PS 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Limited Government, Environmental Policy, Individualism

• School: University of Illinois
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PS 101
• Professor: All

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Definitions: government: the system for implementing decisions made through the political process, factions: groups of like-minded people who try to influence the government. Why do we have a government: to provide order. Politics is the process that determines what government does: key idea 1: politics is conflictual, key idea 2: political process matters, key idea 3: politics is everywhere. Sources of conflict in american politics: economic interests. Definitions: free market: an economic system based on competition among businesses without government interference, cultural values. 1: economic individualism: the autonomy of individuals to manage their own financial decisions without government interference, redistributive tax policies: policies, generally favored by. American culture, leaving their native languages, customs and traditions behind. a. Lecture/discussion notes: lecture 2-why government? (wednesday, january 16, 2013, what is government? (definitions) Bianco and canon"s definition: the system for implementing decisions made through the political process. , both the institutions and the process itself.