Introduction to politics

Roles of states
1. minimal
  1. Provide proctection
  2. gov. does not get involved
  3. Small gov
  4. More freedoom
2. Developmental
  1. Medium gov.
  2. intervenes in economy
  3. like a nanny
  4. help develop
3. Social Democratic
  1. More hands on
  2. More Caring
  3. Big gov.
  4. Social welfare
4. Collectivist
  1. Group owned
  2. Communism
  3. Economy ruled by state
  4. huge gov.
5. Totalitarian
  1. Nazis
  2. Maximum power
  3. Total gov.
Terminology
1. Country
  1. Tangible
  2. Borrders
  3. Geography
2. Nation
  1. Identity
  2. Beliefs and values shared
  3. Society of a country
  4. Religion
3. State
  1. Parliament
  2. gov. institutions
  3. soveriegnty
  4. Police force
  5. Categories of state
    1. liberal democracies
      1. minority rights
      2. system representative
      3. vote/ elections
      4. individual liberties
      5. constitution
    2. illiberal democracies
      1. more authority
      2. limited rights
      3. halfway democracy
      4. part elections
      5. Transitional
    3. Authoritarian regime
      1. no rights
      2. no liberties
      3. no voting
      4. dictatorship
      5. Centralised power
        Decentrailisation
        federal countries
        power is shared
        local gov.
        power is not focused
        Seperation of powers
        Centralisation
        power is focused
        total authority
        hand of one
      6. one person or party rule
4. Government
  1. Parliament
  2. Laws
  3. Courts
5. Soveirngty
  1. Legitiment authority
  2. Rulership
  3. Primeminister
6. Authority
  1. law enforcment
  2. Power
  3. might
  4. Head of state
  5. right to rule
7. Legitimacy
  1. agreed upon
  2. rule of law
  3. voted

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