PSCI 110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Quasi, Clientelism, Totalitarianism

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PSCI 110
• Professor: Jingjing Huo

Document Summary

Is the hardware while regime is the program making use of hardware. Most important document is the passport, defines relationship with the state. Government: leadership in charge of running the state: use state to enforce their ideals of freedom and equality but conform to the regime and are weak and easily replaceable institutions. Country: combined entity of government, state, regime, citizens in the system. Agriculture and domestication of animals allowed complexity of political system and determinations of who gets what, who has what rights forced creation of city and state. Sovereignty emerged through social contract between rulers and subjects, while violence lead to creation of political organizations to improve security, allow innovation built through taxation, laws, bureaucracy and leadership from ancient greek ideals. Emerged from reaction to warlords as they banded people together to defend territory, offered protection and security in exchange for payment.