W8-1.Politics


1. summary

Politics is a process in which people in a group make social and economic decisions, consisting of social relationships that include methods and tactics used to create and apply social policies, such as authority, power, and regulation of political units. Political power is a kind of power a group has in society to manage the distribution of public resources, including labor and wealth. The degree to which a power is owned relates to the amount of social influence wielded by those who own it. In other words, it is defined as the ability to influence the behavior of others.
Authority is sometimes used interchangeably with "power" but has a different meaning. Authority refers to claims of legitimacy, legitimacy and the right to exercise power.
Violence is that the government may have the right to use violence if it refuses to comply with the government's instructions. However, the lack of a right to use Violence does not mean that the government has no authority.
Governments can be divided into various types, first of all Monarchy was a common form in ancient and medieval times as a form of government in an individual whose absolute or nominally supreme power is the head of the state. Even now, some countries, such as Japan and Britain, still have monarchs, but their political power is limited.
Democacy is a form of government in which the right to govern or to have sovereignty is owned by a majority of citizens within a country or country. Democracy has two principles: the first principle is that all members of society have equal access to power, and the second principle is that all members enjoy universally recognized freedoms.
Totalitarianism is a political system that strives to regulate almost every aspect of public and private life. This system enforces control to maintain political power and maintain power through propaganda.
Oligarchy is a form of government in which power lies effectively in a small elite group of society. They are mainly dominated by politically influential families.
Communist State is a form of government characterized by avowed loyalty to communist ideology.
Theocacy is a form of government in which God is recognized as the nation's supreme civil ruler.
The Politburo is a political organization that strives to acquire and maintain political power within the government by participating in election campaigns. The United States has a huge political party, but two major parties are Democrats and Republicans. Sweden adopts a multi-party system.


2. interesting

Inequality arising from the vote was considered interesting. It was particularly interesting that women accounted for a very small percentage of elected officials, and that the chances of older people voting and becoming politicians were both higher than younger people. Because it is really a problem that can be seen around me. In fact, the proportion of women among politicians in Korea is very low, and the approval ratings of older people play a very big role in who wins the election.


3. discussion

Politically, do you think the social environment of the socially disadvantaged (such as children, women, ethnic minorities, the disabled, etc.) is difficult to change, especially due to the occurrence of inequality in voting?


Comments

  1. AnonymousMay 8, 2020 at 2:48 AM

    I think the social environment of socially disadvantaged people in voting can change sufficiently.
    With the recent revision of the 'Public Election Act', the age to participate in elections has fallen to 18.
    These changes have widened the number of voters who participate in politics directly.

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  2. Choi YewonMay 8, 2020 at 3:30 AM

    In the case of South Korea, a party representing the voice of a minority is a minority party. When the nation's elections will not be a political battle between the ruling and opposition parties, I think the problem will be solvable.

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