POLS 206 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - United States Senate, President Of The United States, National Unity Government
19 Nov 2018
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Country faces challenges : frustration with politicians, terrorism, economic uncertainty, debt. Most people think bad things about gov: media reports bad news (bc these stories sell, high expectations (politicians say things they can do, don"t fulfill them, separation of powers, federalism (lack of consistency between federal and state laws) Good things from gov: armed forces defend, free education, centers for disease control, social safety net for elderly, social services for the rest of us (police, fire, libraries, etc) Invests in new technologies (microchip, gps, internet, computers) Political conflict: can"t have two policies simultaneously, choices about diff alternatives conflict, conflict isn"t bad, its human nature, diff backgrounds diff opinions elaborate set of institution to resolve, sometimes easy to resolve conflict, sometimes more complex, requires. What are political institutions: rules by which conflict is resolved, examples: electoral laws, congress, presidency, bureaucracy, judicial system, definition of gov: collective set of political institutions.
