POL 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Pedophilia, Nationstates, One Campaign
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Introduction to Politics – Lecture Notes
o Review of Week Two:
o Three elements of a state:
o 1) Territory
o 2) Population
o 3) Sovereignty
o Two different types of sovereignty:
o 1) Internal – It’s population recognizes
o 2) External – People from other states recognize
o How is a state different from a government:
o State: Is an independent, self-governing political community whose
governing institutions have the capability to make rules that are binding
on the population residing within a particular territory.
o Government: The set of institutions that makes decisions and oversees
their implementation on behalf of the state for a particular period of time.
o Essentially, government is a temporary representation of a state.
o What is the difference between nation and nation-states:
o Nation: Is a group of people who share a sense of common identity and
who typically believe they should be self-governing within their homeland.
o Nation-state:“A sovereign state based on people living in a country who
share a sense of common identity as members of a particular nation.
Introduction to Politics – Tutorial Notes
o Every political party is tied to an ideology.
o The US Constitution almost banned political parties and this would’ve been bad
because uneducated people would have to learn individual differences rather
than just knowing the ideology of the party.
o For example, in Alabama a democrat won a seat for the first times in years
because the republican candidate was accused of pedophilia – showing it was
based more on the individual.
o The US has been the largest super power since WWII.
o What does not fit on the left/right spectrum: environment and internet.
o What does fit on the spectrum: economic and social issues.
o Liberals are center-right (economically)and center-left (socially).
o The liberals are not tied to ideology, are called a personality.
o The NDP are second to last left.
o The Conservatives are second to last right.
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