POL203Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: American Political Development, American Middle Class, Aurel Kolnai
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The fundamental question of political science: who rules? iii. Government and politics is a topic that in some ways needs no introduction. No matter where you come from in the world, you are probably familiar with american politics and american culture in at least some ways. This is particularly true for canadian citizens, who enjoy front row seats at the american political spectacle. Yet while many canadians are familiar with the spectacle of american politics, this is very different from understanding american politics and american political institutions as a whole. We should not assume that familiarity with american culture, or even familiarity with the day to day mass media coverage of. 1 political campaigns and speeches, can be a substitute for more serious consideration of american politics. We are familiar with american politics; this is not the same thing as understanding american politics. Stated with maximum conciseness, american politics is interesting because of conflict and power.
