Chapter 15 Flashcards
Micropolitics
the exercise of power in everyday life
Macropolitics
the exercise of large scale power over a large group
Politics
the process of establishing leadership through power, authority and coercion
Power
the ability to get your way in spite of the resistance of others
Authority
have three forms: traditional, rational-legal and charismatic. Authority is legitimized power. It permits legitimized violence
Coercion
power that people do not accept as just
Traditional authority
based on custom and declines with industrialization
Rational-legal authority
based on written rules and essential in bureaucracies
Charismatic authority
based on personal abilities and qualities
Monarchies
king or queen who pass rules to heairs
Democracies
a system of govt in which authority derives fro the people
Dictatorships
an individual who dictates his or her will onto the people
Oligarchies
a dictatorship run by a small group of people
Lobbyists
people who are paid to influence legislation on behalf of their clients
PAC
organization which solicits contributions from like-minded donors for the purpose of influencing legislation
Model of Countervailing forces
competing power sectors may form coalitions to prevent the uncontrolled expansion of another sector
Wright MIll’s model of power in the US
the top corporate, military and political leaders
State
a political entity that class monopoly on the use of violence in some particular territory
Totalitarian
a form of govt that exerts almost total control over the people
War
armed conflict between nations or politically distinct groups, although common, war is not universal, nations go to war for a variety of reasons
Terrorism
with hatred that spans generations and with opposing groups escalating hostilities. To kill, kidnap, bombing, murder and threat
Cost of war
trillions of dollars, millions of lives, suffering and hardships, fear and paranoia of the masses, the end of mankind
Biological Terrorism
thinking the unthinkable, the bomb is not the only weapon of mass destruction, biologicals could kill millions in days, such weapons are possible even for the poorer nations
Globalization of capitalism
worldwide flow of information, capital and goods
Democrats
more liberal, more associated with the working class
Republicans
conservative, associate with the wealthier
Libertarians
seek to maximize autonomy and freedom of choice, emphasizing political freedom, voluntary association, and the primacy of individual judgment.
Reform Party
is a moderate, centrist and populist party that sits in the center of the political spectrum. It has moderate fiscal and economic platforms mixed with strong calls for ethics and electoral reform based on populist beliefs
Power Elite
those who rule the US, the top people in the leading corporations, most powerful generals of armed forces and the certain elite politicians
Top Corporates
Most powerful of powerful elite
Military
part of the power elite
Political leaders
part of the power elite
government
governing body of a nation
Congress
legislative body of the country
Legislators
the people who make the laws and they also support interest groups
Pluralism
plurality society has many parts and the diffusion of power among interest groups prevents any one group from controlling the govt
