PSCI 101 Lecture Notes - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Political Freedom, Gray Davis
25 Jan 2014
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In whose interest do they rule: whether the rule was lawful/lawless. Polity (constitutional democracy) many people ruling, but according to some sort of rule of law. Autocracy: means self-rule , characteristics, rule is arbitrary and not bound by law, rule is exercised in the interest of the rulers and not in the common interest, rule is based on coercion and fear, exp. Totalitarian: six main elements, an official ideology, a single party typically led by one man; (exp. Germany: a terroristic police, a communications monopoly, a weapons monopoly, a centrally-directed economy. What is a constitution: a constitution is a set of fundamental rules and principles by which a state is organized. The british constitution: not written down in a single document (instead, it is numerous different acts of. Parliament and english law): comprised of many conventions. The american constitution: oldest written constitution (created in 1787)
