POlS 206 Exam 1 TAMU Fulton questions with correct answers

What is politics? CORRECT ANSWER -the struggle of who gets what, when and how -resolving conflict in a peaceful way -consists of negotiation, bargaining and compromise -exists when ppl are interdependent and have to make collective decisions What are institutions? CORRECT ANSWER -rules by which conflict is resolved -ex: electoral laws, congress, presidency, bureaucracy, judicial system definition of government CORRECT ANSWER collective set of political institutions political institutions CORRECT ANSWER -goal is to channel and resolve conflict through an established set of procedures -higher complexity of conflict needs higher complexity of institutions How can government resolve conflict? CORRECT ANSWER -through use of institutions -government has coercive power -government has a monopoly on the legitimate use of force--nobody else can force you to do something you don't want to do -if you break the law, you go to jail -government can enforce collective agreements because of it's coercive power