Lecture 5

Question 1

… is a political system where power resides with the people. ‘‘Power of the people’’

Answer 1

Democracy

Demos = people
Kratos = power

Question 2

… is the ability to achieve a desired outcome, to make other do what they would otherwise not do. it is a rational concept often associated with coercion or force. people fear it. you do not have this just by yourself.

Answer 2

Power

Question 3

3 faces of power

Answer 3

decision making > choosing what to do

agenda setting > choosing what to do

Tought control > shape what people want or do

Question 4

… emerged in ancient Greece in a restricted and exclusive form. It was men or soldiers coming togheter to discuss and vote on matter. it was a negative term for a long time. it was equated to mob mentality or tyranny. because at the time it did not think for the common good of all people just the one making the decisions. (Aristotle)

Answer 4

Democracy

Question 5

in 509 BC rome beame an … ruled by two consuls chosen from the patricians (land owners aristocracy) they assembled in a sense which was the republic governing body

Answer 5

oligarchic

Question 6

… who were plebeians (traders & artisans) changed democracy in Rome. wealthy plebeians demanded acces to power and written laws to protect themselves against the arbitrariness of those in power.

Answer 6

Free citizens

Question 7

Rome stepped away from democracy and turned into a … under julias caesar (100 - 44 BC) it then became an … under Octavian Augustus (63BC - 14 AD)

Answer 7

dictatorship
empire

Question 8

what type of ruling system was there in medieval Europe?

Answer 8

One where god was linked with power. Rulers gained power trough the support of the church

Question 9

power in medical Europe was divided between … … …. There was not just one person making the decisions alone you dependent on echoer. they always had pushback on each others powers. I help you but what do I get in return.

Answer 9

kings, nobles , cities

Question 10

between who was there always a battle?

Answer 10

between the church and emperors they were always fighting about who had the ultimate power between the two.

Question 11

there was a rise in …

Answer 11

absolutism monarch power

Question 12

they were absolute monarch because …

Answer 12

they had absolute power

Question 13

who was executed during the English revolution in 1649

Answer 13

King Charles the 1st

Question 14

which constitution of power replaced that of the monarchy in the English revolution ?

Answer 14

Oliver Cromwell’s military dictatorships

Question 15

In 1688 an alliance between … and … brought a new monarch on the throne brining monarch back > was done because no one liked the military dictatorships

Answer 15

noble elites and non noble elites

Question 16

but monarchy was not like before there were rules set in place. Elites agreed to be a systematic taxation system on their wealth . monarchy had restricted authority. this was also called …

Answer 16

the bill of right (1689)

Question 17

French was still divided. you could divide them into 3 separate estates :

Answer 17

clergy > 1% of the people owned 10% of the land
Nobles > 2% of the people owned 25% of the land
middle class, peasant and city workers > 97 % of the people, owned 65% of the land.

Question 18

in august of 1789 the members of the newly elected Assemblée Nationale created an emblematic document that wanted to offer a new version of society and had an universal claim: …

Answer 18

Rights for all man kind

Question 19

… was the embodiment of the enlightmenten. it was against the idea of monarch ruling based on power they got from religion

Answer 19

French Revolution

Question 20

French revolution was important because:

Answer 20

it ended feudalism in France and beyond

Class privlage was replaced with the enlightenment ideas and equal rights.

Liberte equality and fraternite became the example for people all over Europe and the world > rise of nationalism