Lecture 8

Question 1

… are organisation or patterns of activity that are valued for their own sake ; rules that proscribe and prescribe behaviour in society. people cooperate togheter and their behaviour influences each other

Answer 1

institutions

Question 2

different types of institutions

Answer 2

1. political: legislature, presidency, police, courts
2. Economic: banks, corporation, taxes , money
3. Socio-cultural: marriages, schools, churches

Question 3

… is a set of interrelated institution that formulate and implement the collective goals of society.

Answer 3

political systems

Question 4

3 branches of government

Answer 4

1. legislative > make the laws
2. executive > administer the laws
   judicial > make sure it is held up

Question 5

constitution is a formal set of rules that includes

Answer 5

1. How to manage the division of power between the branches of government
2. establishes the broad rules of politics
3. protects citizens from arbiters decisions made by powerful people.