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Nature Of Politics Flashcards

1
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What is Politics

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Politics is concerned with the state and all that is concerned with it

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Why is Politics important

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It affects every aspect of our lives including:

  • Jobs
  • Housing
  • Education
  • Health Care
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What is power

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Power is the ABILITY to influence the behavior of others, through the power to reward or punish

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How can individuals gain power?

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  • Economically
  • Military
  • Religion
  • Knowledge
  • Mass - Based Organizations
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What are Mass-Based organizations?

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Groups are entities that have broad memberships to represent or advocate for a large segment of the population

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What do Mass - Based Organizations include ?

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  • Youth Organizations
  • Labor Unions
  • Political Parties
  • Community Organizations
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What is Authority

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Authority is “legitimate power” This is where individuals get other people to accept their views and values

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Differentiate Power & Authority

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Power is the ability to influence the behavior of others while authority is the right to do so.

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What are the FOUR types of authority

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Traditional - the right to rule (kings and hereditary rulers)

Armed forces

Charismatic- the result from the exceptional strength of personality of a leader

Legitimate/ Legal rational - This stems from the position an individual holds in society to serve its country. (The police)

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What is the STATE?

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A legal entity with its own

  • Government
  • Institutions

In which make and enforce their own laws

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What is Sovereignty

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The ability for a state to govern itself

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What did the Caribbean emerge out of?

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Imperialism - To want control of another country

Colonialism - To take control of another country without permission

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What are the characteristics of the state ?

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  • It has a definite population
  • It has permanent
  • It is independent
  • People within the state share the same nationality
  • It has an organized government
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What are the FOUR obligations of the state to its citizens?

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  • Make laws
  • Generate revenue
  • To protect
  • Provide Justice
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What are the FOUR obligations of the citizens to the state ?

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  • Reproduce
  • Pay taxes
  • Vote
  • Obey laws
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What are the theories of the Caribbean state ?

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  • The Dependency Theory (where one country relies on another for economic growth)
  • The Plantation Economy Model (where farms belonging to other countries sell produce like sugar and rice to other counties)
  • Marxism ( to view society as a struggle between the rich and poor. This provides suggestions on how to make things fair)

Ethno - cultural pluralism model - ( This encourages everyone to respect each other’s cultures and viewpoints)

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What are the types of states ?

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Democratic - Where the people have a say and get to choose their leader

Authoritarian - Where the people have little to no say but the government does

Failed - A state that is unable to fulfill tasks

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What is a Caribbean state ?

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Territories or countries located in the Caribbean. These states are usually independent with their own government and sovereignty.

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What are the benefits of belonging to a state ?

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  • National Identity
  • Access to services
  • Security
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What does the field and study of government include ?

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  • The study of politics
  • Law making
  • The relationship between nations
22
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How does societal conflict occur ?

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  • Different viewpoints
  • Uneven distribution of scarce resources
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How can societal conflict be resolved

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  • Understanding politics is powers
  • Seeing politics as consensus building
24
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What is Political Science ?

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The systematic study of the state and government

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What is Government?

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A body of persons within the state that create and apply legal rules

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Why is the government needed ?

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  • To resolve conflict
  • To provide infrastructure
  • To provide public services
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What is the three branches of government

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  • The Legislature/ Parliament
  • Executive
  • Judiciary
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What is the Legislature

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  • The legislature makes laws
  • Is BICAMERAL (having two houses or chambers) which composes of the house of Assembly and an appointed senate
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What does Unicameral mean ?

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Having once chamber/ House

30
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What are the functions of the legislature?

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  • To provide funds for the government
  • To legislate
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Who is on the legislature

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  • The Senate
  • The House of Representatives
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What is the Executive branch ?

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  • The executive branch power is mostly controlled by the Cabinet
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Who is on the Cabinet ?

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The Prime Minister & his ministers

Or the President and Vice President

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Howdo you become a Cabinet Minister?

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  • You must be a member of the legislature.
  • You must be nominated by the prime minister then appointed or sworn in by the Head of State
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What does the Cabinet do ?

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  • Implement programs
  • Deal with foreign relations
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How does the cabinet government work under the Westminster model ?

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The Prime minister chooses persons for cabinet positions.
If the Prime Minister resigns or is removed from office the cabinet members are removed as well. So that the new Prime Minister can choose his cabinet.

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What is the Westminster model ?

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Refers to a government that has its origin in the UK

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What is Bureaucracy? (Civil Service)

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This includes the police and armed forces who are employed by the government and are expected to service and protect

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What is the Judiciary and what is it made up of ?

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  • The court system which is made up of judges and magistrates.
  • The head of the Judiciary is the CHIEF OF JUSTICE and all judges are appointed by Head of State on the recommendation of the Prime Minister after consultation with the opposition leader
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What is the court in Barbados made up of ?

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  • The Magistrate Court
  • The Supreme Court: High Court and the Court of Appeal
  • Court of Justice
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What are the functions of the Judiciary?

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  • Enforcing the law with sanctions
  • Settling disputes between citizens
  • Declaring what the law is
42
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What is the Fusion of Powers?

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  • The relationship between the LEGISLATURE and EXECUTIVE
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What are the advantages of the Fusion of Powers ?

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  • The legislature can increase its effectiveness as a critic of the Executive
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What are the disadvantages of the Fusion of Powers?

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  • can easily lead to Prime ministerial dictatorship
  • It reduces effectiveness of the Legislative as a check on Executive power
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What is included in the separation of powers ?

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  • Judges are prohibited from being members of the legislature or the executive while they hold judicial office
  • If they desire to serve in either of these branches, they must first resign from the judiciary and then be elected or appointed to positions in these branches
  • Resignation is also a must for legislators or Cabinet members who desire positions in the Judiciary
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What are the differences between the state and government?

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  • A state includes all people and groups within a given area
  • A state is permanent while the government is only temporary
  • The state possesses unlimited power

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