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Politics
Setting the Stage: Chapter One
Question | Answer |
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What do Political Scientists study? | they study and analyze, try to keep emotions out and study all sides of an issue and define terms precisely. |
Examples of politics | |
making politics | A common decision for a group of people making choices. |
The use of politics | power by one person or a group to effect the behavior of another. |
Common Decision | |
Exercise of power by any mean | a) coercion- to force b) persuasion-to convince someone c) construction of incentives-best interest to do it d) manifest and implicit- observe/hidden |
Politics and Power | "all politics are form of power w/highly varied sources" |
Power and Choice- | most issues have two or more views and most views have truth to them. |
Politics of the State | |
political science approaches | |
political subfields |