PO101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Consumer Confidence, Postcolonialism, Selfishness
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5 short answers: for each term provide a clear definition and relate to the po101 course material (textbook/ course lecture) 2 essay questions: each answer is worth 5 marks (10 points) so make sure you have five clear points in your answer. Short answers: politics, politics is a social activity that is inseparably linked to the wonders of conflict and cooperation. It is based on the power relations between those who engaged in conflict and cooperation. One of the goals of politics is fairness in society, however vague this goal may be, politics has always involved controversy as well as co-operation, debate and accord. It is the art of government and only concerns those in power. Po(cid:449)e(cid:396) (cid:272)a(cid:374) also be shared (power with people). Different types of powers include economy, military, culture, race, religion, media. There are also three dimensions of power in politics which are power as decision making, power as agenda setting, and power as domination.
