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The proletariat is a class of common workers who have no ownership or control of the means of production of the society. They own nothing but the right to sell their own labor. The proletariat is not necessarily synonymous with "the lower class," since "lower class" can mean any kind of poverty stricken class of people. And they every single day regardless of their job and country they are exploited.

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Political science is a subject that deals with an individual in relation to a state and a government. It also means a systematized body of knowledge of the state and government in all its aspects.

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Because you probably live in a free, democratic society where the liberties granted to it's citizens have reversed into one hyper-critical of its systems of governance as opposed to socialist states such as N Korea, where its citizens live in constant awe and admiration of their leader and believe themselves to live in the most technologically advanced nation in the world. Freedom affords the luxury of contempt for the mechanism of its existence. Hence you couldn't possibly be a patriot, because you are entirely too free to appreciate it.

Besides, in many countries, big-talking flag-waving patriotism is more often than not a defense reaction: individuals with very little self-confidence, or people who feel threatened or suffer from a fear of invasion - either from an aggressive neighbouring state or because of many alien immigrants around them - will often feel a little less insecure when they group together in places, political parties, forums, sports clubs, etc, where they can praise the greatness of their nation, celebrate its glorious past and pledge allegiance to its values... But invariably a few individuals will feel things are going a bit too far for their own taste and they have had enough of it - hence your question!

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Probably because we hold contradictory views on the subject of patriotism. On the one hand, Western citizens have been taught that flagrant nationalism, imperialism, and social Darwinism and dangerous and corrupt ideologies but, at the same time, it seems as if Americans are taught to support them under threat of not being 'patriotic' enough.

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Simply put, power is acquired in a democracy by being elected to office. However, there are positions in an elected office that are more powerful and have a lot of (to use a Chicago word) klout. For example, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee is an extremely powerful individual even though he or she is a member of the House of Representatives and not a Senator. This chairman's job is to oversee proposals for laws. If a proposal does not pass the Ways and Means Committee it cannot be sent to the House for a vote into law.

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It is true in that it exists. Therefore, it is not illusory or false.

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leaders take power in democracy through votes they obtain from the civil society

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A revolutionary is a radical supporter of political or social revolution against society, regardless of ethics and morality. A revolutionary is in many ways similar to an anarchist, one who favors abolishing any form of government not of his/her choosing in spite the wishes of the majority.

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No, electing someone to a position for life has some serious drawbacks, and unless the system they work inside of is designed to counteract these drawbacks, then it definitely can be a very bad thing.

The primary problem is lack of accountability. A "president for life" has no real incentive to change their behavior, since they have no possibility of losing the position, except through violent overthrow or resignation. In such a position, the president (by human nature) will tend to accumulate wealth and power, with no (or little) regard for their constituents.

Overall, even in the best system, electing someone "president for life" turns out about as well as having a monarch. Which, historically speaking, is pretty bad for everyone except the monarch.

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One way to determine if a particular college or university has a strong political science department is to visit college websites and browse around in the social sciences departments.

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A group of like-minded people who act is this way is usually known as a party.

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Unilateral powers give the president the ability to create lawful policies without the consent of Congress.

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Religion, as with many other human ideologies, is not purely a personal thing but also a form of communication and identification. In society, therefore, religion often encompasses not only belief but active expression and participation in affairs involved with that religion (which vary based on the religion in question). Because religion, in my opinion, has this element, there is a motivation for people with belief systems to wish for protections in their religious lives. In history, this often has taken place when a minority religious group (e.g.) Protestants; Muslims; Hebrews) have been repressed in their action by the majority and, therefore, wish to seek formal legal enforcement to protect their ability to follow their religion.

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The Archipelagic Doctrine is a specification in the Filipino Constitution of 1973 defining the boundaries of the country. It stated:

"[T]he national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago with all the islands and waters embraced therein and all the other territories belonging to the Philippines..."

This doctrine means, therefore, that the country, with its thousands of islands and many seas, should be considered as a political unit for reasons of history, law, geography, economics, and security. Also, when questions involving territorial conflicts arise, the Philippines uses this doctrine to support its territorial claims.

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For parties that have chairpeople, they are usually the head of the party itself and administrate its day-to-day operations.

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Disclaimer: political parties in the United States generally lacked the kind of ideological unity and discipline found in other Western countries, so it is problematic to claim the Democratic Party or Democrats support any particular ideological platform when, in fact, they may vary intensely (as may Republicans).

The question misstates fact. In actuality, Democrats generally support lower taxes where possible. The tradeoff will always be whether one wants the government to do more, such as maintaining Social Security, inspecting our food, enforcing our laws or keeping our roads and bridges in good repair. You only get what you pay for and you must pay for what you get. Most of us want more of these services. Currently, we are about a trillion dollars behind on infrastructure repairs according to a major engineering society. Cutting back further imperils us all.

Tax withholding has actually gone down under a portion of the Stimulus program, a fact that Republicans have studiously avoided. That puts more money in your pocket right now. There is some support for a rise in personal taxes for those making in excess of $250,000 on amounts over that which puts their tax level back where it was when Clinton was President. We were pretty prosperous then and we balanced our budget. Fact: if all tax cuts were abandoned, we'd pay down our entire US debt in less than ten years! Fact: our debt is lower, as related to our Gross Domestic Product than half of all Western Countries. Our credit rating is so good that we just issued bonds paying no effective interest!

Government under Obama has not grown, but it did grow significantly under two Republican standard bearers: Reagan and Bush II. Dems do, however, support increased regulation to reign in corporate abuse of individuals. Abuse is best illustrated in regard to two pieces of legislation bitterly fought by Republicans: health insurance and financial reform. In these cases, the regulations coming from them will stop abusive rate increases and caps on coverage on the health side and abusive fees and interest rate increases on the financial side. By the way, there never were death panels! Also, the efficiencies included in the health law should save the taxpayers about a trillion dollars in the next ten years.

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Sovereignty is the independence obtained by a region /country in terms of area/bounderies,freedom from all types of influences with in as well as external. But the fact is it can be maintained if you are might as it is right.

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I would argue that Chanakya is the father of political science in India.

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Ours is the age politics. The government has become the business of everybody. Whether we like it or not, we are part of the state from the moment we are born to the day we die. Our birth, marriage, and death must be registered with the state. Secondly, it will broaden our knowledge about our duties and obligations as a citizen, what government is, what state is and discuss political issues and concerns. We can even criticize effectively cases of incompetence, dishonesty or unscrupulous in government. Thirdly, we will know about our cultural backgrounds for "history is past of politics and politics is present of history."

It is an acknowledge of understanding about state and government. It also gives knowledge of right to choose.

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