PSCI 1100- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 22 pages long!)
11 Oct 2017
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The rules of the election, and the power of the president, were determined by a a new president has been elected by voters. constitution. The result of that election was a surprise. There are uncertainties about whom is coming to power. The outgoing president accepts that his term is over, and he is leaving office. The process by which decisions are made, within a political community, about. How resources are collected and used (taxes and budgets). Goals to be carried out and how they will be achieved (policy). Authoritarianism e. g. syria. (hold power for a very long period). To a group or people (political party). To the people as a whole? (if yes, then that is a democracy, based on the idea of popular vote). A more specific definition of democracy: robert dahl"s definition of democracy: People"s ability to choose their government is made possible through a system which provides: All adult citizens can vote (universal suffrage).
