HIST 150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Totalitarianism, Representative Democracy, Authoritarianism
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Political science: the study of how organized disputes are articulated and then resolved by public decisions made by governments, mostly concerned with studying dispute and its resolution, aims to describe political events, explain pol. behaviour, prescribe policy. Introduced in canada in 1888 by william ashley. Many people have opinions about politics, but there are varying definitions. Politics is present in all social setting, no matter how small the group or society: group a # of people who belonging or classed together. Interest group engages in activity related to govt. decisions: society a large # of people linked by geographical area, sharing a culture. Politics has two basic characteristics: it involves making common decisions for a group or groups of people, some individuals have more power than others in order to make decisions. Politics is about the resolution of dispute and conflict: helps to distribute the things people want without huge arguments.
