SOC 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Participatory Democracy, Athenian Democracy, Far-Left Politics
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A political system grounded on the rule of an individual or family that is passed from generation to generation. Monarchs are defined through family membership or a divine connection that confirms the righteousness of their rule. Constitutional monarchy: monarchs are largely symbolic in that true leadership is held by an elected body, king or queen is head of state (ceremonial role), prime minister is head of government. (ex: great britain and canada) *authoritarian regime: political systems controlled by rulers who reject the rights of citizens to participate directly in the actions of gov"t, hereditary rulers rely on tradition as the basis for their use of force (ex: saudi arabia). Hussein): dictators generally emerge in poor areas where literacy rates are low, communication technologies are limited, and freedom of the press is restricted, all of which hamper the ability of citizenry to mobilize. Military leaders who seize political power (ex: burma,
