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Section 1
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Sovereignty
Having the right to have TOTAL CONTROL of a country These crisis tend to be very VIOLENT Ex. Division of Canada by british and french Quebec did NOT result in violence
Anti-trust Laws
part of modern liberalism PROHIBITS companies from doing monopolies
T. Hobbes ("Leviathan") Theory
argued that people lived short lives because of violence One-way relationship w/ Monarch Gave up freedoms for peace
Thomas Hill Green
Father of Modern Liberalism
The State
As a country; NOT union of government GRADUATES to become NATION
State conditions
boundaries/borders population government
JJ Rousseau (french)
argues that life was pleasant civilization created lust & greed this theory does NOT include monarch book named "social contract" people came into an agreement that GENERAL WILL was supreme & MUST be respected government without ruling of ONE monarch above everyone, was found attractive by other people
Ideology (A. Downs)
verbal image of a good society & the chief means of constructing that society what separates political parties all believe in what is GOOD for the nation
4 major sources of power
Military Economic Psychological Divine
Government
An institution that resolves human disputes through the use of laws & superior power
Benign sexism
discrimination does not cause benefit or harm ex. names are gender specific
Malignant sexism
discrimination creates harm ex. boys hit boys who hit them first ex. pay women less for same job
Feminism
Hierachy is taken over by white women who fight more towards race & class Womanists fight for all women regardless of race or class (Alice Walker) REFUSE to identify as feminists believe that Feminism should be focused on gender equality
Economic power
MOST effective method of power Ex. Packistan gets about $10 billion in aid from U.S (if they do not abide by US rules they will get no money)
Fascism
Nationalistic ideology w/ totalitarian values & structures Ex. Adolf Hitler in Germany killed over 6 million Jews
comparitive advantage
each country has its own unique abundance of something
J. Locke
argued people developed relationship w/ Monarch because it was practical , not b/c of fear Two-way relationship Monarch had responsibility of protecting lives, properties , liberties People had responsibilities to obey laws of Monarch Monarch had right to punish People had right to revolt
Social Contract Theories
T. Hobbes J. Locke JJ Rousseau Made to make life easier (harmony)
Locke's liberties
1. right to be heard 2. right to be represented 3. right to live life
Legitimacy
Legal & psycological right to govern Ex. Opinion polls measure this
Power
CORE of politics [ having the capacity to change the course of action]
Adam Smith
father of modern conservatism bible of MC "wealth of nations"
Theory of history
exploitation will go on & on until revolution where proletariat will revolt against bourgeoisie and ELIMINATE them socialist revolution will get rid of division of classes and create COLLECTIVE OWNERSHIP
Military power
weapons of mass destruction & regular ones Ex. 1973 Nuclear War (Arabs got together to attack Israel)
Theocracy
A government controlled by religious leaders Ex. India was seperated because of religion
Pyscological power
very important effective method [people want to have a image of a good person] Ex. US sees itself as being very moral
Theory of economics
marx argues that everything revolves around economics super structure of society social institutions (politics,church,family,education) are ALL tools of exploitation
Marxism
Karl argues that material wealth does NOT matter, only the SOUL does & cares about life after death also argues that capitalism is an exceedingly exploited system; so greedy that it will SELF DESTRUCT
Benevolent sexism
discrimination is beneficial ex. women get saved first in fire
Divine power
[Religion] powerful influence in politics Ex. US does not act on religion Iran has a spiritual leader Ayatollah Religious figures: Malcom X, MLK
Modern Liberalism
according to thomas: there are positive and negative freedoms government should be decreasing negative freedoms & increasing positive freedoms government should regulate marketplace best interest in society ex. social security money for retirement limited regulations that WILL NOT cripple people's opportunity for success
Nationalism
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country Has no substance/content since it relies on Emotional Appeal Creates an "Us" vs "Them" mentality weakness: idea that all Americans live in America is flawed
State of nature
similarities between ALL social contract theories
Types of Sexism
benevolent benign malignant according to Ali A Mazrui
Politics definition (Tom Devos)
resources being divided among different people
Edmund Burke
conservatist side traditions should be kept if not broken do not fix it no regulations=disaster ex. if 40 students in class and teacher leaves $40 but assigns each $1, people will argue that they need more based on financial need
Key elements of Marxism
theory of economics theory of social class theory of history
class consciousness
prior to the revolution, people will become AWARE of where they belong in society
Sexism
discrimination based on gender in the 1970s women created books on inequality
Natural Theory
The state is a STAGE in the evolution of human history (meant to happen) Ex. Aristotle Natural for humans to live in groups
Democracy (old definition)
In Greece, this was listening to the voice of the society (majority rules) women or slaves were NOT allowed to vote
Authority
having the ability to WIN obedience cannot go beyond boundaries Ex. Teacher cannot tell students to be in class on time if teacher is always late
Theory of social class
bourgeoisie (rich) & proletariat (poor) class 5% of population 95% of population bourgeoisie own means of population in society --exploit the proletariat argues that people who work more get less surplus value
Divine Theory
created by those who believed that the world was made by God (and chose its leaders) Ex. Thomas Paine argued that the state was made so that God could watch over us due to the orignal sin (adam & eve) Morocco King Hassan IV used this theory
Politics definition (Edwin Coulter)
resolution of human disputes through compromise
Theories of the state
Divine Charismatic Natural Social Contract Theories
Modern Conservatism
according to adam: limited government let economic forces supply & demand should not determine prices invisible hand of government decisions should be left for the people
Representative Democracy
citizens select a group of representatives that can vote on the behalf of majority (not always right)
Karl Marx
father of marxism/communism intellectual german jew passionate about RELIGION & CAPITALISM created "the common manifesto" skeptical about religion (opium of masses) as long as there continues to be idea of "STATE" discrimination will occur
Charasmatic Theory
The state came into being by individuals or groups Ex. Modern Germany created through blood and iron
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