POLS 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Peloponnesian War, High Politics, Decision-Making
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Political science started as a branch of history in the 1980"s. Political science is a science because you are studying cause and effect. using the past to study the future. Countries were pulled into war because of treaty obligations agai countries they didn"t want fight. Scholars wanted to learn how to prevent that. In the 4th century bc, thucydides" accounts of the peloponnesian wars laid the groundwork fo some later ps analysis. Pluming- water is a restriction, canada gets more water. Parenting- divorce, marriage couple tax break, child support, political parties, vaccines, population growth. Mattresses- law that you cannot buy used pillows or mattresses. Politics is really about the authorities allocation of values and the making of collective decisio. Democracy works best with popular consultation against k for ve decisions. Stakes of politics look at the important consequences of government action of inaction. It is important to look at who gets what.
