POLS 150 Lecture 14: 10/07

• School: University of San Diego
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 150
• Professor: Alan Segui

Document Summary

10/07/19: huntington: the degree of government is more important than the form of government. Two most dominant countries (politically & military) us & russia . Gold standards of what a political system can look like despite 2 diff forms of gov. Democracy not needed in order for a political system to work. Not the form/method: the american sonet political systems have similar characteristics, political communities with consensus that political system is legitimate i. Legitimacy: acceptance of what the political system is doing: no challenge/resistance; trust/content/fear, have showed/sheared vision of public interests (for society) Material quality as good as possible for the people: have traditions and principles that community is based on. High degree of political participation: some may be coerced or voluntary. Extensive government activity in economy: significant econ activity in both countries, gov involvement a. Effective procedures for regulating succession: relatively smooth.