POLS 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Political Spectrum, Dominant Ideology, Individual And Group Rights

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 1400
• Professor: Nanita Mohan

Document Summary

Politics - who gets what, when, and how - harold laswell. Government - set of institutions that make and enforce collective, public decisions - also the current group in power. Ideology - body of ideas used in support of an economic, political or social theory. Public administration - the way in which governments conduct themselves through bureaucratic processes; a discipline and a practice. Direct democracy - in which people have a direct say in matters of the. Representative democracy - in which people appoint representatives to speak for them in matters of the state. Capitalism - economic system based on the private ownership and the. Mixed economy - mixture of private and state control. Socialism - means of production and distribution controlled by. Communism - all property owned by all in a classless society. Left - members of an organization most favoring change - liberal. Centrist - holding or advocating of moderate political views.