I. CHAPTER 13 Introduction: PoliticsII. Power and Authoritya. Definition of politics: the getting and using of power to make decisions that are binding on others.b. Political system: the institution that regulates the use of and access to power that is essential to articulating and realizing individual, local, regional, national, or international interests.c. Poweri. Legitimate powerii. Illegitimate powerd. Authority: legitimate power exercised in a public or official capacity.e. Weber’s “Types of Authority”i. Traditional authority ii. Legal-Rational authority iii. Charismatic authority III. The Statea. Stateb. Nation-statesc. Sovereigntyd. Citizenshipe. Nationalismf. Citizenship Rightsi. Civil rightsii. Political rightsiii. Social rightsiv. Welfare stateIV. Forms of Government/Political Systemsa. Monarchyb. Democracyi. Participatory democracyii. Representative Democracyiii. Spread of liberal democracy1. Impact of the Internetiv. Democracy in the US1. Political parties2. Politics and voting3. Participation14. Pluralistic model5. special interest group and PACs (political action committees)6. Women’s participation v. Theories of Democracy1. Democratic elitism2. Pluralism3. Mills’ “Power Elite” vi. Problems facing democracy1. Criticism of the welfare state2. The “military-industrial complex”3. State overload4. Legitimation crisisc. Authoritarian Governmentd. Totalitarian Governmente. TheocracyV. Political and Social Changea. Revolutionb. Social movements and their causesi. Economic deprivationii. Resource mobilizationiii. Collective actioniv. Structural strainc. Feminist movementsd. Global social movementse. Technology and social movementsf. Nationalist movementsVI. Politics of War and Terrorisma. Terrorism: A form of warfare in which violence is directed at civilians rather than the military or policeb. Wari. Lethal conflict in which one group seeks to impose its will on others through the use of armed force.ii. Reasons for going to war:1. territory2. domination3. revenge4. preserve balance of power25. misperceptions about an adversary’s strength or intentionsVI. Summary and