PSCI 2002- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 94 pages long!)

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PSCI 2002
• Professor: Stephen White

Document Summary

Chapter 1 approaching the study of politics: the political system, concept of political system how a political system responds through feedback to a societies demands. Approaches to the study of politics: institutional approaches, emphasizing the government institutions, constitutions and laws. Historical-institutional: how the institutions evolved overtime, example: the senate, a key concept in this approach is that of path dependence . The phenomenon of path dependence applies in many domains, and politics is no exception. State-based: the idea that people who operate the institutions of government e. g. mp"s, Do not pay too much attention to what the people want. Elected individuals not overly concerned about what the public wants, but instead use their power to influence their own approach: example: when pierre truduea implemented bilingualism throughout the country. Political economy: people in authoritative positions have a major impact on the way the economy works, another approach that brings together the state and society.