Chapter 2 Review Questions

1. What is a “concept”?

2. What is meant by a “polity”?

3. How can we distinguish between an “organization” and an “institution”?

4. How can power be considered in both “static” and “dynamic” ways?

5. How can “structural” power and “relational” power be distinguished from one another?

6. How is “legitimacy” connected to “authority”?

7. What is meant by “negative” and “positive” liberty?

8. How is “soft” power different from “hard” power?

9. In what way is “liberty” tied to “freedom”?

10. Distinguish among the three ways of defining “justice.”

11. What is the relationship between the individual and the community?

12. What is the link between rights and duties in a given community?

13. How both individual and group identities are defined in relation to the society?

14. What are the challenges of identity politics in Canada?

15. How the concepts in political studies are constant sources of controversy and debate?