Political Systems of the United States
The Election System of the United States
the electoral college?
What are the three components of politics?
Power, Government, and Authority
List a way that people in a social movement try to get a legislators' attention
marches, internet protests, boycotts, or work stop pages.
This type of authority is derived from the belief in a divine leader, common in a monarchy
traditional authority?
What is one example of a successful revolution that created a new country?
the United States, Haiti or Mexico
Who is more likely to vote democratic between men and women?
women
What are the three types of authority?
are traditional, charismatic, and legal-rational
List one example of a successful revolution that created a new political system?
France, Russia, Cuba
A state that limits organized opposition, censors political information, and monitors social activity
an authoritarian state?
Which form of authority is morally neutral?
charismatic authority
Group that bands together to petition for political changes or to support candidates for elected office
political party
How is it that charismatic authority transitions to legal-rational authority?
the leader's departure, a small group of disciples will create a set of rules and regulations by which one can continue being a follower.
What are the five factors of war?
perceived threats, political objectives, "wag the dog", moral objectives and absence of alternatives?
For this form of government to be effective, the citizens must have access to education, free press, and high-speed communication
a representative democracy
GreenPeace is an example of what?
What is a promotional group
A group that represents only one trade, industry, minority or sub-culture
its a protective group
What is the most common type of authority?
legal-rational
What is a "freedom fighter"?
What is glorify warfare?
In this form of government, a leader can seize power without the means of heredity
a dictatorship
What political party uses the color blue?
the Democrats
A group that claims to represent society as a whole
its a promotional group
What is the most common mean of exercising power?
authority
How do we use politics everyday?
even if you shower the water you use is getting taxed so mostly everything is ran by goverment
In this form of democracy is only successful in small homogeneous groups
its participatory democracy
The three means by which authoritarian governments maintain power are:
are heredity, force, and terror