Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Law, Thought Experiment, Chart Attack
13 Dec 2014
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Political science 1000 all notes september 4 september 25. How things are: explanatory trying to explain why things are the way they are. The relevance of politics: power and authority difficult decisions, ability to make things happen, democratic accountability everyone has a chance to make important decisions, political decisions have consequences. Two main themes in this term: political ideas, political authority. Who should have the right to decide. Right to make and enforce the rules: political obligation. Is there a moral duty to obey the state: democracy. Is it a bad form of rule: liberty. Is it okay to offend other people: distributive justice. Why should my freedom be restricted: political ideologies. Politics: elections decision making power changes hands, demonstrations, policy decisions, law making taxes, rrsp, spending on health/education. Politics matters: decisions affect everyone, laws assign rights and duties, decisions are enforced.
