POL 101W Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Gabriel Almond, Democratic Deficit, Systematic Code
13 May 2016
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Anarchy : authority is not entrenched in established institutions and practices but rather is made to justify itself over and again. Governments and states are often-quite justifiably- subject to considerable criticism. Democratic deficit: citizens feel that the actions of government and state do not meet their expectations, either in terms of the accountability of the political system to the people or its responsiveness to their interests. At a global level there are increasing discussions about the necessity-or even inevitability of a system of global governance. To bind governments and states more closely to a commonly derived set of laws and norms of behaviour: studying governments (page 31) Gabriel almond: proposed a checklist of functions performed by all governments: Absolute monarchy : a system of government ruled, at least in name, by one individual whose authority is unchecked, final, and permanent: a brief history of government ( page 32) Sumerian & egyptian civilizations (now the middle east) 3500-3000 bce.
