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Defined by political scientist Harold Laswell as "who gets what, when, and how." Social interactions among individuals and groups and their impact on the larger political and economic order.
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POLITICS
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The social institution that is responsible for implementing and achieving society's goals; founded on a recognized set of procedures.
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POLITICAL SYSTEM
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The social institution in which goofs and services are produced, distributed and consumed
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ECONOMIC SYSTEM
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According to Max Weber, is the ability to exercise one's will over others.
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POWER
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The actual or threatened use of coercion to impose one's will on others.
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FORCE
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The exercise of power through a process of persuasion.
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INFLUENCE
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Institutionalized power that is recognized by the people over whom it is exercised.
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AUTHORITY
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Legitimate power is conferred by custom and accepted practice.
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TRADITIONAL AUTHOIRTY
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Power made legitimate by law.
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RATIONAL -LEGAL AUTHORITY
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Power made legitimate by a leader's exceptional personal or emotional appeal to his or her followers.
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CHARISMATIC AUTHORITY
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A form of government headed by a single member o a royal family, usually a king, queen, or some other hereditary ruler.
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MONARCHY
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A form of government in which a few individuals rule; flourished in ancient Greece and Egypt; now in Africa where military officers will forcibly seize power.
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OLIGARCHY
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A government in which one person has nearly total power to make and enforce laws. Rule through coercion and seize power.
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DICTATORSHIP
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Virtually complete government control and surveillance over all aspects of a society's social and political life; North Korea and Soviet Union considered this.
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TOTALITARISNISM
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Government by the people.
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DEMOCRACY
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A form of government in which certain individuals are selected to speak for the people.
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REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
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Study how and why two or more nations become engaged in military conflict.
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GLOBAL VIEW OF WAR
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Absence of war and proactive effort to develop cooperative relations among nations.
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PEACE
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In the 90s, ___% of world's conflict occurred within states.
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90
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The use or threat of violence against random of symbolic targets in pursuit of political aims.
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TERRORISM
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A society that depends on mechanization to produce its goods and services.
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INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY
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An economic system in which the means of production are held largely in private hands and the main incentives for economic activity is the accumulation of profits.
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CAPITALISM
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Let them do; people could compete freely with minimum government intervention in the economy; Adam Smith
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LAISSEZ-FAIRE
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Production and distribution in a society are collectively rather than privately owned.
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SOCIALISM
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A significant part of total economic activity.
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INFORMAL ECONOMY
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