POLITICS EXAM UNIT 1

Question 1

REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY

Answer 1

some people are elected to exercise power on behalf of population

Question 2

LEGITIMACY

Answer 2

perception that an act actor group or institution is justified in its exercise of power: thought to transform power into authority.

Question 3

POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES

Answer 3

political actors see and understand their interests, which are influenced by their ideas, values, experiences and contextual factors

Question 4

ACCOUNTABILITY

Answer 4

doctrine of individual ministerial responsibility.
Ministers are individually responsible to the parliament for actions taken under their authority.

Question 5

Labor Party

Answer 5

Oldest political party in australia. established in 1901. known as the ‘party of initiative’. They have been in government since being elected in the 2022 federal election in Australia.

Question 6

Role of Labor Party/ what do they do?

Answer 6

seek to form government through contesting elections

Question 7

Power and influence of labor party

Answer 7

if they can form government they can put money and support into cheaper childcare, cheaper medicines, tackling climate change and creating jobs.
advocate for social policies and environmental policies and labour policies
if they form executive government, they are able to pass around some funds.
hold government to account if opposition

Question 8

Pork barrelling

Answer 8

when government uses taxpayer money to fund projects designed to win votes

Question 9

why is pork barrelling a problem?

Answer 9

pork barrelling can, under certain circumstances, involve serious breaches of public trust and conduct that amount to corrupt conduct.

Question 10

sources of legitimacy

Answer 10

democratic processes
support and consent from population
ideology

Question 11

sports rorts

Answer 11

shouldve fairly distrubuted money to eligible institutions. parties win elections by winning over marginal electorates. close votes. marginal electorates upgraded when it should have been needy facilities. 43% of projects funded were ineligible after the audit office looked into the situation in 2020

Question 12

WHO IS BRIDGET MCKENZIE?

Answer 12

former sport minister and national senator
allegedly the only reason she resigned was because she failed to disclose that she was member of one of the sport clubs that earnt some of the money conflict of interest

Question 13

difference between an IGG - institution of global governance and a NGO- non- government organisation

Answer 13

ngo is not for profit or charitable business
addresses a social or oolitical issue
eg cancer council aus, schools, unis and hospitals
iggs focus on political relations eg united nations

Question 14

power

Answer 14

capacity of political actors to exert influence, control or authority over or in relation to other actors

Question 15

nation

Answer 15

community of people, based on a particular identity, through common bonds such as a shared culture, language, history, ethnicity and religion

Question 16

example of nation shown

Answer 16

kurds regarded as world’s largest stateless nation

Question 17

sovereignty

Answer 17

state’s ability to exercise exclusive and ultimate control over geographically defined territory

Question 18

global interconnectedness

Answer 18

intricate web of interactions and interdependencies that link countries, societies and individuals around the world.

Question 19

political interests

Answer 19

desires, motivations and goals that shape and drive the behaviour of political actors

Question 20

Political significance

Answer 20

importance, impact or relevance of political event, action, decision or actor within particular society, government or political system

Question 21

national interests

Answer 21

objectives or priorities pursued by states to safeguard their security, economic prosperity, sovereignty and influence through diplomatic, military, economic or cultural means. Often multifaceted and changeable depending on interests.

Question 22

Nationalism

Answer 22

identifying ones own state and support for its interests

Question 23

Ideology

Answer 23

set of interconnected ideas that form a value system of core beliefs and principles

Question 24

humanitarian concerns

Answer 24

belief in value of human life, where individuals assist each other to improve conditions of humanity for moral and unselfish reasons

Question 25

global influence

Answer 25

ability to operate beyond constraints of just one state (e.g social media)

Question 26

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