Module 1: What is Politics? Flashcards
The power to decide which issues will be discussed/acted on and which issues will not.
Agenda Setting
The right to exercise power.
Authority
Authority based on the perception that a leader has extraordinary or supernatural qualities
Charismatic Authority
A form of power that utilizes threats, capitalizes on fear, and seeks to intimidate actors into compliance.
Coercion
A form of governance legitimated by the people.
Democracy
The localities of power within a given community. It can be determined by formal constitution, societal practice, affluence, or moral authority.
Distribution of Power
The attempt to exert influence through the provision of benefit or to be delivered on the attainment of an outcome.
Inducements
The attempt to exert power over people through ideas, whether they be true or fabricated.
Persuasion
Plato’s argument that the best, and most efficient form of government is a king trained from birth to rule benevolently with a love of knowledge, intelligence, reliability, and the simple life.
Philosopher King
A form of power that is exercised by example. People may choose to emulate or follow another due to such leadership qualities.
Leadership
The right to rule based on legal rules and procedures rather than on the personal qualities or characteristics of the ruler.
Legal-rational Authority
Acceptance by the members of a political community that those in positions of authority have the right to govern
Legitimacy
The authoritative allocation of scarce resources within a given political community
Politics
The ability to achieve an objective by influencing the behaviour of others, particularly to get them to do what they would not have otherwise done.
Power
Authority based on customs that establish the right of certain persons to rule.
Traditional Authority
