 | Chapter Objectives
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After reading Chapter 9, students should:
understand the relationship between power, authority, and the state
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| | | be familiar with the functionalist and the conflict perspectives on the state
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| | | understand the concepts of legitimacy and authority
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| | | be familiar with Weber's different types of authority
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| | | be able to define politics and political power
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| | | be familiar with the different types of government: totalitarianism, authoritarianism, and democracy
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| | | be familiar with American political parties, interest-group lobbying (including political action committees), and the mass media
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| | | understand the different models of power in the United States: elitist and pluralist
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| | | be able to compare and contrast capitalist, socialist, and mixed economies
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| | | be familiar with the transition from a command to a market economy
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