-news-dominion-lawsuit-election-fraud-lies
Russia’s Children: Life Under One Leader, Vladimir Putin
