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CLEP Political Science

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1. The making of collectively binding decisions






2. 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.






3. 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






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






5. 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.






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. Public vs. private goods - Non-exclusivity. The owner can't deny access - Inexhaustability. The good is never used up - Jointness of supply. Its existence depends on our combined contribution; truly 'collective' - Free riding. We generally fail to co






10. Utility maximization - Preferences: Comparability/Completeness - Transitivity - Probability - Incomplete information and uncertainty about future - Mathematical modeling






11. 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






12. An organization that seeks elective office - Currency/instrument: votes






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






14. Also known as interpersonal trust & tolerance






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






16. Efficiency vs. representativeness

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17. how many seats are allotted to each electoral district






18. A political organization that primarily uses lobbying - Currency/instrument: money - information - numbers






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






20. Use of method of inference to create generalizeable explanations






21. Charismatic - Rational-legal - Traditional/patrimonial






22. A political system controlled by rulers who deny popular participation in government






23. 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






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






25. Utility: self-interest - but what constitutes self-interest? Material self-interest? Economics - Politics. Example: vote maximization - The gospel Failures of rationality - Really incomplete information & satisfaction - Intransitivity and other cogni






26. All voluntary associations/all secondary associations






27. 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






28. 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






29. The opportunity to choose among alternative candidates and positions






30. America's two ideologies (Liberal and Conservative) are two versions of classic liberalism






31. Political parties - Interest groups - Social movements






32. 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






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






34. Shared sets of meanings






35. Hypotheses based on what has been observed.






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






37. Force + Legitimacy






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






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






40. Number of Parties 2 - Constitutional Review: Parliamentary supremacy - Number of chambers: Unicameral/weak bicameral - Federalism: Unitary






41. Think of this as gender as outcome; what factors - esp. political ones - lead to changes in gender roles? Key finding: politics does matter - especially who has an organized voice. Formal rules - number/identity of parties - etc.






42. 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?






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






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






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






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






47. monopoly over the legitimate use of force






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






49. 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'






50. 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







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