POLS 111 Study Guide - Winter 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Canada, Order Of Australia, Democracy
12 Oct 2018
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POLS 111
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Politics
What is politics?
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System of which people come into power
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Study of power structures in society, not necessarily just in government
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Representations
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Democracy
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Laws
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Decision-making
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Media
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*will to understand and explain these terms later on in course and final
Do we need to understand politics?
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So we better grasp on what is going on in society
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So that we can understand democracy, laws, media, and representation
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Why decisions are made
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Decisions bout the future
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Citizens don’t have power
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Politicians dot listen to the people
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*questions that will be explored throughout the course
Activity related to influencing, making, or implementing collective decisions for
a political community. (4)
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Activity?
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Individual or groups trying to influence collective decisions and policies of
government
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Political community?
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Country, local, government, global
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Outcomes
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Laws, policies, public responses, education… and so on
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An election can have n impact on what type of government leads
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Politics is different because it is concerned with the common good
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Is that how it works in the real world?
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Power
If politics = activity related to influencing, making, or implementing collective
decisions for a political community
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How do you influence?
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Chapter 1
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How do you influence?
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Power "the ability to achieve an objective by influencing others, particularly to
get them to do what they would not have otherwise done" (5)
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Through political agenda and institutions
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Does everyone have access to power?
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What about wealth, social status,
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Authority and legitimacy
Authority = right to exercise power
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Political authority authorized by?
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God, tradition, legal rules, elections or other
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Legitimacy = right to make decisions *generally accepted
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Legitimacy maintained thought various structures
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Charismatic, traditional, legal
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Is legitimacy even important?
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Political science
Studies vs. science
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Empirical
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Goal to develop testable theories
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Normative
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What is the best system and why?
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Common issues
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What is good government?
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What makes a state, a state?
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How are elections determined?
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Can we explain/predict outcomes of international relations?
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U of S Political Studies
Governance in a Global Era
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Canadian institutions
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Modern governance and public policy
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Three degree programs; political studies, aboriginal public administration, and
public administration
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Major contributor to interdisciplinary programs across campus,: international
studies, regional and urban development, indigenous peoples and justice, and
biotechnology
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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.
