POLS 1150- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 26 pages long!)

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 1150
• Professor: Carol Dauda

Document Summary

Week 2: traditional western ideologies: traditional ideologies were shaped by the enlightenment. It is usually possible to identify the core concepts of an ideology, but all ideologies combine a variety of concepts and therefore their meanings are disputed. In germany belief in the superiority of some humans took on a strong dimension to the extent that nazi germany was known as the racial state. In recent years, the impact of globalization has led to some political theorists to discuss ways of democratizing supranational institutions and processes to create a cosmopolitan democracy. Week 4: key elements of the state: the term constitution can be used in two ways. It is beyond the institutions of the state to change the constitution (unless the constitutions amending formula is followed: amending formulas usually designed to make constitutional change difficult. Functions of constitutions: defines the authority of the state, defines the boundaries of state authority.