is politics? – no real definition “Art of the possible” “who get what when & how” “authoritative allocation of values” -Sciences: Hard: biology‚ chemistry‚ physics‚ math(experiments can be replicated & get same results) Soft: archeology‚ political science (cant be replicated‚ lots of theories)‚ experiments cant be replicated -Basic Concepts of politics- -Power- -Political science majors study power NOT politics -Hard power- forcing someone to do something ex. Injuring‚ kidnapping -Soft power- more
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1. Political theory- is the study of the concepts and principles that people use to describe‚ explain‚ and evaluate political events and institutions. Traditionally‚ the discipline of political theory has approached this study from two different perspectives: the history of political thought‚ and contemporary political philosophy 2. Public law- is that part of law which governs relationships between individuals and the government‚ and those relationships between individuals which are of direct
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APA format to support your main points. O’CONNELL‚ A. J. (2014). BUREAUCRACY AT THE BOUNDARY. University Of Pennsylvania Law Review‚ 162(4)‚ 841-927 Scholz‚ J. T.‚ Twombly‚ J.‚ & Headrick‚ B. (1991). Street-Level Political Controls Over Federal Bureaucracy. The American Political Science Review‚ (3). 829 b. Briefly discuss how these sources support your main points. Both
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SPolitical Science 3074 US-EU Citizenship Review and Summary for the Midterm Examination Summary: Main points 1.Why study issues of citizenship? If we are born (or naturalized)in the US territory‚ we are by law citizens. This is a legal requirement ‚ and involuntary in the sense that we have no choice. (Check section 1 of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution) 2. But that is the case in most countries‚ and not unique to democracies. So what is essential for democratic citizenship? In modern
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Bautista‚ Coleen Joyce Q. AB Political Science Math 1 TF 10:00- 11:30 am I. AGE PROBLEM Brian is presently four times older than Sam. Six years later‚ he will be twice as old as Sam. How old are Brian and Sam? SOLUTION: Using subscripts variables of BP and SP to denote the age of Brian and Sam at the present time‚ we may construct the following table: | Present Age | Age Six Years Later | Brian | BP | BP + 6 | Sam | SP | SP + 6 | Since Brian is presently four times the age
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POL101Y1 Power and Politics S. Chambers/R. Hansen 29 September 2014 Cold War—1947-1989 CE Cold war: why did it happen‚ when did it end‚ and what was the international system like after it? what was it? Baltic States under strict Soviet control after the Second World War. The term Cold War was first used in the 14th century to describe a conflict between Muslims and Christians in Spain; it was later coined by the famous American journalist Walter Lippman in the 1940s. The Cold War was a period
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Consequently‚ AXYS continues to adopt a conservative stance and projects a GDP growth rate of 3.4%. Our expectations are below that Statistics Mauritius’ 4% and the IMF’s 3.7% respective forecasts. 2012 in Perspective While export manufacturing did recover in 2011‚ we expect a slow down for receipts from Europe-facing exports‚ although US-facing exports should show signs of improvement. The absence of major projects coupled with government-driven PSIP delays will lead to a lethargic year for construction
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Delta and South China Sea. It is well known of having a vast skyline and deep natural harbor‚ and is one of the world’s most densely populated areas in the world. Mainland China‚ the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland‚ is a geographic and political geopolitical field under the jurisdiction of the PRC’s terminology to describe‚ generally excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau. Between Hong Kong and Mainland China‚ there are many complicated relation: History
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capabilities. We should make our own history. (Pages 65-67) Marx was most famous for his analysis of history in terms of class struggles. Marx believed that doing and becoming is achieved through creativity and inventing. PLATO- Plato said the best political order: a society devoid of all tension between philosphers and rulers. Plato’s is made up of a class of farmers and artisans‚ a class of warrior-auxiliaries‚ and a class of philosopher-guardians. Each class embodies one essential virtue. Workers
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TO POLITICAL SCIENCE Fall 2003 Professor Marc Ross Overview. What is politics and how do political scientists study it? If this question were asked about one of the natural sciences‚ students would be given a short definition‚ examples of key problems it addresses‚ and an overview of the methods employed in the field. Political science‚ however‚ cannot offer a clear single answer. Rather‚ political scientists study politics in a wide range of settings and in a variety of ways. Among political scientists
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