2. What is a state? The state —a body of , living in a organized and with the to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority PEOPLE POWER POLITICALLY DEFINED TERRITORY
16. Who has the power? To what ends do they use the power?
17. Who has the power? To what ends do they use the power? Karl Marx
18. Who has the power? To what ends do they use the power? CAPITALISTS (BOURGEOISE) WORKERS POLITICAL POWER ECONOMIC STRUGGLE —WHOEVER CONTROLS ECONOMY, CONTROLS GOVERNMENT
19. Who has the power? To what ends do they use the power? Max Weber
20. Who has the power? To what ends do they use the power? POLITICAL POWER TRUE POWER IS HELD BY POSTION AND STRUCTURE RATHER THAN ECONOMICS (BUREAUCRACY) LEADERS BUREAUCRACY
21. Who has the power? To what ends to they the power? C. Wright Mills
22. Who has the power? To what ends do they use the power? MILITARY POLITICAL POWER MILITARY MILITARY BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSINESS PEOPLE PEOPLE PEOPLE PEOPLE PEOPLE PEOPLE PEOPLE PEOPLE POLITICIANS POLITICIANS POLITICIANS MILITARY MILITARY MILITARY POLITICIANS POLITICIANS POLITICIANS POLITICIANS POLITICIANS POLITICIANS POLITICIANS POLITICIANS POLITICIANS POLITICIANS POLITICIANS POLITICIANS POLITICIANS POLITICIANS POLITICIANS SELECT MILTARY AND BUSINESS LEADERS (WEALTH, POWER, PRESTIGE) WEILD POWER ON SELECT POLITICIANS
23. Who has the power? To what ends do they use the power? Pluralist
24. Who has the power? To what ends do they use the power? MANY LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT; MANY COMPETING INTERESTS/GROUPS/PEOPLE
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Notas do Editor
Force theory—the strongest ruled: O’Doyle Rules Evolutionary theory—Family—clan—tribe—agriculture/nomadic— state Divine right theory—God created the state; God gave those of royal standing the “Divine Right” to rule Social Contract theory—four primary philosophers: John Locke, James Harrington, Thomas Hobbes, and Jean Jacques Rousseau: because life in the state of nature was “nasty, brutish, and short,” humans agreed to a social contract
Force theory—the strongest ruled: O’Doyle Rules Evolutionary theory—Family—clan—tribe—agriculture/nomadic— state Divine right theory—God created the state; God gave those of royal standing the “Divine Right” to rule Social Contract theory—four primary philosophers: John Locke, James Harrington, Thomas Hobbes, and Jean Jacques Rousseau: because life in the state of nature was “nasty, brutish, and short,” humans agreed to a social contract
Force theory—the strongest ruled: O’Doyle Rules Evolutionary theory—Family—clan—tribe—agriculture/nomadic— state Divine right theory—God created the state; God gave those of royal standing the “Divine Right” to rule Social Contract theory—four primary philosophers: John Locke, James Harrington, Thomas Hobbes, and Jean Jacques Rousseau: because life in the state of nature was “nasty, brutish, and short,” humans agreed to a social contract
Force theory—the strongest ruled: O’Doyle Rules Evolutionary theory—Family—clan—tribe—agriculture/nomadic— state Divine right theory—God created the state; God gave those of royal standing the “Divine Right” to rule Social Contract theory—four primary philosophers: John Locke, James Harrington, Thomas Hobbes, and Jean Jacques Rousseau: because life in the state of nature was “nasty, brutish, and short,” humans agreed to a social contract
Democracy —supreme political authority rests with the people Direct —will of the people is directly turned into public policy Indirect —representative democracy Dictatorship —those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people Autocracy —single person holds unlimited power Monarchy —hereditarily entitled Dictatorship —entitled by force Oligarchy —power is held by a small, usually self-appointed group
Democracy —supreme political authority rests with the people Direct —will of the people is directly turned into public policy Indirect —representative democracy Dictatorship —those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people Autocracy —single person holds unlimited power Monarchy —hereditarily entitled Dictatorship —entitled by force Oligarchy —power is held by a small, usually self-appointed group
METHOD 2: Geographic distribution of power Unitary government —all powers by the government belong to a single, central agency Federal government —powers are divided between a central government and a local government (division of powers) Confederate government —an alliance of independent states
METHOD 3: Relationship between Legislative and Executive Branches Presidential government —executive and legislative branches of the government are Parliamentary government —the executive branch comes from the legislative branch
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