conceptual chaos. Key questions include: Is the state best defined by its legal form‚ coercive capacities‚ institutional composition and boundaries‚ internal operations and modes of calculation‚ declared aims‚ functions for the broader society‚ or sovereign place in the international system? Is it a thing‚ a subject‚ a social relation‚ or a construct that helps to orient political action? Is stateness a variable and‚ if so‚ what are its central dimensions? What is the relationship between the state
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carry-out greater unitary and stability. The disadvantages are 1. Slow in meeting local problems 2. They are out of touch with local concerns. A Confederate System is considered the opposite of the Unitary System. A Confederate System is “A league of sovereign states in which a limited central government exercises free Independent powers.” This system provides a Central Government to deal with areas of mutual concerns‚ such as‚ common currency; when it comes to other areas for Confederate Systems to take
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Political Science 1 Module 1 MODULE TEST Instructions: Attach this sheet to your answers to the following short essay questions and mail your answer to the center for grading purposes. Only one copy is needed‚ but keep a safety copy for yourself. Each correct answer is worth 25% of your score. Essay Questions: 1. Trace the origin of political science. (5 pts.) Political science began as early as 14th century B.C. when Aristotle (384-322) wrote his book entitled “Politics” which is the systematic
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The modern state The rise of the "modern state" as a public power constituting the supreme political authority within a defined territory is associated with western Europe’s gradual institutional development beginning in earnest in the late 15th century‚ culminating in the rise of absolutism and capitalism. As Europe’s dynastic states England under the Tudors‚ Spain under the Hapsburgs‚ and France under the Bourbons embarked on a variety of programs designed to increase centralized political
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is a centralized governmental system in which local or sub divisional exercise only those powers given to them by the central government. In the other hand‚ the confederal system consists of a league of independent states‚ each having essentially sovereign powers. The central government created by such a league has only limited powers over the states. Indeed‚ the choice of the federal system was the only viable system given the size of the territory and the lack of means of communication and transportation
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of the state hence they are mutually related and bad relations as government do what is contrary to its people. Definition of key terms The state according to Heywood (2000:39) argues‚ that the state is a political association that establishes sovereign jurisdiction within defined territorial borders and exercises authority through a set of state institutions. Khan and Mc Niven (1999:26) defined a state as symbol of social and political organization of a large group of people and states contain
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war between nations and it also gives an explanation to the sovereign paradox. In the war‚ Bargaining on the war is basically the action of exchanging conversation with one party to take over another parties due to its powers‚ status‚ levels‚ influences‚ and others different persuasion strategy. Coercion on the other hand is basically the practice of persuading someone to do things by using force or threats. An example of the sovereign paradox using both Bargaining and Coercion is Fascism; these
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Nations‚ like individuals‚ have interests--derived from their innate values and perceived purposes--which motivate their actions. National interests are a nation’s perceived needs and aspirations in relation to its international environment. Categorization of national interests : 1. Survival(Critical) These represent the single most important interests for any actor. This is the very essence of the actor’s existence – the protection of its citizens and their institution from attack by enemies
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The State in the Modern Day Context The state can be seen as a concept which has emerged over thousands of years in order to sustain the needs of societies growing in size and complexity. This growth in size and complexity was coupled with the growing need for authority and order‚ due to special mechanisms being needed for society to benefit from its increased social power and productive capacity (Petho‚ 2010:6). State formation passes through stages of development and hinges upon ecological‚
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Blake APUSH- 5th Articles of Confederation’s Effectiveness Although the Articles of Confederation‚ from 1781-1789‚ had a higher purpose of attempting to create a stabilized government‚ while limiting its power‚ the overall effectiveness of this plan is not up to the standards as needed by the newly formed nation of America‚ and thus the government broke down by around 1786. Throughout these few years‚ the lack of a central government seemed to be an overwhelming factor when it comes to the
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