POL 128 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Direct Democracy, Wireless Telegraphy, Protestantism
3 Mar 2013
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State- institutions of political authority, the only institution that can use force, con scate your property (e. g. capital punishment). Tend to have legal recognition (often members of the un). States must have 4 elements: territory (resources, neighbors, etc. , population (cooperation among citizens, education level, etc. , sovereignty (independent, self-governing, powerful) It does not have enough power (military) to hold it"s own and defend itself. The majority of canadian economic decisions are made out side the country by others (it is the only developed country where this is the case) Canadian culture is virtually the same as american (entertainment, food, etc. ) Nation- a group of people with a common identity (usually based on race, religion, ethnicity, language, history, etc. ) that draws them together: nationalism is either ethnic (leads to racism and prejudice) or civic (based on political symbols, ideals) Government- the active part of state (members who get elected), where decisions are made.
