POLS 111 Lecture 1: Chapter 1

• School: U of S
• Department: Political Studies
• Course: POLS 111
• Professor: Real Carrie

Document Summary

Study of power structures in society, not necessarily just in government. *will to understand and explain these terms later on in course and final. So we better grasp on what is going on in society. So that we can understand democracy, laws, media, and representation. *questions that will be explored throughout the course. Activity related to influencing, making, or implementing collective decisions for a political community. (4) Individual or groups trying to influence collective decisions and policies of government. Laws, policies, public responses, education and so on. An election can have n impact on what type of government leads. Politics is different because it is concerned with the common good. If politics = activity related to influencing, making, or implementing collective decisions for a political community. Power "the ability to achieve an objective by influencing others, particularly to get them to do what they would not have otherwise done" (5) Legitimacy = right to make decisions *generally accepted.