Marcus A. Stadelmann - Political Science For Dummies

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1 Chapter 4 TABLE 4-1 Forms of Government TABLE 4-2 Three Systems of Governments

1 Chapter 1FIGURE 1-1: Greek philosopher Aristotle is credited with founding political sci...FIGURE 1-2: James Madison is the developer of pluralism.

2 Chapter 4FIGURE 4-1: Adolf Hitler of Germany (a) and Joseph Stalin of Russia (b) were le...

3 Chapter 8FIGURE 8-1: The theory of hegemonic stability.

4 Chapter 9FIGURE 9-1: Hugo Grotius, father of international law. FIGURE 9-2: Jean Bodin created the concept of sovereignty.

5 Chapter 10FIGURE 10-1: United Nations headquarters in New York City. FIGURE 10-2: Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt reporting to Pres. Harry Truman on her trip...

6 Chapter 11FIGURE 11-1: George F. Kennan, American diplomat and creator of the policy of c...FIGURE 11-2: Building the Berlin Wall in 1961.

7 Chapter 12FIGURE 12-1: Global military spending in percentages.

8 Chapter 13FIGURE 13-1: The KOF Index of Globalization.

9 Chapter 14FIGURE 14-1: Greek philosopher Socrates. FIGURE 14-2: Early Western political philosopher, Plato. FIGURE 14-3: Greek philosopher and creator of the academy, the Lyceum, Aristotl...

10 Chapter 15FIGURE 15-1: Saint Augustine, a founding father of the political theory of Chri...FIGURE 15-2: Saint Thomas Aquinas, Catholic theorist and author of Summa Theolo ...FIGURE 15-3: Niccolo Machiavelli, influential Renaissance philosopher. FIGURE 15-4: Thomas Hobbes, a founding father of modern political theory. FIGURE 15-5: John Locke, English political philosopher and godfather of classic...FIGURE 15-6: Montesquieu, political theorist and author of The Spirit of the La ...FIGURE 15-7: Jean Jacques Rousseau, author of The Social Contract. FIGURE 15-8: Edmund Burke, statesman and philosopher. FIGURE 15-9: Adam Smith, founding father of classical liberalism.

11 Chapter 16FIGURE 16-1: Benito Mussolini, Prime Minister of Italy. FIGURE 16-2: Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the National Front. FIGURE 16-3: Marine Le Pen, chair of the National Rally party.

12 Chapter 17FIGURE 17-1: Karl Marx, the father of Communism. FIGURE 17-2: Lenin, Russian revolutionary and political theorist. FIGURE 17-3: Mao Zedong, founding father of the People’s Republic of China.

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As a professor of political science, some of the most frequently asked questions I receive from students include the following: Why study political science? Why should different forms of government and world politics matter to me? Why study political theory and learn about foreign cultures? Most students assume that political events occurring either at home or in faraway countries don’t impact their daily lives and are therefore not too concerned about them. Why would someone in Texas care about a new senator being elected in Oregon? Why would a college student living comfortably in the U.S. care about what’s happening in Central Asia? What is globalization, how does it impact us, and why care about it? Why read a book written by an old Greek guy who has been dead for thousands of years? Because learning these concepts helps define how people come together and the importance of being a citizen of the world.

By reading this book and becoming a student of political science, you’ll acquire the necessary tools to become familiar with, study, and hopefully become interested in both domestic and international political affairs. I hope that this political interest will then get you involved and encourage you to participate in politics.