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CLEP Political Science
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1. America's two ideologies (Liberal and Conservative) are two versions of classic liberalism
Terrorism
Criticisms of Rational Choice
Non-democratic regimes
classic Liberalism
2. Individual rationality does not always lead to collective rationality - Walking on the grass - Policy implementation is problematic - Voting; protests; interest groups; etc. are underprovided (Olson's point)
Empirical Knowledge
Three types of Political Organization
Quantitative
Significance of Collective action problem
3. Ideology An ideology that seeks the active reshaping of minds of individuals and believes this can/must be done by force - Coercive mobilization - No social or political pluralism
Theories
Majoritarian
Constitution
Totalitarianism
4. 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
Socialism
Political Science
Gender as a Process
Constitution
5. A civil war (...) in which one party is the state - the insurgents win - the insurgents have a lot of popular support - and the insurgents implement 'wholesale political change'
Revolution
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
Primordialism
Disadvantages of Social Movements
6. The rules about making the rules - often embodied in a constitution.
Political Theory
Regime type
State
Theories
7. A formal document that sets up the basic rules of the political game
Patronage
Gender as a Category
Constitution
Primordialism
8. 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
Disadvantages of Social Movements
Transition
Identity
Liberalism
9. All voluntary associations/all secondary associations
Consolidation
(Civil) Society
Communism
Advantages of Social Movements
10. An organization that seeks elective office - Currency/instrument: votes
District Magnitude
Socialism
Theories
Political Party
11. equality in political decision making: one vote per person - with all votes counted equally
Constitution
Political Party
political equality
Communism
12. Shorter-lived - Slightly less repressive - Ideology not so clear - In favor of capitalism - though with state involvement - Based more on Social Darwinism/racism/nationlsm - Conservatism run amok?
Liberalism
Observational/Evidential
Classic Liberal Argument
Fascism
13. Any identity that significantly shapes our political decisions
Political Science
Fascism
Political Identity
Primordialism
14. monopoly over the legitimate use of force
Sovereignty
Liberalism
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Constructivism
15. 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.
Three types of Political Organization
Constitution
Transition
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
16. Hypotheses based on what has been observed.
Majoritarian
Patronage
Nation
Observational Laws
17. Traditionally measured as capacity and autonomy
State Strength
Identity
Primordialism
(Civil) Society
18. Utility maximization - Preferences: Comparability/Completeness - Transitivity - Probability - Incomplete information and uncertainty about future - Mathematical modeling
Observational Laws
Observational/Evidential
Rational Choice (Individual Level)
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
19. The use of force by states or non-state actors to achieve political goals
Political Violence
Constitution
Advantages of Social Movements
Why States/Governments
20. 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.
Liberalism
Contestation
Political Theory
Why States/Governments
21. 19th - in the United States and Western Europe.
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
Constitution
Subfields of Political Science
Civic Engagement
22. A government with a one house legislature.
Authoritarianism
Totalitarianism
Unicameral Legislature
Gender as a Category
23. Hard to amass resources (money and information) - Short-lived - The dilemma of formalization
Disadvantages of Social Movements
Terrorism
Bureaucracy
Three types of Political Organization
24. A non-meritocratic system in which jobs and contracts are distributed according to partisan support - (The U.S. 'spoils system' of the 19th century')
Political Factors of Strong States
Patronage
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Non-democratic regimes
25. when you must get a minimum percent of votes to have your votes count or (sometimes) to retain your party registration
Economics
Liberalism
Threshold
Science
26. 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
Science
Transition
State Strength
Liberalism
27. Number of Parties 2 - Constitutional Review: Parliamentary supremacy - Number of chambers: Unicameral/weak bicameral - Federalism: Unitary
Political Party
Social Movements
Authoritarianism
Majoritarian
28. it works better in the long run - less risk/variability
Political Party
Utilitarian Justification
Madison's dilemma
Terrorism
29. Political parties - Interest groups - Social movements
Three types of Political Organization
International Relations
Political Theory
Unicameral Legislature
30. A subset of culture - based on our ability to attach labels to ourselves and others - or to define ourselves in terms of the groups we belong to - Some political examples: Partisan identity - Class identity - Ethnic identity - National identity
Political Theory
Constitution
Comparative Government
Identity
31. Force + Legitimacy
Solidarity
Authority
Totalitarianism
Sovereignty
32. Situation where all fully qualified citizens have an equal say
Participation
Totalitarianism
International Relations
Observational Laws
33. Situation of stability - no party has incentive and ability to undermine the regime (Causes: cultural or economice - or military culture) - (Int'l Factors: U.S. foreign policy - Soviet foreign policy - Changes to Catholic doctrine - EU accession - G
Consolidation
Science
Social Movements: Causes
Liberalism
34. Compiling a body of data based on direct observation that can be utilized both to explain what has been observed and to form valid generalizations.
Liberalism
Empirical Knowledge
Constitution
Gender as a Category
35. how many seats are allotted to each electoral district
Political Party
Consensual
Primordialism
District Magnitude
36. Use of method of inference to create generalizeable explanations
Authoritarianism
Utilitarian Justification
Science
Classic Liberal Argument
37. A systematic study of the structures of two or more political systems (such as those of Britain and the People's Republic of China) to achieve an understanding of how different societies manage the realities of governing. Also considered are politica
Lijphart's majoritarian vs. consensual
Non-democratic regimes
Gender as a Category
Comparative Government
38. Historical origins. A reaction to liberalism - Central assumption: 'The highest good of society [is] the maintenance of ordered community and of common values' (p. 28) One of the 3 big idealogies
Conservatism
Utilitarian Justification
Why States/Governments
political equality
39. The organized study of government and politics. It borrows from the related disciplines of history - philosophy - sociology - economics - and law.
Civic Engagement
Political Science
Qualitative method
Majoritarian
40. The making of collectively binding decisions
Consensual
Politics
Subfields of Political Science
Consolidation
41. Describes the principal characteristics of what has been studied.
Observational/Evidential
Method of Inference
Constructivism
Democracy
42. 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
Communism
Conservatism
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
Gender as a Category
43. The mathematical formula used to allocate the seats according to the vote - Plurality or 'first-past-the-post' - various PR formulas - such as D'Hondt - largest remainders - St. Lague - etc.
Revolution
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
Empirical Knowledge
Observational Laws
44. Public administration (civil service). All (non-military) government workers not elected to their posts - but hired (United States beginning in 1880s)
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Utilitarian Justification
Criticisms of Rational Choice
Bureaucracy
45. 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
Social Movements: Causes
Political Violence
Authority
Method of Inference
46. Analyzing the data that has been collected and offering plausible general principles that can be drawn from what has been observed.
Civic Engagement
Theories
Disadvantages of Social Movements
Democracy
47. Basically - density and quality of civil society
Civic Engagement
Political Theory
Three types of Political Organization
Disadvantages of Social Movements
48. Selective incentives - Small group size - Social (solidary) incentives - Homogeneity - Others? Duty and altruism? Love?
Empirical Knowledge
Collective action problem: Solutions
Nation
Classic Liberal Argument
49. Efficiency vs. representativeness
50. Regime where the rulers are accountable to the ruled.
Democracy
Comparative Government
Constructivism
Consolidation