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POL 101 Introduction to Political Science

100 levelSocial Sciences10 topics

POL 101 covers 10 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. The nature of politics
  2. Issues of political discourse and practice
  3. Language and basic concepts of politics
  4. Methods of political science
  5. Approaches to the study of politics; the 'science' or 'art' debate
  6. Nation, state and society
  7. Power, authority and influence
  8. Constitution and constitutionalism
  9. Political culture and political socialisation
  10. Relationship between political science and other disciplines

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One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

The nature of politics

The nature of politics deals with what politics is, where it takes place, and why it matters in organised human life. For exam purposes, you must master politics as the process of making binding decisions, allocating values and resources, managing conflict, and pursuing order and authority in society.

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