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The Power to Rule
The Foundations of Government
Politics
Political Strategies
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The legal right or power to give orders and enforce rules.
What is authority?
100
One source of power, the legal right to use power.
What is formal authority?
100
Available to all, more than one person can consume this without reducing the amount available to others.
What are public goods?
100
Who gets what, when and how.
What is politics?
100
In this violent strategy, the aim is the complete destruction of the opposition and the elimination of all real and perceived enemies.
What is demolition derby?
200
Institutions and officials organized to establish and carry out public policy.
What is government?
200
Leaders whose power and authority are accepted by the people have this.
What is legitimacy?
200
Two key powers that are essential for a government to provide public goods and protection.
What are coercion and revenue collection?
200
Two essential characteristics of politics.
What is purposeful and involves collective action?
200
A politician who is this, amoral and cunning, believes they are good at the power struggle strategy, winning by being smarter and/or stronger than the opposition.
What is Machiavellian?
300
The ability to cause others to behave as they might not otherwise choose to do.
What is power?
300
Rulers retained their power, only if they ruled their subjects in a moral manner. If they did not, it would pass to another.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
300
Aristotle thought this form of government, in which the well intentioned many through the best qualified citizens (both rich and poor) would rule society for the "common good".
What is a polity?
300
Involves extensive debate, planning, report writing, compromising and arm-twisting to get public projects done.
What is politics?
300
The objective of this political strategy is to take something away from your opposition that they need, unless they meet your demands.
What is walkout?
400
According to Alvin Toffler, what are the three main types of power?
What are knowledge, wealth and violence?
400
Under this doctrine, rulers did not have to answer to the people for their actions, because their power was given by God.
What is the divine right of kings?
400
The right to exercise supreme authority over a geographic region, a group of people, or oneself.
What is sovereignty?
400
These things can shape institutions and the decisions made and actions taken by them.
What are rules?
400
The basic political strategy involves giving something up that one's opponent wants in exchange for something of equal - or greater - value. It's a "win-win" situation!
What is horse trading?
500
According to Alvin Toffler, one type of power is inherently superior. Which is it? Why is it superior? (Must answer both correctly for credit.)
What is knowledge? Knowledge is infinitely expandable!
500
The legitimacy of a ruler stems from an agreement: obedience in exchange for the ruler's promise to protect their subject's rights. When a ruler does not do so, they should be removed from power.
What is the social contract theory of government?
500
Territorial integrity, stable population, code of laws, and national sovereignty.
What are four characteristics of a nation-state?
500
Politicians mainly use these two sources of power to convince their constituents (people they represent) to support public policy they propose.
What are persuasion and expertise?
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In this political strategy, people of good conscience, moral crusaders attempt to end a moral and/or political evil by publicly shaming the opposition by disobeying unjust laws and prompting a negative reaction by them for all to see.
What is civil disobedience?