politics

Question 1

Society

Answer 1

A group of people who lives by the same rules. rules-> create stability

Question 2

Government

Answer 2

a specialized activity of individuals institutions who make and enforce public decision that apply to the community

Question 3

3 functions

Answer 3

1) make and enforce the rules
2) protect from external attack
3) create a system to dispute among the members of the society ex: the courts

Question 4

Politics

Answer 4

process of conflict resolution where support is mobilized for collective projects. usually end in a settlement

Question 5

Coaltion

Answer 5

the joining of two or more stakeholders during a conflict of interest

Question 6

three types of coalitions

Answer 6

1) mass politics in larger democracies: politics of individual who largely share the same policy and objectives, they work together to win power
2) Formal alliance: an agreement between the members that imposes obligations and confer benefits ex:NATO
2) Personal Coalitions: based on personal relationship in a small scale setting

Question 7

Power

Answer 7

a social mobility to get others to do what you want

Question 8

type of power

Answer 8

Influence
Coercion
Authority

Question 9

Influence

Answer 9

the ability to get others to do what you want them to do
they agree voluntarily

Question 10

Type of Influence

Answer 10

1) Intellect: present arguments and facts
2)Emotion: get them riled up, not thinking so they don’t come around your pov
3) Self Interest: show the target how it would benefits her
4) Group Solidarity: show how the group that the target belongs to will benefit from it

Question 11

Coercion

Answer 11

the act of getting other to what you want by using force or threat ex: fines

Question 12

Authority

Answer 12

a form of power where the person giving the order is seem as having the right to do so and the person receiving it accepts to obey

Question 13

type of authority

Answer 13

1) natural authority: based on the human tendency to lead or to follow ex: parents
2) public authority: it is a public position held by an individus, they don’t have it for ever ex: police

Question 14

Webers Autority Models

Answer 14

Traditional Model
Legal Model
Charismatic Model

Question 15

Traditional Model

Answer 15

• held by a single person (crown, king,queen)
• by inheritance
  -rationale system: #1 diets will #2 traditional wills
  -rule of man: rules a created as a weapon by the rulers against their enemy. they are created in a unpredictable way
  -loyalty>competences
  -characterized by a lack of social mobility

Question 16

Legal Model

Answer 16

• placed by legal document that is viewed as legitimate ex: constitution
• rule of law: all laws are applied and enforce to all equally without bias
  -competence>loyalty open to a wider portion of society
• social mobility is a feature of society

Question 17

Charismatic Model

Answer 17

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Question 18

Sovereignty

Answer 18

the absolute authority -> overrides all other authority
before: king & queens
now: the highest level of gout.
- power to amend,enforce the rules
-power to make the rules
-power associated with the executive branch of govt
-power to talk with other sovereign without interference sovereign deal with other sovereigns

Question 19

State

Answer 19

exists when sovereign power is excert through a population with a specific territorial borders

Question 20

Citizenship

Answer 20

a member ship of a state

Question 21

Origins

Answer 21

comes from Ancient Greece
-> the “free mate”
- not everyone could be a part of the citizenship ( no woman, slaves & child)
- could participate in the political life of their city

Question 22

Now

Answer 22

-> more inclusive
2 fundamentals rights
1) participate in the politic process
- vote
-run for office
2) right of residence: live, peace and return to the state

Question 23

how to get citizenship

Answer 23

1) jus soli
2)jus sanginis
3)naturalization

Question 24

law

Answer 24

a rule of human conduct that can be enforce by coercion of necessary

Question 25

4 laws

Answer 25

-retribution- punishment of the rule break
-restitution- a compensation to the victim of the rule break
-rehabitilation- a change of behaviour on the part of the rule breaker to reduce the change of another rule break
-restraint- they modify their behaviour to avoid unpleasant consequences?

Question 26

Type of sovereignty

Answer 26

Individual
parlamantary
popular

Question 27

Individual

Answer 27

• held by an single person
  -associated w bodin

Question 28

Parliamentary

Answer 28

• held by groups ( house of crown, house of Dieu, house of commons)
  -> they work together, and exercise power together
  -developped with Blackstone

Question 29

Popular

Answer 29

• all indvs are sovereign
  direct democracy: they must all participate in the decision-making process of the gouv
  indirect democracy: the population choose a represent that is going to participate in the adminstration of the gout and is going to make decision on their behalf
  -associate with Rousseau

Question 30

Nation

Question 31

Ethnic Nation

Answer 31

• more insular, exclusionary ( same religion, langage)
• sense of identity based on common objectives factors
• live for years and not be part of the nation

Question 32

Civic Nation

Answer 32

• more inclusive
• based on the acceptance of the political order
• can be part of the nation in a few years

Question 33

Nation

Answer 33

a sense of identity that is based on common factors like langage, religion. it is a psychological and subjective reality that transcend from objective factors

Question 34

Origins of Nation