Political Science 1020E Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Democracy, Order Of Australia, Soviet Union
12 Oct 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Political Science
1020E
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Politics makes the difference
NOT: Intelligence, Propensity to Violence, or even geography
IS: The State The Rule of Law and Accountable government
Politics= collective choices we make to reduce conflict and promote cooperation
Three Types of Questions (we should all be asking)
Descriptive- How things are
1.
Explanatory- Why things are this way
2.
Normative- How things should be
3.
Two Central Questions of Politics
Who gets what?
1.
Says Who?
2.
Two Main Themes
Political Ideas
1.
Political Ideologies
2.
5 Big Ideas
The State
1.
Political Authority
2.
Democracy
3.
Liberty
4.
Distributive Justice
5.
Political Ideologies
How do I fit into the world?
How does the world work?
What should be done?
BOOKS NEEDED
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, FREE SPEECH, ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY, POLITICAL
IDEOLOGIES (SIXTH EDITION)
The Decline of Violence
Steven Pinker’s thesis
Evidence: Is it true?
Explanation: why?
W1L$Introduction$to$Political$Science
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Politics, Power, Authority
-What is Politics?
-Government and the state
-What is power?
-What is authority?
Examples of Politics- Elections, Demonstrations, Policy Decisions, Law-Making
Politics Matters
-Decisions that affect you
-Laws assign rights and duties
-Decisions are enforced
Haiti and the Dominican Republic
-Different Environmental conditions
-Consequences of political decisions
Some Meanings of ‘Politics’
Formal government activity
Dishonestly seeking personal gain
Noble pursuit of the public good
‘Who gets what, when and how?’
Chimpanzee Politics
-Competition, power, conflict
-Dominance strategies and alliances
-Winners and losers
Bonobo Politics
-Peaceful
-Gentle and loving
-Erotic and egalitarian
-Recent Study- They hunt and eat other monkeys
The Elements of Politics
-Social
-Process
-Conflict
-Binding Decisions
-Enforced
Between Love and War
Pure Conflict= war
Pure cooperation= true love,
Politics= conflict and cooperation
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Document Summary
Not: intelligence, propensity to violence, or even geography. Is: the state the rule of law and accountable government. Politics= collective choices we make to reduce conflict and promote cooperation. Three types of questions (we should all be asking) Political philosophy, free speech, ethics and public policy, political. Examples of politics- elections, demonstrations, policy decisions, law-making. Recent study- they hunt and eat other monkeys. 1. who rules? (one, few, many: in whose interests? (in the rulers" interests, in the interests of the governed) Agenda setting (focusing on the nfl rather then puerto rico) In locke"s state of nature, the executive power of the law of nature is possessed by each person. Cooperation is beneficial, so it tends to evolve. If these responses fail, we have two options either continuing, unresolved conflict or the state. Negative argument: the state is the only alternative to the state of nature. Is there a positive argument for a moral duty to obey the state.
