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Samenvatting chapter 1: Rule of law TTO
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what is social studies- Conflicting interests
- Social problems
o It has consequences for large groups
o There are conflicting interests
o A communal/ shared solution in necessary
Formal power: Established in rules and regulations (police, teacher, mayor)
Informal power: friends. BNers
Social inequality
Differences in:
- Social chances
- Financial means
- Political power
Social cohesion:
- The feeling that people belong together
Information society
- Information is spreading increasingly
- Everyone has access and the ability to send information
- Traditional media (newspaper, TV) are becoming less important to share news
Reliability
- Sender
- Goal
- Up to date
- Sources
- All sides
- In agreement with others
Communication noise: The sender does not transmit the info correctly
Manipulation
Intentionally twisting facts or erasing information without the receiver being aware of it
Propaganda
Sending one-sided information with the interntion of influencing people’s opinions
Indoctrination
Systematically and forcefully, imposing one-sided views on the public for a long time so that the public accepts these
views uncritically
Frame of reference
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, All the knowledge experiences, norms, values and customs you possess
Selective perception
Each piece of information is distorted in such a way as to fit into a person’s frame of reference
Stereotype
A fixed image of a group of people
Prejudice
A preconceived and hastily formed opinion without knowing all the facts
Origin of a rule of law
1. The state protects citizens against each other
2. Citizens are protected against the abuse of power by the state
- Democratic rule of law – citizens can vote
- Social rule of law – laws provide welfare
Dates
- 1789 – French revolution
- 1814 – First Dutch constitution
- 1848 – Thorbecke gave more power to the ministers -> amended the constitution
- 1919 – General suffrage
- 1983 – Basic social rights
Advantages of rule of law
- Society is characterised by trust and reciprocity
o Citizens trust the judicial system
o Citizens are willing to pay premiums for social insurances
- Society is relatively peaceful; and there is a strong social cohesion
- The state expects citizens to abide by the law -> citizens expect the same from the state -> creates peace
Fourth power
- Civil servants form a power
- When laws are drawn up they make independent decisions that ministers cannot check
- Ministers get checked by parliament
- Ministers take responsibility for the actions of his civil servants
The clashing of powers
- Member of parliament makes plea for acquittal of recently honoured member of armed forces caught with
the possession of drugs.
- PVV leader launches plan to fire judges whose sentences are too low
- Justice minister asked the public prosecutor not to prosecute certain peop
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