Exam 1 Flashcards
(22 cards)
What types of power are there?
Social custom
Persuasive
Coercion
What is power?
Ability to compel or force another to an undertaking
Social custom
Civic ritual
Education
Persuasive
- Oratory-elite members persuade each other; DOES NOT WORK TODAY
- diplomacy-elite persuade other countries
- propaganda
Coercion
Use of threat or violence
Which form of power is the best?
Social custom; it is the most reliable & cheapest
What happens when a society is illiterate?
There is no public opinion
What was the biggest change in political history?
The invention of mass communication and the creation of public opinion
What does public opinion do?
Sets the boundary of what the gov. Can do; propaganda is becoming more important
Define politics
The public distribution of scare resources
What are 4 scarce resources?
Titles & honors, land, money, and education
What is dangerous about politics?
Risk of human life, economic risks, mental anxiety, status abasement
What is status abasement?
The lowering or the harming of ones personal reputation
Politics in the roman senate
The senate The challenge of Julius Caesar The senate killing Caesar Mark Antony & Octavian Octavian becomes emperor Augustus
What is authority?
Right to give command, that people have moral obligation to obey; makes gov. effective
What are the elements of authority?
Legitimacy & monopoly of force (ability to rule)
What is the best form of legitimacy?
Divine right
What does a gov. need to have an affective authority?
Both legitimacy and monopoly of force
What consists of a monopoly of force?
Military diplomacy & currency
What happens when you have high legitimacy & low mon. of force?
traditional emperor of japan
What happens when you have a high monopoly of force & low legitimacy?
Military dictatorship
What happens when you have a low legitimacy & low monopoly of force
Civil war
