Question

politics is the process for resolving conflicts over scarce resources and differing values without resorting to violence. when violence is used to solve disputes, it represents the failure of politics, or at least the deep frustration of those whose aspirations are thwarted by politics. politics can determine how scarce resources will be allocated and which values will prevail. through political processes, a country can decide whether abortions will be allowed in all cases, some cases, or no cases. this does not mean that everyone will now agree on whether the policy is good or not; politics can resolve issues, but it cannot eliminate the underlying conflicts that cause them. in recent decades the world has gotten richer and more peaceful. 26 that does not mean conflict is disappearing; several countries are experiencing open military conflict, and many other countries are experiencing high levels of violence. even in countries without open, violent conflict, political polarization is increasing. 27 political polarization occurs when groups - political parties as well as ethnic or religious groups - become divided (\polarized\) in ways that increase cohesion within the groups and also increase suspicion and distrust across the groups. the united states today is more polarized than it has been in many years. 28 the greater the polarization, the greater the difficulty of resolving conflicts: polarization is a risk to peaceful politics. how does politics resolve conflicts? most often, through bargaining. when parties involved in a conflict engage in negotiations concerning the status - quo - that is, the existing set of circumstances involved in the conflict - they are bargaining. political bargaining determines whether existing rules and reality will be changed.

Explanation:

The text discusses how politics is the process for resolving conflicts over scarce resources and differing values without violence. It mentions that polarization is a risk to peaceful politics, and political bargaining determines whether existing rules and reality will change. Negotiations regarding the status - quo occur when parties in a conflict engage in bargaining.

Answer:

Politics is a process for non - violent conflict resolution over resources and values. Polarization risks peaceful politics. Bargaining decides rule and reality changes.