Hurley
SYG 2000

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I. Power And Authority
.....A. Traditional Authority
.....B. Legal-Rational Authority
.....C. Chrismatic Authority
...........1. Political Cult of Personality
...........2. Routinization of Charisma
.....D. Lewis Coser's Addition: Coercive Authority

II. Politics In Global Perspective
.....A. Monarchy
.....B. Democracy
...........1. Democracy
...........2. Freedom
.....C. Aristotle's Model of Political Authority
..........Number.................Interest Served
..........Serving.........Personal.........Society
............One............Tyranny..........Monarchy
.........Few (elite)....Oligarchy.......Aristocracy
.........Many............Democracy......Polity
.....D. Authoritarianism
.....E. Totalitarianism
.....F. 'Soft Authoritarianism" Or Planned Prosperity? A Report From Singapore
....G. A Global Political System?

III. Politics In The United States
.....A. U.S. Culture and the Growth of Government
.....B. The Political Spectrum
...........1. Economic Issues
...........2. Social Issues
...........3. Mixed Positions
...........4. Part Identification
.................a. The Political Spectrum, 1994 Survey
.....................'Where do you place yourself on this scale?'
.....................Extremely Liberal................2.4%
......................................Liberal..............11.0%
..........................Slightly Liberal.............12.6%
...................Middle of the Road..............35.1%
................Slightly Conservative.............15.8%
............................Conservative..............16.0%
...............Extremely Conservative............3.4%
...............Don't Know/No Answer.............3.8%
...............b. 1994 Political Party Idenitification in U.S.
..................Democrat..............................47.0%
..................Strong Democrat..................14.1%
....................Weak Democrat..................21.5%
................Independent/Democrat...........11.4%
..................Republican............................37.5%
.................Strong Republican.................10.7%
...................Weak Republican.................17.4%
................Independent/Republican...........9.4%
.......................Independent......................12.3%
................Other Party/No Answer.............3.1%
.....C. Special Interest Groups
...........1. Political Action Committees
...........2. Lobbyists
.....D. Purpose of Politics
..........1. Win Elections
..........2. Put Your Party In Power, and Others Out of Power
.....E. Voter Apathy

IV. Theoretical Analysis of Power In Society
.....A. The Pluralist Model -- David Riesman
.....B. The Power-Elite Model -- C. Wright Mills

V. Power Beyond The Rules
.....A. Revolution
...........1. Rising Expectations
...........2. Unresponsive Government
...........3. Radical Leadership by Intellectuals
...........4. Establishing A New Legitimacy
.....B. Terrorism -- Unexpected extreme violence

VI. War And Peace
.....A. The Causes of War
...........1. Perceived Threats
...........2. Social Problems
...........3. Political Objectives
...........4. Moral Objectives
...........5. Absence of Alternatives
.....B. American Military Deaths In 10 Wars
...........1. American Revolution..........25,324
...........2. War of 1812.........................6,780
...........3. Mexican War.......................13,271
...........4. Civil War...........................618,222
...........5. Spanish-American War........5,807
...........6. World War I......................116,516
...........7. World War II.....................405,399
...........8. Korean War........................54,246
...........9. Vietnam War.......................57,777
...........10. Persian Gulf War...................148
..................Total............................1,302,490
.....C. Violence Beyond The Rules: A Report From Yugoslavia
.....D. The Cost and Causes of Militarism
...........1. Arms Race
...........2. Military-Industrial Complex
.....E. Nuclear Weapons
.....F. Information Warfare
...........1. Social Diversity and the Military
...........2. Gender Integration in the Military
...........3. Sexual Orientation in the Military
.....G. The Pursuit of Peace
...........1. Deterrence
...........2. High Technology Defense
...........3. Diplomacy and Disarmament
...........4. Resolving Underlying Conflict
.....H. Here Comes On-line Democracy!

VII. Looking Ahead: Politics In The Twenty-First Century

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