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Describe the relationship between Government and Politics
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Government is the institution, Politics in the process
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What is state?
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a body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically, power to make and enforce laws
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4 requirements for a state?
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Population
Territory Sovereignty Government |
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4 theories of the origins of state?
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Force Theory
Evolutionary Theory Devine Right Social Contract |
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Natural Rights
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Rights everyone is born with
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State of Nature
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Life without government and laws
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Social Contract
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Population gives up as much power as need to the government
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Limited Government
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Government doesn't have absolute authority
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Popular Sovereignty
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A government is lot legitament if the people don't give consent
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John Locke
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State of Freedom
Constitutional Monarchy Natural Rights |
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Thomas Hobbes
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State of War
Absolute Monarchy Humans were selfish |
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3 Natural Rights
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Life
Liberty Property |
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Problems with State of Nature
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Self-Interested
Stronger & Smarter can take over the weak Weak can ban together against strong Insecure |
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Why enter a social contract?
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To protect natural rights
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Montesquieu
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Advocate of separation of powers
Checks and Balances |
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Rousseau
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Coined the term social contract
Equality General Will:looking out for others |
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Civic Virtue
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Putting others above yourself
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Geographic Distribution
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Unitary system
Federal system Confederation |
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Legislative and Executive branches
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Parliamentary and Presidential Government
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Democracy (2)
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Direct
Indirect (pure) |
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Dictatorship (3)
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Autocracy
Totalitarian Oligarchy |
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Monarchy (2)
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Absolute
Constitutional |
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Radical
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Rapid Change
Extreme Methods Violence and Revolution |
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Liberal
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Promote social welfare
Gradual change Reject violence Status Quo |
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Moderate
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Tolerant
No extreme views Go-slow Wait-and-see |
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Conservative
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Keep things the way they are
Don't like new policies Less government the better |
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Reactionary
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Go back to the way things were in the "good ol' days"
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Conservative Stance
(Republican) |
Pro-Life
Build up Military For death penalty No gay marriage |
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Liberal Stance
(Democrats) |
Pro-Choice
Higher Taxes Against death penalty For same sex marriage |
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Political Socialization
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How people form their ideas about political issues and political values
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How are we politically socialized?
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Family
Education Peers Mass Media Social Background Income Education Race Religion Gender |
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Political Party
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A group of voters, activists, candidates and office holders who identify with a party label and seek to elect individuals to public parties
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What do parties do?
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Nominate Candidates
Inform Supporters Bonding Agent Governing Watchdog |
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Partisanship
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A political association
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Bipartisan
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Supported by two parties
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Consensus
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A general agreement
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Coalition
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A temporary alliance
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Incumbent
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Current seat holder looking to run for re-election
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Factions
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A competing group
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Electorate
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All of the people eligible to vote
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