Week 1 Intro Flashcards
1
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politics definition (textbook)
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activity; influencing/making/implementing collective decisions for a political community
2
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power (2)
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- ability to influence/bargain
- authority: someone who issues commands
3
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conflict resolution (4)
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- gathering/maintaining support
- conflict exists
- struggle for advantage
- bargaining/negotiating may not be equal
4
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political agenda
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- authority/leader controls agenda
5
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compromise (3)
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- national/global level
- peace
- conflict res. process: mobilized support for collective projects
6
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common good (3)
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- democracy
- difficult to discuss in larger groups
- majority (could oppress minorities)
7
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government’s 3 major functions
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(rule): making, application, adjudication
8
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3 main branches
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legislature, executive, judiciary
9
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authority (2)
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- legit power
- democracy: elected
10
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sovereignty (define)
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legal condition w. political authority embedded in domestic political institutions
11
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citizenship (2)
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- relationship between an individual and state
- right to vote*
12
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voter turnout
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- steadily declining in many democratic countries (eg Canada)
- variation among countries
13
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young voters (2)
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- less likely to vote than older
- 2011: (18-24) 39% vs (55+) 70%
14
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Australia’s mandatory voting (3)
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- 1924 when voter turnout dropped (58%)
- $20 fine
- may cast invalid/blank ballot
15
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(+) side of mandatory voting (4)
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- citizen’s duty
- public act
- everyone benefits
- right to cast blank ballot
