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CLEP Political Science

Subjects : clep, political-science
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1. Selective incentives - Small group size - Social (solidary) incentives - Homogeneity - Others? Duty and altruism? Love?






2. Historical origins. Failure of liberalism to address shortcomings of capitalist industrialization; Marx - Central assumption: All persons are of equal value - but they cannot develop themselves alone






3. Basically - synonymous for statistical method - Large numbers of observational data - 'Control' for confounding factors






4. Territorial monopoly over the legitimate use of force. Refers to the government + the people + the territory ('the country')






5. Energy or righteous zeal wins large numbers of participants - Nimble in framing issues and changing tactics






6. A basic plan that outlines the structure and functions of the national government. Clearly rooted in Western political thought - it sets limits on government and protects both property and individual rights.






7. Efficiency vs. representativeness

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8. Shared sets of meanings






9. A formal document that sets up the basic rules of the political game






10. Analyzing the data that has been collected and offering plausible general principles that can be drawn from what has been observed.






11. Monarchies - Single-party regimes - Military regimes - Oligarchies - Theocracies - Personalistic regimes






12. A historical exploration of the major contributions to political thought from the ancient Greeks to the contemporary theorists. It also involves the philosophical and speculative consideration of the political world.






13. State of nature (collective action problem) - Hobbes' solution: the social contract






14. Process or moment of changing from one regime type to another Ex: Arab Springs (Causes: cultural or economice - or military culture) - (int'l factors: U.S. foreign policy - Soviet foreign policy - Changes to Catholic doctrine - EU accession - Globali






15. A consciously derived - coherent set of beliefs that offers a comprehensive political program






16. Force + Legitimacy






17. No or low citizen accountability ('subjects' rather than 'citizens') - Reciprocal relationship between leader and selectorate - Totalitarianism vs. authoritarianism






18. monopoly over the legitimate use of force






19. (Voluntary) allocation (production and distribution) of goods and services






20. Identities are malleable - and anything can become politicized. Struggles to explain fundamental patterns in political identity or their grasp on our souls. Can't really explain which identities become politicized either






21. Hypotheses based on what has been observed.






22. A consideration of how nations interact with each other within the frameworks of law - diplomacy - and international organizations such as the United Nations.






23. 19th - in the United States and Western Europe.






24. In social movements - rational choice and culture come together - Culture: the sense of a righteous - popular will that has been subverted ('framing'/'grievance') - Motivates collective action - But also determines the choice of organization and tact






25. The set of relationships among parties in a country - Often categorized by the effective number of parties.






26. it works better in the long run - less risk/variability






27. Political violence by non-state actors against civilian targets






28. The use of force by states or non-state actors to achieve political goals






29. equality in political decision making: one vote per person - with all votes counted equally






30. Describes the principal characteristics of what has been studied.






31. Warfare and military technology - Economic: development of trade and manufacturing and new financial/fiscal instruments - Cultural: Enlightenment - (There are also Environmental/geographic factors)






32. Public administration (civil service). All (non-military) government workers not elected to their posts - but hired (United States beginning in 1880s)






33. how many seats are allotted to each electoral district






34. About agency: we deserve freedom and need to be held meaningfully accountable






35. Situation where all fully qualified citizens have an equal say






36. Number of Parties 2 - Constitutional Review: Judicial Review - Number of chambers: bicameral - Federalism: Federal






37. The rules about making the rules - often embodied in a constitution.






38. Historical origins. A response to the old feudal order and the rise of modern capitalism - 'The highest good of society [is] the ability of the members of that society to develop their individual capacities to the fullest extent' (p. 26) One of the 3






39. Long-lived - Extreme lack of social pluralism - Well-defined ideology - Against capitalism - Based on Marxist arguments about class solidarity - economic determinism - Socialism run amok?






40. Also known as interpersonal trust & tolerance






41. Think of this as 'gender as cause'. Gender roles change and/or mix of women in politics changes; what is the consequence? Key finding: having more women in public office changes the policy agenda - i.e. - more focus on women's issues






42. You see a puzzle - You come up with a potential explanation (a 'theory') - You test it with evidence (data drawn from the 5 senses) - You share the results with others and get their feedback - Repeat steps 2 through 4 until you publish






43. Charismatic - Rational-legal - Traditional/patrimonial






44. Comparative Politics - International Relations - American Politics - (normative) theory or Political Philosophy






45. An identity-based community - where the identity is strong enough that we think we should probably be sovereign...






46. The identities that can become political are those formed very early in life or perhaps vaguely racial/genetic. Struggles to explain (rapid) cultural change - or which identities become politicized






47. The organized study of government and politics. It borrows from the related disciplines of history - philosophy - sociology - economics - and law.






48. Hard to amass resources (money and information) - Short-lived - The dilemma of formalization






49. Regime where the rulers are accountable to the ruled.






50. when you must get a minimum percent of votes to have your votes count or (sometimes) to retain your party registration