POLS 207 1nd Edition Lecture 3 1 21 14 Outline of Last Lecture I Political actors commentators and scientists II Skill Development Goals of POLS 207 III Statements that seem to contradict each other can all be true or correct IV Most important ideas in the course V Change of the Texas demographic VI Definition of Politics VII Tucker on Politics Outline of Current Lecture I Tucker on Politics II Why gov t is necessary III American Political Philosophy IV Advantages of Multiple Levels of Government V Scientific Study of Politics VI Natural Sciences and Social Sciences Current Lecture I II Tucker on Politics a It is best to win big it is next best to win small it is worse to lose small it is worst to lose big b You can be a winner and a loser simultaneously c Politics is winning and losing it is all conflict d Not everyone can win big e Element 1 let others decide if they win or lose or if it is big or small f Element 2 decisions of an individual can affect the group and vice versa Each individual may have a different opinion g STRATEGIC BEHAVIOR SINCERE BEHAVIOR h You are not affected equally by all decisions if you are not affected or are just a little be on the losing side i Greatly affected by rules Why government is necessary market failure a Private sector is not unbiased i Business of making money ii Not business of telling the truth These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute III IV V VI b Need free entry and exit in the market i Sellers are advantaged with fewer sellers competition ii Buyers are advantaged with more sellers iii Government keeps monopolies from happening c What the gov t makes available i Knowledge necessary for the market ii Ways of resolving disputes iii Not a perfect relationship between who pays and who gets American Political Philosophy a A minority view in the world b Individuals are important i The key political and social units ii Government exists to provide for individuals iii Most of the world has the opposite view c Organizations should benefit individuals Advantages of multiple levels of government a All countries have multiple levels of government b Efficiency i Some tasks are taken care of more efficiently in different sized groups c Equity i Matching the people who pay with the people who get d Participation i If a decision affects you you want the opportunity to participate ii If a decision does not affect you you don t want to be forced into participating e Protection against Tyranny i The US was made for this purpose ii Not one person can have total power f Choice i Always going to have choices Scientific study of politics a Scientific method i Same as natural science ii Hypothesis theory iii Devise a test experiment b Subject matter i Human social behavior ii Conflict Natural Sciences and Social Sciences a Natural science social b Agreement on basic concepts i No specific way to fully agree on all concepts ii A lot is based on belief c Data validity and reliability i Cannot measure winning and losing ii No particular measurements d Data error i High levels ii Census is not 100 accurate is VOTING 100 accurate