Politics ‘Polis’ Plato Machiavelli Modern Age Thomas Hobbes Leviathan Concepts from the Texts: ‘Simile of the Cave’ ‘fortuna’ philosopher-king Behavioural Approach Class Analysis Elite theory Pluralism Institutionalism ‘Power to’ vs. ‘Power over’ Lec. 3 What is the State? Concepts from the Lecture: Treaty of Westphalia Social Contract Legal-institutionalism Branches of State Levels of State Elitism Pluralism Additional Concepts from the Texts: Night Watchman
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implemented (put into place) throughout the whole country= Unitary govt. Examples: National Health Policy throughout the whole country so that you can go from city to city in Great Britain and use your health card at any hospital. (Portability of health insurance in U.S.: can get care anywhere in our country) Current American example of an issue that is being discussed as a national issue: elections Should we have Congress pass federal rules for identification, times polls
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three dozen security agencies are preparing themselves for the possibility of many protesters to make themselves present as President-Elect Donald Trump is sworn into Office. As of December 27th, 2016, the National Park Service has had 23 permit requests of land to hold events for and against Donald Trump. There has been lots of division and tension surrounding the election and has security agencies on extra alert. Michael Chertoff, who was the the former secretary of HomeLand Security during George
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documents, histories, etc., without the restraints of the normal operations of judicial law which most citizens assume will always protect them. The National and State Governments and their agencies work together to implement the Patriot Act with as minimal an “obvious” intrusion as possible into ours, the American citizens lives. It is obvious the security must be there, but with a minimal amount of perceived disruption to constitutionally given freedoms and rights. US citizens have become accustomed
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The (un)Official United States History Cram Packet This is not intended as a substitute for regular study ……. But it is a powerful tool for review. 1494: Treaty of Tordesillas – divides world between Portugal and Spain 1497: John Cabot lands in North America. 1513: Ponce de Leon claims Florida for Spain. 1524: Verrazano explores North American Coast. 1539-1542: Hernando de Soto explores the Mississippi River Valley. 1540-1542: Coronado explores what will be the Southwestern United States
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Individual Privacy vs. National Security: The National Defense Authorization Act Rhonda L Patterson ENG122 English Composition II Prof. Ashley Rutledge February 20, 2012 Individual Privacy vs. National Security: The National Defense Authorization Act The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by Congress on December 14, 2011 “to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
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Civil rights are personal liberties that belong to an individual, owing to his or her status as a citizen or resident of a particular country or community. The most common legal application of the term civil rights involves the rights guaranteed to U.S. citizens and residents by legislation and by the Constitution. Civil rights protected by the Constitution include freedom of speech and freedom from certain types of discrimination. The term privileges immunities and is related to civil rights. Privileges
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takes all the authority of control. Federalism implies division of command among the levels of government. The central government does not take full control of the relationships of the nation but there is sharing of command between the governments at national and state levels. The Federal association has members from diverse groups represented by their heads and leaders and are held together by a required covenant. (Wilson/Diiulio/Bose,2014) Before the political system was in place today, the colonies
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Post Internment Camp The Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor in December of 1941 caused the United States to not only declare war against Japan, but also to demand internment for anyone persons living in the United States that would be considered a national security threat, most of those people being Japanese-Americans. The Japanese experience has been altered by the policies and narrative of United States history. As waves of immigrants began to populate more of the West Coast, the growing frustration of
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on us. The change in this law gave the government more authority to check any citizen’s Internet usage, obtain bank and credit card information, check emails, and monitor phone calls. The government obtains this information by sending out National Security Letters (NSLs). After the information is obtained and used it is not destroyed. The change in the Patriot Act does not require for the obtained information to be destroyed. Whoever receives a NSL is not allowed to tell anyone
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