I. Politics
A. the process of how society is governed
B. also, the "science of who gets what, when, and
why"
C. it's how the govt. allocates (distributes) its
resources
II. Government
A. the group chosen to make and enforce decisions
for the community
B. why govt?
1. services
2. order/organization
3. protection of minority
rights
III. Social Contract
A. it is a contract/agreement between the people
and the govt.
B. the people will agree to follow the laws and
the govt. will make the laws fair
C. if the govt. ceases to make fair laws, the people
are not responsible for following them
D. the govt. is accountable to the people