POLI 2051 : Exam 1 Review
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For the most part, the exam is over topics covered in the lecture, although i refer you to the book occasionally in this review. The items with a * by them are topics that have given students trouble on this exam in the past. If men were angles, no government would be necessary . Because government can do things for us. Without government we would exist in what some have called a state of nature. definitions of government and politics. Government - a formally established way of making and carrying out political decisions. Politics - the competition to shape government"s impact on society"s problems and goals. social contract theory can help answer the why question normative and empirical theories. Normative - the way things ought to be. Empirical - the way things actually are. It is not a written contract, but rather, a general agreement between the people and their government.
