SOC 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Corporate Welfare, Justin Trudeau, Feudalism
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Key ideas about the role of the state. An organized political structure that carries out tasks required by more complex societies as their population and geographic size increase, as warfare and trade expand, and as social inequalities become more extreme (naiman, 2012, p. 165) The state is collectively the government, military, police, and judiciary (judges) : the judiciary tries to have some control over things but generally don"t. And the state is responsible for the repercussions of private economic activity. Balances different interest groups: the government has to balance the different interest groups even with a majority government. Acts for the good of all / majority: politicians say they"re going to do certain things because it is important for the majority or because it"s good for our country. The government is an autonomous decision-making body: in theory no one is the boss of justin trudeau except the person who may vote him in or may vote him out.
