POLB50Y3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Grandfather Clause, Westminster System, Responsible Government
20 Dec 2012
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We try to solve our needs by our own efforts, which can be known as the private or voluntary sectors which function separately from the government. But when our needs get to a point where we can no longer solve them ourselves and we need government to help, it becomes a demand that is given to the public sector; the government. The activity in which conflicting interests struggle for advantage or dominance in the making and execution of public policies. (1) also known as the struggle of power and management of conflicts. The ability of one actor to impose its will on another to get its own way, or to do or get what it wants, usually considered to be the essence of politics and government. (1) Power based on a authorized physical force (including police, armed forces, jails, etc. ) on which government has a near monopoly.
