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POL 140 
Fall 2014
 Politics: “Who gets what, when and how” 
 Characteristics of Politics: 
 Struggle for power 
 Emphasis on decision-making 
 Political scientists study power as it relates 
to the political community 
 Political party, legislature, city, region, country
 Power: 
 Ability to influence others or impose will on them 
 How To 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 
▪ Examples: Campaign Commercials
POLITICS 
 Process or activity through 
which power and resources 
are gained and lost 
GOVERNMENT 
 System or organization for 
exercising authority over a 
body of people
 How we get the things we want in politics 
 Democratic elections 
 Violent revolutions 
 Rules provide how a nation will be governed
 Organizations where governmental power is exercised 
 Constitution defines institutions of U.S. government 
 Legislative, Executive, Judicial Branches 
 Different arrangements in other countries: 
 Parliament 
 Ruler 
 Council 
 Goal: Prosperous political environment
POLITICS 
 Concerned with 
distribution of power 
and resources in society 
ECONOMICS 
 Concerned with production 
and distribution of goods
 Means of production (land, labor, etc.) 
are privately owned 
 Decisions about how much to produce, etc. 
are left to individuals 
▪ Reliance on supply and demand 
 Government interference is small
LAISSEZ-FAIRE 
 “Let people do as they wish” 
 Government has no 
economic role 
REGULATED 
 Allows government to step 
in and regulate economy to 
safeguard individual rights
SOCIALISM 
 Economic decisions made 
by politicians using their 
judgment on projected 
societal needs 
SOCIAL DEMOCRACY 
 Middle ground between 
capitalism and socialism 
 Equality through gradual 
democratization rather 
than Socialist revolution
 State has ultimate power 
 Various Forms: 
 Monarchy—Rule by Individual 
 Theocracy—Rule by God 
 Fascist—Rule by State 
 Totalitarian System 
▪ Authoritarian Govt. and Socialist Economy
 Anarchy 
 Democracy 
 Elite Democracy 
▪ Government run by elites in various fields 
 Pluralist Democracy 
▪ Emphasis on group membership 
 Participatory Democracy 
▪ Individuals have right to participate in government

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Politics: Who Gets What, and How?

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  • 3.  Politics: “Who gets what, when and how”  Characteristics of Politics:  Struggle for power  Emphasis on decision-making  Political scientists study power as it relates to the political community  Political party, legislature, city, region, country
  • 4.  Power:  Ability to influence others or impose will on them  How To 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 ▪ Examples: Campaign Commercials
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  • 7. POLITICS  Process or activity through which power and resources are gained and lost GOVERNMENT  System or organization for exercising authority over a body of people
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  • 9.  How we get the things we want in politics  Democratic elections  Violent revolutions  Rules provide how a nation will be governed
  • 10.  Organizations where governmental power is exercised  Constitution defines institutions of U.S. government  Legislative, Executive, Judicial Branches  Different arrangements in other countries:  Parliament  Ruler  Council  Goal: Prosperous political environment
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  • 12. POLITICS  Concerned with distribution of power and resources in society ECONOMICS  Concerned with production and distribution of goods
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  • 14.  Means of production (land, labor, etc.) are privately owned  Decisions about how much to produce, etc. are left to individuals ▪ Reliance on supply and demand  Government interference is small
  • 15. LAISSEZ-FAIRE  “Let people do as they wish”  Government has no economic role REGULATED  Allows government to step in and regulate economy to safeguard individual rights
  • 16. SOCIALISM  Economic decisions made by politicians using their judgment on projected societal needs SOCIAL DEMOCRACY  Middle ground between capitalism and socialism  Equality through gradual democratization rather than Socialist revolution
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  • 18.  State has ultimate power  Various Forms:  Monarchy—Rule by Individual  Theocracy—Rule by God  Fascist—Rule by State  Totalitarian System ▪ Authoritarian Govt. and Socialist Economy
  • 19.  Anarchy  Democracy  Elite Democracy ▪ Government run by elites in various fields  Pluralist Democracy ▪ Emphasis on group membership  Participatory Democracy ▪ Individuals have right to participate in government