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MODULE 1: STUDY OF POLITICS Flashcards

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approaches in politics

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arena and process

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came from the greek word polis which means city state

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politics

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3
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only form of government existing at that time

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politics

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it is an art or science of government concerned with proper management of the affairs of the society

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politics

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5
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follows a formalistic conception of politics

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arena approach

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provides a comprehensive view of politics

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process approach

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7
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limits politics to the state and all its instrumentalities
and related institutions, its hierarchy of offices and
personnel, laws, and policies.

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arena approach

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8
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is the term generally used to describe the formal institutions through which a group of people
is ruled or governed.

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government

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8
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what is the meaning of gubernare

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steer control or direct

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8
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does not only focus on elections and various legal
means of citizen participation and representation
but also on organized protests, rebellion, and other
activities that are outside the constitutional and
legal framework.

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process approach

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refers to the complex interactions of both public and private spheres of governing bodies to manage the affairs of society

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governance

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10
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an activity of controlling sectors of society through set of rules

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governing

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functions of politics

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A. POLITICS AS “THE AUTHORITATIVE ALLOCATION OF VALUES FOR A SOCIETY”
B. POLITICS AS “WHO GETS, WHAT, WHEN, AND HOW”

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12
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one can
understand politics as a complex set of interactions between inputs and outputs, internal and external
environments, feedback, and the political system.

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POLITICS AS “THE AUTHORITATIVE ALLOCATION OF VALUES FOR A SOCIETY”

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are demands and supports that are fed into the political system

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input

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are decisions and policies that result out of the political system

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output

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can be anything that the citizens and groups in society would want or ask their
governments to provide or to respond to.

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demands

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can be both internal and external, shape how demands and supports get fed into
the system and how the system processes them into decisions and policies.

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environment

17
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serves as the means to communicate to the political system the response of
the public

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feedback loop

18
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Politics functions like a battlefield or battleground where political actors try to subdue each other by any
means to get what they want or the most of what they can get, either for public good or private gain. It
is competitive such that some end as winners and reign supreme while others lose and join the ranks
of the opposition or the mass.

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. POLITICS AS “WHO GETS, WHAT, WHEN, AND HOW”

19
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is a family in which multiple members are involved in politics particulary electoral politics

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political dynasty

20
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the ability to influence the behavior of others with or without resistance

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power

21
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what are the three faces of power

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  1. DECISION-MAKING: THE FIRST FACE OF POWER
  2. AGENDA-SETTING: THE SECOND FACE OF POWER
  3. PREFERENCE-SHAPING: THE THIRD FACE OF POWER
22
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is a more or less coherent set of ideas that provides the basis for organized political action,

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ideologies

23
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functions of political ideology

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  1. explanatory
  2. evaluative
  3. orientative
  4. programmatic
24
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explains why social political and economic conditions are as they are particulary in time of crisis

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explanatory

25
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evaluating social conditions. it provides criteria required to answer similar questions

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evaluative

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it supplies adherents with orientation and sense of identity of who the individual is

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orientative

27
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function by setting out a general social and political actions

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programmatic

28
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  • came from greek word anarkhia meaning without rules
  • oppose the state
  • advocate for abolition
  • the government is evil and oppressive
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anarchism

28
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political ideologies

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Anarchism
Socialism
Liberalism
Conservatism
Fascism

29
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  • latin word liber meaning free
  • sees the state as a neutral arbiter
  • favor openness, debate, and self determination
  • accepts and celebrates moral, cultural, and political diversity
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liberalism

29
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what is the central tenet of socialism

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collectivism

29
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  • latin sociare means to combine or to share
  • believe in utopian vision of better society
    marxists have stressed the link between the state and the class system
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socialism

30
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  • have been known to be resistant or opposed to change
  • believers in the importance of social order
  • links the state to the need to provide authority and discipline and to protect society from chaos and disorder
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conservatism

31
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  • italian term fascismo is derived from fascio, meaning bundle of sticks
  • anti rational, anti liberal, anti consevative, anti capitalist, anti bourgeois, anti communist, and so on
  • they believe that absolute leadership and elite rule are natural and desirable
  • believs in totalitarianism
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fascism

32
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is primarily a political-legal concept. It is a legally constituted entity which provides its citizens
protection both from internal and external insecurity and aggression.

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state

32
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are commonly defined as cultural entities, that is, groupings of people bound together by shared
values and traditions.

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nations

33
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elements of state

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  • people
  • territory
  • government
  • sovereignty
33
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refers to the increasing interdependence of markets and production in different countries
through trade in goods and services, cross-border flows of capital, and exchanges of technology.

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globalization

34
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is characterized by the internationalization of markets, trade, finance, investment;
privatization, deregulation and pro-market re-regulation; as well as rapid integration of trade, finance, and
investment.

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economic globalization

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