PS 2000 AN INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE

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1 PS 2000 AN INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE

2 THE CHIEF END OF POLITICS IS TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE AND MATURE. STUART MILLS Citation: Shively, P. (2011). Power and choice: An introduction to political science (12th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

3 UNIT 1: THE IDEA OF POLITICS Political Science is the study and analysis of politics within states. A state in this course is defined as a country. The United States, Great Britain, and Germany are all states. Map of Europe provided courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved from europe_pol_2008.jpg

4 POLITICAL SCIENTIST Political scientists read newspapers, watch the news, listen to talk radio, and even participate in the political process. They analyze words and use them precisely.

5 POWER This image is a work of a United States Department of Education employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain. Retrieved from Power is the ability of one person to cause another to do what the first wishes. Two forms of power are coercion and persuasion. The No Child Left Behind Act is a look at both forms of power.

6 AUTHORITY If you have power you must also have authority. This is the general agreement among others that a person or group has the right to control or make decisions for the rest of the group. Authority can be manifest (seen) or implicit (implied or not seen).

7 IDEOLOGIES An Ideology is an organized set of related ideas that modify one another. They help us to make sense out of politics and to gather allies. Ideologies change to fit what we need and reflect what we want.

8 LIBERALISM Liberalism in America is different than any other place. In America we have liberals and conservatives under the name of liberalism. To liberals power is bad and should be limited. An example of liberals in America would be the Democratic Party and their desire for big government. Typically in the U.S., liberals align themselves with the Democratic party

9 CONSERVATISM Conservatives are noted for wanting to maintain order with common values. This ideology is seen as the core of the Republican Party. Conservatives accept and welcome power. Conservatives in the U.S. align themselves with the Republican party, as a rule.

SOCIALISM & COMMUNISM Karl Marx was a great socialist writer. He said that the working class should take over the government,and then the government should take over industry.

10 SOCIALISM & COMMUNISM Karl Marx was a great socialist writer. He said that the working class should take over the government,and then the government should take over industry. In 1917 Lenin took this idea and, during the Bolshevik revolution, took control of Russia and then turned it into a Communist country. Bannerjee, P., (2009). Hammer and Sickle. Retrieved from:

11 FASCISM Fascism is a style of politics and a movement. It has been linked to such leaders as Adolf Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussolini (Italy) and Francisco Franco (Spain). With this ideology there is usually a charismatic leader who uses terror and violence to advance their movement. This form of government does not usually last long. Jugoslavije, M. R. N., (1937). Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler [Photograph]. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC. Retrieved from :

12 NEOLIBERALISM The United States saw a surge in neoliberalism during the 1990s. There is usually a cut back on government regulation of the economy, a privatization of state-run businesses, and independence for banks from the direction of the government. China and other countries have been using modified versions of neoliberalism.

13 RELIGION Religion and politics have created more wars than any other ideas combined! Many countries in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia are run on faith-based politics. While religion is considered an ideology, it is also a belief system. An ideology is not set in stone and will grow and change throughout life and experiences! Politics Religion

14 CITATION Shively, P. (2011). Power and choice: An introduction to political science (12th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. (Pictures)

World History Course Summary Department: Social Studies. Semester 1

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