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1.1 How do the authors define "politics?"

1.2 How does their definition differ from the "classic" definition?

1.3 What are some examples of actions that would constitute politics using the authors' definition but not the classic definition?

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1.4  Check the box of the following which are government actions according to the authors' definition of "government?"

raising bus fares by the Metropolitan Transit Authority

orders by a rebel group controlling one part of a country

deferment decisions by a local draft board

a law requiring every one to practice the same religion

passage of National Ice Cream Day

a congressional resolution (a joint statement, not a law)

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1.5 Which of the following are ways in which the game of politics is different from other games?

politics is more complex

other games involve strategy, competition and cooperation

in politics the authority  of rule-makers ultimately rests on use of force

other games don't allocate scarce resources

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1.6 Why do symbolic outcomes matter in politics?

Identify the following elements of the play of power illustrated in the "Applying Knowledge" article at the end of the first chapter.

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1.7 Players    

1.8 resources

1.9 types of influence used

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