Pols exam 1 updated - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Two fundamental questions about government and politics: - What do we observe? Why? The institutions and procedures through which a land and its people are ruled - government Are governments simple or complex? - can be either A single individual rules - autocracy A system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in the governmental process - democracy Formal and effective limits are placed on the powers of government - constitutional No formal limits are placed on governme...