2. “Greece crisis: PM AlexisTsipras quits and calls early polls”
“Turkey snap election called after coalition talks fail”
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5. What words, concepts, ideas, etc. come to mind
when you see the following words?
“politics”
“power”
“comparative politics”
6. Politics: “Who gets what, when and how”
(Lasswell)
Politics: Struggle for power; emphasis on
decision-making
Political scientists study leadership in
political community
Political party, legislature, city, region, country
7. Power:
Ability to influence others or impose will on them
How do you know if you have power?
Get someone to do something they would not do
Prevent someone from doing something they
would do
Influence how people think
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13. Subfield of political science that compares
the pursuit of power across countries
Examples of Power Imbalances:
State Control vs. Individual Freedom
Plutocracy vs. Egalitarianism
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16. Based on simple
questions:
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
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18. INSTRUCTIONS:
Just like Jeopardy!, come up with a topic of your choice
(does NOT have to be political—can be movies, music, etc.)
Write questions and answers using the FourW’s
Can use phones, laptops, etc. to find answers
Example:The American Presidency
WHO was our thirty-second president? (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
WHAT did he do while in office? (Began “New Deal” program)
WHEN did he serve? (1933-1945)
WHERE did he die? (Warm Springs, Georgia)
19. Knowing the four W’s can answer a lot of
interesting questions.
In FDR example, “Why?” question might be:
Why was FDR such a great orator?
25. Why are some countries democratic and others are not?
Why are some countries rich and others poor?
Why do countries have different institutions and forms
of government?
Why do countries have different public policies?
Why are some social revolutions and others fail?
Why do countries go to war?
26. GENERAL QUESTION
Why do countries
go to war?
SPECIFIC QUESTION
Why did Britain support
U.S. involvement in the
IraqWar?
30. Government Performance
Unemployment and Inflation
Constitutional Structures
(and resulting institutions)
“Behavioral Revolution” in Political Science
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32. Lasswell Definition of Politics
How do individuals and groups define their
interests?
Politically
Economically
Socially
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34. Political Culture
What do people think about politics?
Opinion Polling
(e.g. Gallup Poll, WorldValues Survey, etc.)
Equality, Loyalty, Freedom, Justice,Trust
Impact of ideas change over time
Why?
37. ACTIVE-PASSIVE
How much energy does
the president invest in
their job?
POSITIVE-NEGATIVE
How much does the
president enjoy their job?
38. Can we categorize recent presidents?
George W. Bush? Barack Obama?
Active-Positive
Thomas Jefferson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
JFK
Active-Negative
JohnAdams
LBJ
WoodrowWilson
Richard Nixon
James Madison
Ronald Reagan
William H.Taft
Passive-Positive
G GeorgeWashington
Calvin Coolidge
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ulysses S. Grant
Passive-Negative
Presidential
Character
Credit given to Dr. James M. Curry, GVPT 475, University of Maryland
41. How do EU member
states balance
individual history,
culture, etc. while part
of a large continental
organization?
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47. Individuals are rational and self-interested
with sincere preferences
What does this mean?
Borrowed from economics
Example: Building a New Road in Murray
Rep.Whitfield vs. Other Members in Congress
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49. Attitudes, values, beliefs, and symbols
Gives people a way to understand politics
Culture of location can change—but does
slowly—since it becomes ingrained in society
Endures because of political socialization
Cultural values can influence forms of power
51. Question Modernists’ argument
Cultures NOT fixed with set values;
subject to interpretation
Societies have subcultures
(e.g. South and Northeast in U.S.)
Importance of political discourse
Example: Meaning of “family values”
53. Political structures influence & limit behavior
Marxism and Institutionalism
What is an institution?
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55. Who rules in the United States?
Democratically-elected political actors
▪ Presidents, legislators, justices
Voters
Who rules in other countries?
A dictator
The military
Something or someone else
56. Distribution of Resources
Social, Economic, Political
Variation in Supply of
Resources
Discusses power and
influence in New Haven, CT
Will return to this during week
on democracies and
democratization
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58. Society divided into various groups and power is
dispersed so that no group has absolute power
Common in nations with opposing parties
Policy = Compromise
Power and InfluenceVaries
Example: Democrats and U.S. House
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60. Societies are ruled by elite; effective
monopoly on power
C. Wright Mills
Elite groups control
society.
Includes notable
families, celebrities,
CEO’s of companies,
stockholders, etc.