Politics

Politics: 1.things the government does in order to guide public policy.2.means by which a conflict is dissolved. Democracy: rule by many. Government based on the will of majority. Republic: representive government- people elect representatives to make laws and govern. Only them (parliament) have the power to pass laws. People rule indirectly. Initative-citizens bring the vote forward. Ideology-coherence set of political believes. 2.Collective expression of political ideas 3.world view. Kinds of ideologysm: 1. liberalism: *increased government …

…willing to obey to it. Locke: Should be a limited government with very minimal functions: a) protection against enemies, b) maintenance of order, c) create a judicial system and assure that citizens obey to the law, and 4) maintain contracts. He was for revolution: when the ruler systematically doesn’t keep the rights of his citizens it means has broken the contract and is outside the law. The citizen in rebelling is just restoring the balance.