intro to Poli Sci Flashcards

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What is Government?

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the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies

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public policies

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all of the things that a gov decides to do (laws)

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3
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If a gov. can’t control a society it will_____

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Fail

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4
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Power is___

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control

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5
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Control is obtained and maintained through some combination of __

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force and influence

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6
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6 types of power

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  • physical force
  • wealth
  • state action
  • social norms (make people change( marriage equality))
  • ideas
  • numbers (amount of people)
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first law of power

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-power is never static, if you aren’t taking action, your being acted upon

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Second law of power

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  • Power is like water, it flows and moves and changes
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third law of power

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power compounds

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10
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3 main types of governmental power

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  • legislative: laws
  • executive: executes the laws (enforces)
  • Judicial: Judges if laws are constitutional or not (limits gov.)
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4 key features of a country

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  • population
  • territory(land)
  • sovereignty (independence, freedom)
  • government
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purpose of a gov?

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The preamble… in order to form a more perfect union

  • establish justice
  • ensure domestic tranquility
  • provide for the common defense
  • promote the general welfare
  • and secure the blessings of our liberty to ourselves and our posterity
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Force theory

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one person or a group claimed control over an area and forced all within it to submit to that persons rule

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evolutionary theory

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the primitive family of which one person was the head and thus the “government”.
- was the first stage in political gov. overtime this family became a network of relatives, a clan. once this clan stopped being nomadic , it settled down and state was born

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divine right theory

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god created state, and had given royal birth the “divine right” to rule. opposition to the king was considered treason/ mortal sin

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social contract theory

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created by hobbes, harrington, locke, and rosseau.
- no gov. existed, people were only as secure as their own physical strength/ intelligence. agreed to create state to provide safety for all

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political parties

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groups of people with a similar ideology seeking to control political power and influence

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democrat

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blue, donkey, focus on equality, gov. must regulate economy and buisness, pro social programs (welfare, medicare), favor diplomacy over military intervention (doves)

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republican

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red, elephant, economic freedom, limited gov in economy, more traditional/ christian values

  • critical of social programs, favor individual accountability
  • favor stronger military, less diplomacy (hawks)
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partisian

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supporting 1 party

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bi partisian

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working with both parties

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hyperpartisian

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extreme partisianship

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media

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how we are informed

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gatekeeper

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controls what info is shared

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dictatorship
1 man rule over all
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aristocracy
wealthy inherited power of a group
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oligarchy
small group that seized power, small self appointed elite
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democracy
all citizens vote on all decisions
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authoriratarian
dictatorship, aristocracy, oligarchy - rulers control people - cannot be held accountable - oldest and most common gov.
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democracy
- supreme power rests with the people | - gov. has "consent of the governed"
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republic
falls under democracy | citizens elect leaders to make decisions
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unitary
single, central agency holds all power
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federal
power is shared between national and local gov
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confederate
alliance of independence states, with a limited central gov
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relationship between legislature and executive power
- presidential: power separated between 2 branches | - legislature selects executive
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secretary of state
John Kerry
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secretary of treasury
Jacob Lew
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secretary of defense
ashton carter
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attorney general
loretta lynch
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chief justice
john glover roberts
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speaker of the house
John Boehner
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senate majority leader
mitch McConnell, and Harry Reid
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PA senators
Pat toomy | Bob Casey Jr.
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GV representative
Pat Meehan