[POLS 1400] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 23 pages long Study Guide!

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Office hours: tuesday and wednesday, 3-5pm (mackinnon 517) Politics who gets what, when, and how -harold laswell. What power, decision making processes, the enforcement of laws, public policy. When elections (length of time between elections varies, typically based on whether it"s a majority or minority government; standard length of time is 4 years) How by electing members of parliament in your riding. Government set of institutions that make and enforce collective, public decisions; also the current group in power. Ideology body of ideas used in support of an economic, political or social theory. Democracy is not an ideology; ideologies are liberalism, conservatism, socialism, fascism, communism, etc. Public administration the way in which governments conduct themselves through bureaucratic processes; a discipline and a practice. Organizations of paid public servants, regulatory agencies, tribunals, etc. Direct democracy a system in which people have a direct say in matters of the state (plebiscites, referendums, initiatives)

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