POLITICS EXAM UNIT 1 Flashcards
HELPPP
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
some people are elected to exercise power on behalf of population
LEGITIMACY
perception that an act actor group or institution is justified in its exercise of power: thought to transform power into authority.
POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES
political actors see and understand their interests, which are influenced by their ideas, values, experiences and contextual factors
ACCOUNTABILITY
doctrine of individual ministerial responsibility.
Ministers are individually responsible to the parliament for actions taken under their authority.
Labor Party
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.
Role of Labor Party/ what do they do?
seek to form government through contesting elections
Power and influence of labor party
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
Pork barrelling
when government uses taxpayer money to fund projects designed to win votes
why is pork barrelling a problem?
pork barrelling can, under certain circumstances, involve serious breaches of public trust and conduct that amount to corrupt conduct.
sources of legitimacy
democratic processes
support and consent from population
ideology
sports rorts
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
WHO IS BRIDGET MCKENZIE?
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
difference between an IGG - institution of global governance and a NGO- non- government organisation
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
power
capacity of political actors to exert influence, control or authority over or in relation to other actors
nation
community of people, based on a particular identity, through common bonds such as a shared culture, language, history, ethnicity and religion
example of nation shown
kurds regarded as world’s largest stateless nation
sovereignty
state’s ability to exercise exclusive and ultimate control over geographically defined territory
global interconnectedness
intricate web of interactions and interdependencies that link countries, societies and individuals around the world.
political interests
desires, motivations and goals that shape and drive the behaviour of political actors
Political significance
importance, impact or relevance of political event, action, decision or actor within particular society, government or political system
national interests
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.
Nationalism
identifying ones own state and support for its interests
Ideology
set of interconnected ideas that form a value system of core beliefs and principles
humanitarian concerns
belief in value of human life, where individuals assist each other to improve conditions of humanity for moral and unselfish reasons
global influence
ability to operate beyond constraints of just one state (e.g social media)
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