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National Identity: nation vs. state
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- state- geographically bounded juridical entity exercising sovereignty
o state governing; borders - nation- group of people with shared identity rooted in common culture, history, language, etc o ex: Cherokee; very fluid (turn on or off) |
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Legitimacy: definition and differences
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belief in ‘right to rule’; contingent v. system
Contingent- based on reputation System- ground rules |
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Define: penetration, participation, distribution
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Penetration: scope/extent of gov’t control, authority
Participation: incorporation of social sectors -someone is usually left out from political care Distribution: division of resources |
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define: political institutions
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Political Institutions are essentially structures (e.g. rules, bodies, etc) for organizing and distributing power within a given system.
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political power is distributed by _____? Name 4.
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By geographic level
-unitary: all power resides in central gov’t -Federal; power shared b/w central and subnational govt’s By the type of Power -Presidential: executive and legislative power separated -Parlimentary: executive and legislative power combined By Constituency -unicameral: single chamber represents all -bicameral: two chambers represent dual consituencie (i.e, citizens and subnational entities) Informally: Party System -one, two, or multiparty (polarity) - centrifugal v. centripetal - parties compete for ideological of the center system - long term stability |
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define political culture and the 4 beliefes it's rooted from
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-authority-obey or disobey?
-Equality- equal or stratified? -Efficacy- participation effective or useless? -Tolerance-conformity or diversity? |
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political attitude of the Elites and the 4 Elements of Ideology
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Ideology: road map to Eutopia
- Strategy for a better future - ex: conservatism, communism, anarchism, etc. Elements of an Ideology -perception of wrongs: what wrong w/ current system - evaluation of wrongs: why do these wrongs exist? - prescription for Fixing Wrongs: How can they be eliminated? - movement to Carry Out System |
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social cleavages
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‘fault lines’ in society; differences b/w groups that are deeply rooted in person’s identity, such as:
-religion -ethnicity -language -religion |
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difference between reinforcing pattern and cross country pattern
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most dangerous- reinforcing; one will always win, th eother-lose; completely dominated
least dangerous-cross country; groups will vary according to the issue; encourages 'stay in the game' |
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Great Britian "UK"
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comprised of the union b/w 4 constituent entities;
-England -Scotland -Wales -Northrn Ireland (seprtd by Irish Sea) |
