POL_S 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Mass Media, Due Process
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Broadly the purpose of government provides order and promotes the general welfare. Ideology: a cohesive set of ideals and beliefs used to organize and (cid:1) evaluate the political world. Politics the process that determines what government does. Three key concepts about politics (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1: it is conflictual, process matters, it is everywhere. Public goods services or actions that, once provided to one person, become available to everyone: ex. Police protection, national defense, environmental regulation, and courts: the exact number and identity of specific public goods is frequently debated, we often take them for granted. The framers viewed humans as naturally self-interested. Governments must also be able to handle majority factions: the tyranny of the majority . All national power assigned to congress: each state gets one vote in congress. Both states and congress can coin money (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Both states and congress can form trade agreements.
