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1
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In Aristotle’s definition of politics, he states that “Man, is by nature a political animal”. What does he mean by this?

A

Politics is ever present, and all people are political.

2
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Whenever two people come together and interact, there is some form of ___.

A

Politics.

3
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Politics informs how we think about ___, ___, and ___.

A

Ourselves, others, and the world.

4
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Politics is constantly ___.

A

Shifting.

5
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Politics is about the ___ and ___ of power.

A

Negotiation and exercise.

6
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Politics is:

A

Ever present, relational, negotiating, decision making, and power.

7
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There are two types of power: what are they?

A

Power to and power over.

8
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Politics tries to understand the intricacies of ___ ___, how people ___ to get what they want, and what will happen in the ___.

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Public relations, negotiate, future.

9
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Give an example of the unpredictability of politics.

A

An assassination of a Tunisian street merchant sparked the Arab Spring and ended two regimes.

10
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For Karl Mannheim, what were at the very heart of politics?

A

Unpredictability and uncertainty.

11
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Karl Mannheim also drew a clear distinction between ___ and ___.

A

Administration and politics.

12
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Mannheim described administration as:

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Routine affairs of the state.

13
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Mannheim insisted that politics involved:

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The play of irrational forces, social competition, and struggle.