POLS 1101 KSU Lee Jones: Exam 1 |35
Questions and Answers
What is politics? - -o POWER in relationships
o the process of deciding who benefits in society and who does not
-Politics of Choice - -o common decisions
o individual questions become societal issues that require common policy
-Politics of Change - -o the rise and fall of governments
o about movement, transition, conflict, and tension
-Politics of Space - -o area w/in which and between which politics occur
o allows for voice & agency
-Politics of Voice - -say what you want
-Politics of Agency - -go get what you want
-Political Science - -methodical or systematic analysis of power relationships in a system
-What does Weber contribute to our understanding of politics? - -o Politics as a vocation
o Vocation: specific type of political organization where official institutions and society
interact through the use of power
-What makes up the state? - -o Government
o Citizens: people w/in the state who seek an active goal
o Public: people living in & subject to state policy but don't seek an active political role
-What is the nature of politics? - -o all gov'ts limit the individual choices & freedoms of its
citizens
-Why is there conflict over fundamental values? - -o limited resources
o Gov't not concerned w/ how happy you are
o doesn't exist to make you more and more free
o exists to manage conflict & to maintain order
-Government - -o Group of people empowered w/ the authority to act on behalf of the
state... w/ the legitimate use of force
-maintain order
-provide public goods
-promote equality
Questions and Answers
What is politics? - -o POWER in relationships
o the process of deciding who benefits in society and who does not
-Politics of Choice - -o common decisions
o individual questions become societal issues that require common policy
-Politics of Change - -o the rise and fall of governments
o about movement, transition, conflict, and tension
-Politics of Space - -o area w/in which and between which politics occur
o allows for voice & agency
-Politics of Voice - -say what you want
-Politics of Agency - -go get what you want
-Political Science - -methodical or systematic analysis of power relationships in a system
-What does Weber contribute to our understanding of politics? - -o Politics as a vocation
o Vocation: specific type of political organization where official institutions and society
interact through the use of power
-What makes up the state? - -o Government
o Citizens: people w/in the state who seek an active goal
o Public: people living in & subject to state policy but don't seek an active political role
-What is the nature of politics? - -o all gov'ts limit the individual choices & freedoms of its
citizens
-Why is there conflict over fundamental values? - -o limited resources
o Gov't not concerned w/ how happy you are
o doesn't exist to make you more and more free
o exists to manage conflict & to maintain order
-Government - -o Group of people empowered w/ the authority to act on behalf of the
state... w/ the legitimate use of force
-maintain order
-provide public goods
-promote equality
