Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Wed. 1/14/09 Third Period

Sorry it's late! BTW check out www.GTalksForAnnie.webs.com, where Kaitlyn is recording G's lectures in fourth period and putting them up for Annie Mauldin while she's super ill. :)

Corrollation - apparent association between certain variables or factors. No proof, no causation. Looking for patterns and similarities.
Power - territorially organized into states or territory
State - political power exercised over a specific, recognized territory through a public institution with a sole authority, defined boundaries
Nation - psychological concept of a human community with a shared culture and history without defined boundaries

Some people want to move past states to a supranational system, like what Europe is.

Government - the people who occupy political office and exercise political power
Regime - set or rules and institutions that control access to political power, exists from one government to another. Found in Constitutions; change occures when rules and institutions are replaced or amended into a new constitution.
Constitution - defines role and varioius parts of a government and should specify obligation and rights of the government with regard to intended citizens.

Government must justify their rule.
Legitimacy - popularly accepted use of power by government valure where someone is recognized as being right and proper. state power not on coersion but on the people.

Ideally, pwoplw will accept it. No legitimacy = people have very little faith in the government and will disobey their regime.

State power exercised based on economy.

Beliefe systems will impact a government effectiveness is there is good legitimacy.

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