POL_SC 1100 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Robert D. Putnam, Montesquieu, Timothy Mcveigh
27 Dec 2016
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Harold lasswel: defined politics as who gets what, when, and how. Regime types: democracy, authoritarian (leaders face few legal restrictions but are checked by non-institutional forces), totalitarian (a dictator holds all the power, controls all of society) Timothy mcveigh: okc bombing (1995), ex-military, angry about ruby ridge and waco, felt government was infringing on rights of people. Capital punishment: battle ground issue, some consider it cruel and unusual punishment, which in prohibited in the constitution, pg. Libertarianism: support individual liberty, against government regulation, anti- internationalist, favor liberty and freedom. Conservatism: favors traditional views on social and cultural matters and limited role for government. Favor order and security above all else and the free market. Liberalism: tend to support social and cultural change, want an activist government, favor equality, government should stay out of private life unless it violates someone else"s liberty, concerned about environment.
