Politics and Governance: Theories and Concepts

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What is the type of power that is based on charisma recognition?

Charismatic

What is the term for the study of the relationship between politics and society?

Political Sociology

What is the primary function of the state in providing minimum unemployment benefits?

Social

What is the term for the extreme manifestation of conflict?

Society Crisis

What is the type of political ideology that protects human freedom above all?

Liberalism

What is the type of political culture that corresponds to the habit of submitting to power?

Subservient

What is the term for the process of complying with modern society requirements?

Modernization

What is the type of government in the UK?

Parliamentary Monarchy

What is the term for the institutionalization of conflict?

Legal Support to Expand Conflict

What is the type of legitimacy that is based on recognition of authority by law?

Rational-legal

Study Notes

Political Forces and Ideologies

  • Reactionary forces are those that seek to return to the old ways.
  • Communist parties belong to the left.
  • Liberalism is an ideology based on individual freedom.
  • Fascism is a political ideology that includes anti-democracy and extremism.

Power and Legitimacy

  • The volitional approach to power defines it as a conflict of will.
  • Charismatic legitimacy is based on the recognition of charisma.
  • Legitimate coercion is based on the recognition of authority by law.

Government and State

  • Kazakhstan is a presidential republic with a mixed electoral system.
  • The UK has a parliamentary monarchy form of government.
  • Germany has a three-party system.
  • In a totalitarian state, there is a one-party system.

Political Culture and Philosophy

  • Political philosophy deals with the philosophical foundations of politics.
  • Political sociology considers the relationship between politics and society.
  • Civil political culture is characterized by political activity.
  • Subservient political culture is marked by a habit of submitting to power.
  • Patriarchal political culture is characterized by political naivety and apathy.

Political Development and Modernization

  • Political modernization is a criterion of political development.
  • Modernization in Europe began in the 17th century.
  • Modernization means compliance with modern society requirements.

Conflict and Society

  • Objective sources of conflict include political disagreement.
  • War is a form of conflict fueled by national identification.
  • Institutionalization of conflict refers to legal support to expand conflict.
  • Routine of conflict is a chronic state of unresolved conflict.
  • Extreme manifestation of conflict is a society crisis.

Political Systems and Terms

  • Polytheia refers to a public or government.
  • Charisma literally means divine inspiration.
  • Social democracy is a political ideology that protects the principle of social justice.
  • Neoliberalism and neoconservatism are based on social policy orientation.

Test your knowledge of political ideologies, theories of power, and governmental systems. This quiz covers the basics of reactionary forces, liberalism, and the concepts of charisma and constitutionalism.

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