European Influence: Harold Lasswell: The Social Contract Who gets what, John Locke when and how Second Treatise on (1690) Politics: Civil Government – Deciding Society’s argued against absolutism. Goals Politics = The process through All individuals have certain which a society makes its natural (unalienable) rights, governing decisions. including Life, Liberty and Government = institutions, Property processes, and rules facilitating control of an area and its People enter into the social population contract—they agree to be Two Items Governments have in governed—in order to safeguard common their rights and property. 1) Raise Revenues If the fails to do so, the gov’t to people can rebel and create a new gov’t European Influence: The Social Contract Jean Jacques Rousseau Social (1762) like Locke, Contract – opposed absolute rule. 2) Coercion free, but “Man was born everywhere he is in chains” Legitimate is one that serves gov’t to the common interest people’s by (“general will”) the Politics: Deciding Society’s Goals rules Politics: competing for Max Weber: powergoverning decisions Control = Force + Legitimacy Political Conflict Politics: Deciding Society’s Scarcity Goals Not Power = ability of persons or institutions to control policy Authority = recognized right of of person(s) or institution to exercise ever power Public Policy = A course of action to designed to produce an intended outcome. Medicaid Social Security Medicare Differences in Food Stamps values Supplemental Security Income Veterans’ Programs TemporaryANF often Some Eligible Individuals ARE NOT Receiving Food Stamps with each other
European Influence: The Social Contract John Locke Second Treatise on Civil Government (1690) – argued against absolutism. All individuals have certain natural (unalienable) rights, including Life, Liberty and Property People enter into the social contract—they agree to be governed—in order to safeguard their rights and property. If the gov’t fails to do so, the people can rebel and create a new gov’t European Influence: The Social Contract Jean Jacques Rousseau Social Contract (1762) – like Locke, opposed absolute rule. “Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains” Legitimate gov’t is one that serves the people’s common interest (“general will”) Politics: Deciding Society’s Goals Politics: competing for powergoverning decisions Political Conflict Scarcity Not of to Differences in values often with each other Harold Lasswell: Who gets what, when and how Politics: Deciding Society’s Goals Politics = The process through which a society makes its governing decisions. Government = institutions, processes, and rules facilitating control of an area and its population Two Items Governments have in common 1) Raise Revenues to 2) Coercion to by the rules Max Weber: Control = Force + Legitimacy Politics: Deciding Society’s Goals Power = ability of persons or institutions to control policy Authority = recognized right of person(s) or institution to exercise power Public Policy = A course of action designed to produce an intended outcome. Medicaid Social Security Medicare Food Stamps Supplemental Security Income Veterans’ Programs TemporaryANF Some Eligible Individuals ARE NOT Receiving Food Stamps ever