POLS 2000- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 28 pages long!)

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2000
• Professor: Bramlett

Document Summary

Wrote to provoke, and think and below the surface of politics. Developing theories about the way the world works. Understanding why people or institutions act the way they do. Understanding why some congresses are more productive than others. A theory puts a specific phenomenon in a broader, general category of casual relationships. If there are only two distinct political positions in the country. Or, if despite the presence of more than 2 distinct political positions, the electoral law forces people of diverse positions to consolidate into 2 large political parties so as to gain an electoral advantage. It"s the a(cid:271)se(cid:374)(cid:272)e of authority or hierar(cid:272)hy, (cid:271)ut (cid:374)ot (cid:374)e(cid:272)essarily (cid:272)haos. Coordinated group activity designed to achieve a common goal that individuals acting on their own could not otherwise attain. The ability to protect, preserve, or maintain control of something of value. State security, regime security, national security, individual security.