Chp1. Politics: Who Gets What & How

Question 1

What is power?

Answer 1

The ability to get other people to do what you want

Question 2

What is political power

Answer 2

Politics + power

Question 3

Political power comes in many forms.

What are “limited impact” examples ??

Answer 3

office
Schools
families

Question 4

What has greater influences on power and politics?

DRESS

Answer 4

1. Delegation of authority
2. rules & institution
3. economic structures
4. social order.

D.R.E.S.S

Question 5

Power legitimized is..

Answer 5

Acceptance of citizens in society
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specific individuals have authority to exercise power/govt power

Example- think cops

Question 6

Adherence to rules
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belief that decisions stemming from them are of right

Answer 6

Legitimacy

Question 7

3 sources of legitimacy?

Answer 7

Tradition
legality
Charisma

TLC.

Question 8

What is government

Answer 8

Institutions

rules made and enforced for all members of society

Question 9

What does government enforce

Answer 9

Rules

Question 10

Examples of organizations

Answer 10

Labor unions and advocacy groups

Question 11

What is the difference between government and organizations?

Answer 11

Government doesn’t have 100% power but has the right to enforce rules.

Labor unions and advocacy groups have power

Question 12

Politics is concerned with..

Answer 12

Distribution of power and resources in society

Question 13

Economics concerned with…

Answer 13

Production and distribution of society’s wealth

Question 14

What does a system do

Answer 14

A form or social, economic, or political organization or practice serving a common purpose

Question 15

Political system

Answer 15

The legal organization of the state and how the state functions

Forms of political behavior

The set of formal legal institutions that constitute a government or a state

Question 16

5 authorities of the political spectrum

Answer 16

1. Monarchy
2. oligarchy
3. democracy
4. anarchy
5. republic

Question 17

Monarchy rules how many?

Answer 17

Ruled by one- dictatorship

Question 18

Oligarchy rules how many

Answer 18

Ruled by a select group

Common form of government

Question 19

Democracy rules how many

Answer 19

Ruled by many (majority)

Question 20

Anarchy ruled by who

Answer 20

Rule by no one

Violent-hitler

Question 21

Republic, ruled by who

Answer 21

Ruled by law

Government limited by law

Question 22

Economic systems

Answer 22

Production & exchange of goods/services

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allocation of resources in society

Question 23

What system varies by degree

Answer 23

Economic systems

Question 24

Government controls production

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Private ownership held

Answer 24

Economic system

Question 25

Subjects are who

Answer 25

People are subject of government

Question 26

No rights to protect from government

Obey government or else face consequences

Answer 26

Subjects

Question 27

Definition of citizen

Answer 27

A member with rights and obligations

Question 28

Citizen rights

Answer 28

Freedom of speech

right to assemble

legal protections = fair treatment in criminal system

Question 29

Citizen responsibilities/obligations

Answer 29

Obey laws

pay taxes

serve the military if possible

jury duty

Question 30

What is democracy

Answer 30

A form of government

Question 31

Democracy is based on what concept

Answer 31

Popular sovereignty

Question 32

In Democracy what are you guaranteed

Answer 32

Basic rights

Question 33

Forms of democracy

Answer 33

Direct democracy-voter participate directly

representative democracy-voters elect representatives to make choices on their behalf

Question 34

Popular sovereignty

Answer 34

No power higher then people in the US

Question 35

What is politics?

Answer 35

The process of determining how power and resources are distributed in society

Question 36

(Four) Democratic theories

Answer 36

Elite democracy

pluralist democracy

participatory democracy

advanced industrial democracy