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AN INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE
PS 2000
“THE CHIEF END OF POLITICS IS TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO BECOME
RESPONSIBLE AND MATURE.” STUART MILLS
Citation: Shively, P. (2011).
Power and choice: An
introduction to political science
(12th ed.). New York, NY:
McGraw-Hill.
UNIT 1: THE IDEA OF POLITICS
Political Science is the
study and analysis of
politics within states.
A state in this course is
defined as a country.
The United States,
Great Britain, and
Germany are all states.
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POLITICAL SCIENTIST
Political scientists read
newspapers, watch the
news, listen to talk
radio, and even
participate in the
political process.
They analyze words and
use them precisely.
POWER
Power is the ability of
one person to cause
another to do what the
first wishes.
Two forms of power are
coercion and
persuasion.
The No Child Left
Behind Act is a look at
both forms of power.
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AUTHORITY
If you have power you
must also have authority.
This is the general
agreement among others
that a person or group
has the right to control or
make decisions for the
rest of the group.
Authority can be manifest
(seen) or implicit (implied
or not seen).
IDEOLOGIES
An Ideology is an organized set of related
ideas that modify one another.
They help us to make sense out of politics and
to gather allies.
Ideologies change to fit what we need and
reflect what we want.
LIBERALISM
Liberalism in America is different than any other place. In America we have liberals and conservatives under the name of liberalism.
To liberals power is bad and should be limited.
An example of liberals in America would be the Democratic Party and their desire for big government. Typically in the U.S., liberals
align themselves with the
Democratic party
CONSERVATISM
Conservatives are noted
for wanting to maintain
order with common
values.
This ideology is seen as
the core of the
Republican Party.
Conservatives accept
and welcome power.
Conservatives in the U.S.
align themselves with the
Republican party, as a rule.
SOCIALISM & COMMUNISM
Karl Marx was a great socialist writer.
He said that the working class should take over the government ,and then the government should take over industry.
In 1917 Lenin took this idea and, during the Bolshevik revolution, took control of Russia and then turned it into a Communist country.
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FASCISM
Fascism is a style of politics and a movement.
It has been linked to such leaders as Adolf Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussolini (Italy) and Francisco Franco (Spain).
With this ideology there is usually a charismatic leader who uses terror and violence to advance their movement.
This form of government does not usually last long.
Jugoslavije, M. R. N., (1937). Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler [Photograph].
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NEOLIBERALISM
The United States saw a surge in neoliberalism during the 1990s.
There is usually a cut back on government regulation of the economy, a privatization of state-run businesses, and independence for banks from the direction of the government.
China and other countries have been using modified versions of neoliberalism.
RELIGION
Religion and politics have
created more wars than any
other ideas combined!
Many countries in the Middle
East, North Africa, and South
Asia are run on faith-based
politics.
While religion is considered an
ideology, it is also a belief
system.
An ideology is not set in stone
and will grow and change
throughout life and experiences!
Religion
Politics
CITATION
Shively, P. (2011). Power and choice: An
introduction to political science (12th ed.).
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
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