POLS 1336- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 84 pages long!)

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Study guide: sign up for short assignment asap, schedule mindtaps assignments, exams are not cumulative :d, all multiple choice (60 mins, takes place in casa, schedule casa exam asap. What is politics and government: politic = who gets what, when and how, government = organization extending to the whole of society that can legitimately carry out its decisions. Types of government aristotle: ruled by - corrupt government, kingship tyrant-dictator, aristocracy oligarchy (government ruled by elite class, constitutional democracy. Democracy vs. republic: democracy, everyone votes on all laws, ancient greek city-states, some towns in new england, republic, people vote on representatives who vote on laws on their behalf, us congress, state legislature, city council. The continental congress: after the french and indian war, colonists were forced to pay taxes to pay off the. Native americans, slavery, etc: didn"t acknowledge ways in which a larger gov. could be ffective, didn"t specify the rights that people should have.