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    Alienation of citizens in politics is measured by the comparison of indifference vs. activism in American political systems and culture. While a slim number of citizens vote in every election and pay attention to their state policies and officials‚ there is a large number of citizens displaying indifference about politics‚ who do not even vote at all. These citizens who do not care to participate in or pay attention to politics may be consciously choosing this path on their own‚ or they may have

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    Comparative Politics Notes

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    Comparative Politics Tuesday Sept 16 What is comparative Politics? Important Terminology? Politics: Who gets what when where and how. Usually focused on the study of the state. Power: The ability to get someone to do something that they might not otherwise do. COERCION. This does not always mean that you use force. Hard (Military Power‚ Police) and Soft power (leading by example without exerting force). Authority: “Employed to denote power that is viewed as proper and is voluntarily accepted

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    Archives Women Advance in Politics By Evolution‚ Not Revolution By CATHERINE S. MANEGOLD Published: October 21‚ 1992 In this acidic political season in which Anita Hill has become a shorthand for outrage and the "Year of the Woman" is a familiar refrain‚ it is easy to believe that revolution is at hand. But come November‚ when the voting is over‚ there will be no storming of the gates. Even a wave of victories by female candidates will not give women dominance on Capitol Hill. Should a female

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    The state as the basic unit -The state: a set of governing institutions with control over defined territory and population -State is often but not always associated with certain national or ethnic group: the nation-state Sovereign state system The spread of the system Displacing other kinds of political government structures‚ from local and community governance to empires and colonies in 1945‚ 51 members states of the united nations in 2013 193 UN member states Sovereignty as the norm:

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    Kailas Samaha APUSH Kirts 7 October 25‚ 12 Changes In Politics The United States of America is a country known primarily for being founded upon the principles of equality‚ and liberty. An aspiration the nation has always been centered upon is creating an equal basis for each individual inhabiting the United States. The nation has always taken a great sense of pride in the voting system it possesses‚ but unfortunately there was a time when this glorified system was not available to the public

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    Black Politics: Is There an Argument? University of Kentucky Black Throughout America’s history there have been many struggles with equality amongst the many racial identities that live in this “melting pot.” Acceptance of the many races is a continuous goal in the war on racism in America. Once accepted‚ many racial identities go under huge scrutiny by the media‚ society‚ and their other racial counterparts‚ etc. Black Sexual Politics by Patricia Hill Collins is a critical analysis of blacks

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    AS GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS INDUCTION PACK 2011-2012 Course expectations Welcome to the AS Politics course. This booklet will provide you with an overview of the module that you are studying and should be referred to on a regular basis. Please read it carefully before your first lesson. We want you to enjoy the course and to fulfil your potential. In order to achieve this we have a number of expectations. You should:         Attend all lessons unless absent through illness and complete

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    Why does man treat others so harshly and with such cruelty? Since the beginning of time man has shown inhumanity to his fellow man. This was shown especially throughout the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s to get rid of segregation. Man’s inhumanity to man was even shown as early as the beginning of the 20th century. In some parts of the world today you can still see remnants of racism and other acts of cruelty that man does to his fellow man. The novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper

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    Key Concepts in Politics GVPT 100 SEPTEMBER 12‚ 2007 OUTLINE 1. What is a Concept? 2. Fundamental Political Concepts: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. GOVERNMENT/GOVERNANCE HUMAN NATURE LAW POWER SOVEREIGNTY STATE CONCEPT  A concept is a general idea about something‚ usually expressed in a single word or a short phrase. A concept is more than a proper noun or the name of a thing.  Concepts are ’general’ in the sense that they can refer to a number of objects‚ indeed to any

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    Retail Politics Retail Politics is a maximum that basically means it’s not who you know; it’s who you get to know that really matters. This effects American politics because it influences politics in a way that you have to physically go to someone and make a connection so you can get ahead and makes politicians put effort in creating relationships. Also this stagey makes it easier to convince a small amount of people than a large crowd. For example Lyndon B. Johnson created this mastery of person

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