Unit 1.5-1.7

Question 1

Power

Answer 1

The ability to make others do what you would have them do

Question 2

Sources of Civic Power

Answer 2

1. physical force
2. wealth
3. state action
4. social norms
5. ideas
6. numbers.

Question 3

the 3 Laws Power

Answer 3

1. power is never static
2. power is like water
3. power compounds

Question 4

Law 1 : Power is never static

Answer 4

It’s always either accumulating or decaying in a civic arena. So if you aren’t taking action, you’re being acted upon.

Question 5

1. physical force

Answer 5

control of the means of force such as police or military

Question 5

Law 2 : power is like water

Answer 5

power impacts every aspect of life. Politics is the work of controlling that flow in a direction you prefer. Policy is power frozen.

Question 6

Law 3 : power compounds

Answer 6

Power begets more power, and so does powerlessness.

Question 7

2. wealth

Answer 7

money creates the ability to buy results & many types of power

Question 8

3. state action

Answer 8

use of law to compel people to do (or not do) certain things

Question 9

4. social norms

Answer 9

has ability to make people change behavior based on what “society” accepts as “normal”

Question 10

5. Ideas

Answer 10

can generate power if it motivates enough people to change their thinking or actions

Question 11

6. Numbers

Answer 11

power expressed through collective intensity of interest in asserting legitimacy

Question 12

Democratic

Answer 12

-Encourages citizens to participate in elections.
-Free, Fair and competitive elections
Limits Military role in policy making
ex : ( UK/Mexico)

Question 13

Authoritarian

Answer 13

Lack of free, fair and competitive election
Usually don’t encourage citizens to vote, even though voting is available.
ex : ( China/Iran)

Question 14

important date (Iran)

Answer 14

(Before: Monarchy)
1979 Islamic Revolution

Question 15

important dates (Russia)

Answer 15

(Before: Monarchy)
1917 Russian Revolution
1991 collapse of the Soviet Union

Question 16

important date (China)

Answer 16

(Before: Civil War/monarchy)
1949 Communist Revolution

Question 17

important date (Nigeria)

Answer 17

(Before: Military junta)
hand over power to civilian/ Elected government

Question 18

What is government?

Answer 18

Group of members who are responsible for managing , making policies and maintaining the nation/state.

Question 19

What is Regime?

Answer 19

a particular government/system or method of government

Question 20

What is a Coup d’etat?

Answer 20

an overthrow of government typically by a military or political leader

Question 21

What is a Revolution?

Answer 21

When there is a transformation of government and system.

Question 22

Legitimacy structure (Iran)

Answer 22

The Constitution names Islam as the official Religion. Sharia law provides the government with legitimacy. Legislature: Majles is directly elected ( but candidates are vetted by the Supreme Leader). (head of state : Khoemeni)

Question 23

Legitimacy structure (UK)

Answer 23

Voting for a religious establishment that provides the citizens/public with guidance which provides the government legitimacy.
Religious Clerics marry within the political/Merchant Class of Iran to cement their legitimacy. Head of state : Queen of England - title is the defender of the faith. Protestant (Anglican Church)

Question 23

Unitary system

Answer 23

-power is centralized at the national level
-the central government is responsible for most areas of policy
ex: Iran, Uk, China

Question 24

Federal system

Answer 24

-state power is de-centralized but can be aysemtric, not evenly divided between regions
-taxation, education, law making at local levels
-National Policy enforcement less efficient
-May weaken state authority if there are too many regions
ex : Russia, Nigeria, Mexico

Question 25

political cleavege

Answer 25

china : hong kong and macau / tibet
U.K : Scotland / wales / northern Ireland

Question 25

key similarities of Unitary system and Federal system example

Answer 25

(Chukutka Autonomous Okrug in Russia- ethnic groups,
Scotland in UK- Scottish identity,
Northern States in Nigeria- Shari’a law,
China has Hong Kong and Macau. Sino-British and Sino-Portuguese agreements in the 1980s, but were relinquished in the late 1990s.

Question 26

key similarities of Unitary system and Federal system

Answer 26

-Both Federal and Unitary systems can have autonomous- (semi-sovereign) regions.
In both systems, national governments can delegate powers to sub-national governments.

Question 26

aysemtric meaning

Answer 26

not evenly divided between regions

Question 27

Nigeria’s federal system:

Answer 27

was designed to reduce the powers of the three main ethnic groups, Hausa-Fulani, Yoruba, and Igbo. Result: There is a discouragement of national unity ( by the different ethnic groups) and there is an increase in corruption at the local level.

Question 28

Chinas unitary system :

Answer 28

China’s received Hong Kong and Macau in exchange for upholding the systems in those territories and allowing Portugal and UK access to future Chinese markets.

Question 29

Russias federal system :

Answer 29

Russia had many autonomous regions, but now only has 4 in the central and northern regions. (Chechnya, for example, was no longer autonomous after 2004) (Creation of more districts that have local autonomy, but not many regions)