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• Study of government and politics is the primary focus of political science
• Politics refers to the exercise of power and authority in a society
• Aristotle is often regarded as the father of political science
• Democracy is the concept that involves citizens participating in decision-making through voting
• Plutocracy is a society that is ruled or controlled by people of great wealth or income
• Oligarchy is a form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people. 
• Autocracy is a system of government in which absolute power is held by the ruler, known as an autocrat.
• The study of political ideologies falls under political theory
• Comparative politics is the systematic study and comparison of the diverse political systems in the world.
• International relations are the interactions among sovereign states. 
• Public administration cludes management of government policies and the management of public affairs. 
• Totalitarianism is political system characterized by a single ruler with absolute power
• A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state for life or until abdication
• Federal system is the term for a system where power is divided between a central government and regional governments
• A unitary state is a sovereign state governed as a single entity in which the central government is the supreme authority. 
• Parliamentary system is democratic form of government in which the party with the greatest representation in the parliament forms the government, its leader becoming prime minister or chancellor.
• Authoritarianism is a political system characterized by the rejection of democracy and political plurality.
• Harold Lasswell coined the term "political socialization" to describe the process by which individuals develop their political beliefs
• Max Weber - The Iron Cage of Rationality
• John locke - social contract
• Locke's social contract theory says: government was created through the consent of the people to be ruled by the majority
• Rousseau advocated for direct democracy, where citizens actively participate in the political decision-making process.
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau - The Social Contract
• Rousseau, through the social contract, individuals voluntarily agree to form a political community and submit to the general will for the common good.
• The term "sovereignty" refer to supreme authority and independence
• Contest elections and form government is the role of a political party in a democratic system
• Rule of law means that no individual, president or private citizen, stands above law
• The Supreme Court interprets the constitution
• The administration of justice is the process by which the legal system of a government is executed.
• Maintaining military strength to prevent dominance by any one nation - balance of power
• Cultural diplomacy is a type of public diplomacy and soft power that includes the "exchange of ideas, information, art, language and other aspects of culture among nations and their peoples in order to foster mutual understanding".
• Reward power is type of power which is based on the ability to reward or punish others
• Coercive power is when someone in a position of power uses the threat of punishment to force subordinates into complying with their demands.
• Referent power may be defined as 'the ability of a leader to influence a follower due to the follower's admiration, respect, or identification with the leader'.
• Legitimate power is the formal authority given to a person within an organization.
• The "Tragedy of the Commons" concept is related to environmental politics
• Environmental politics mean the politics about the environment
• International law is an independent system of law existing outside the legal orders of particular states. 
• Political philosophy  is the philosophical study of government
• Understanding the relationship between politics and economics is the primary goal of political economy