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Why does politics naturally involve conflict?

• People always agree on policies

• Differences in ideas, wants, and needs create conflicts

• Politics is about avoiding conflict

• Conflict only happens in dictatorships

How does politics attempt to resolve conflicts?

• By eliminating all opposing views

• Through force and coercion

• By managing and making decisions through rules

• By ensuring everyone has the same opinions

According to Heywood, politics is:

• The ability to control resources

• The competition for power

• The activity of making, preserving, or amending rules

• The suppression of conflict

What does Easton mean by the “authoritative allocation of values”?

• Politics determines who gets what resources in society

• Politics distributes wealth equally

• Values are distributed based on morality

• Authority should not be involved in decision-making

According to Lasswell, politics is about:

• Controlling people

• Who gets what, when, and how

• Creating laws

• Avoiding disagreements

Which is NOT one of the four approaches to defining politics?

• Politics as compromise and consensus

• Politics as the art of government

• Politics as a religious practice

• Politics as the exercise of power

What is political legitimacy?

• The ability to rule by force

• The capacity to act authoritatively with public support

• The presence of military power

• The enforcement of strict laws

How does legitimacy differ from authority?

• Authority is permanent, while legitimacy changes

• Authority is given, while legitimacy is based on perception

• Legitimacy comes from the military

• Authority is unimportant in governance

What is the most expressed form of legitimacy?

• Fear of government

• Political support

• Economic success

• Number of laws passed

What happens when political support declines?

• Legitimacy strengthens

• The government gains more power

• Legitimacy declines

• The government automatically collapses