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21 Cards in this Set
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***What is a Political institution?
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The institution within which power is obtained and exercised
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***What is Power ?
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The ability to control the behavior of other even against their will
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*** Weber- Said 3 form of authority
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1. Charismatic: Example is Martin Luther king was
2.Traditional: Authority based on custom. ex:birth into family makes person king or queen 3. Rational-Legal: Authority based not on customs but on written rules. Reasonable part of the law. EX: Presidents authority comes from legal power assigned to the office, subject to organizations written law |
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What was a state? |
Building communities/ territory where you live
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***What was a nation-state?
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The political entity that holds absolute authority or sovereignty over a specified territory .
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***2 major characteristics of a nation state
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1. Absolute sovereignty (authority/rule) it has over its citizens
2. Emphasis on nationalism |
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***What is nationalism ? Do we have this today? |
Peoples commitment to a common destiny based on recognition of a common past and a vision of a shared future.
Yes |
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***What is a Arab World
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-22 nations stretching across northern Africa and middle east.. different ethnic groups
-“Arab” is ethnicity, “muslim” refers to follower of islam religion |
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*** How many Immigrants each year come to america legally and how long do illegal immigrants stay?
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1.5 million immigrants come to america each year (legally). Illegal stay over 6 months when not allowed.
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******What is the State |
Building communities / territory where you live
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***What causes “the state” to emerge?
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Advances in agriculture- Improving the way growing crops. Finding a more efficient way to do it.
Advances in industry- Making engines, electricity, etc.. |
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The state began when people moved from ______ societies to _______ building communities. |
-“hunting and gathering”
- “farming and industrial society” |
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***2 extremes on how to govern the state |
1. Democracy- All the people (we make the decisions)
2. Totalitarianism- One person (Like a ruler makes the decisions) |
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*** Governance of the state. What type of democracy do we live in?
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-Today, democratic societies are not pure democracy (every citizen would vote on every bill presented to congress)… we are a representative democracy . We elect people to run are country, we don't vote on a rule we vote on someone to make a rule for us and represent us.
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***What is Authoritarianism ?
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1. Form of totalitarianism
2. One rulerMiddle-east |
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***What is elitism? |
Power in the hands of a few… shapard states that “elitism is inevitable in all societies, even democratic ones, because participation by every individual is not feasible in modern mass society”
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*** 2 models of distribution and exercise of politics in a democratic society
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Pluralism- Many groups competing for power
Elitism- Power in the hands of few. Society today leaning toward this way. |
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*** Pluralism results in?
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Decision-making is the result of competition, bargaining, and compromise among diverse special interest groups.
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***C. Wright Mills
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-Believed power in the US is controlled by top military, corporate and governmental personal
-Called the power elite Are these groups the voice of the people? |
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*** Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Agreed with C.Wright Mills. He spoke of the military- Industrial complex … he said this was dangerous.. today.. government involved in this?
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*** Power is controlled by who and example?
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Power and control by industry in the multiple inter-lockers.
Example= Railroad control many different things, such as moving power and goods so can control the government because citizens need you so much. |
