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CLEP Political Science
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1. 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
Constructivism
Collective action problem: causes
Types and examples of non-democratic regimes
Comparative Government
2. Analyzing the data that has been collected and offering plausible general principles that can be drawn from what has been observed.
Consensual
Unicameral Legislature
classic Liberalism
Theories
3. 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
Patronage
State
Liberalism
Political Identity
4. 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
Authority
Conservatism
Transition
Nation
5. (Voluntary) allocation (production and distribution) of goods and services
Why States/Governments
Theories
Lijphart's majoritarian vs. consensual
Economics
6. 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.
Constitution
Constructivism
Political Theory
Observational Laws
7. State of nature (collective action problem) - Hobbes' solution: the social contract
Political Party
Why States/Governments
Three types of Political Organization
Constitution
8. An organization that seeks elective office - Currency/instrument: votes
State
Political Party
Non-democratic regimes
Authority
9. 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
Primordialism
Socialism
Science
Political Science
10. Warfare and military technology - Economic: development of trade and manufacturing and new financial/fiscal instruments - Cultural: Enlightenment - (There are also Environmental/geographic factors)
Social Movements
Conservatism
Political Factors of Strong States
Threshold
11. Energy or righteous zeal wins large numbers of participants - Nimble in framing issues and changing tactics
Advantages of Social Movements
Significance of Collective action problem
Madison's dilemma
Political Theory
12. Comparative Politics - International Relations - American Politics - (normative) theory or Political Philosophy
Solidarity
Subfields of Political Science
Unicameral Legislature
Identity
13. About agency: we deserve freedom and need to be held meaningfully accountable
Social Movements: Causes
Classic Liberal Argument
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
political equality
14. 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
Primordialism
Three types of Political Organization
Patronage
Lijphart's majoritarian vs. consensual
15. The rules about making the rules - often embodied in a constitution.
Transition
classic Liberalism
Regime type
Method of Inference
16. Charismatic - Rational-legal - Traditional/patrimonial
Political Theory
Conservatism
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Collective action problem: Solutions
17. 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
Significance of Collective action problem
Interest Groups
Gender as a Category
Contestation
18. Force + Legitimacy
Party System
Solidarity
Subfields of Political Science
Authority
19. Concentration vs. dispersal of power
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20. 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?
Fascism
Political Violence
Socialism
Three types of Political Organization
21. 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.
Political Party
Constitution
Contestation
Criticisms of Rational Choice
22. A consciously derived - coherent set of beliefs that offers a comprehensive political program
Revolution
Advantages of Social Movements
Non-democratic regimes
Ideology
23. Basically - density and quality of civil society
Civic Engagement
Regime type
Qualitative method
Economics
24. Process tracing through case studies. Requires a well-developed theory and minute examination ('process tracing')
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Ideology
Non-democratic regimes
Qualitative method
25. A formal document that sets up the basic rules of the political game
Why States/Governments
Constitution
Participation
Politics
26. A consideration of how nations interact with each other within the frameworks of law - diplomacy - and international organizations such as the United Nations.
Collective action problem: causes
International Relations
Lijphart's majoritarian vs. consensual
Collective action problem: Solutions
27. A non-meritocratic system in which jobs and contracts are distributed according to partisan support - (The U.S. 'spoils system' of the 19th century')
Patronage
State Strength
Unicameral Legislature
Empirical Knowledge
28. 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
Quantitative
Nation
Method of Inference
Subfields of Political Science
29. No or low citizen accountability ('subjects' rather than 'citizens') - Reciprocal relationship between leader and selectorate - Totalitarianism vs. authoritarianism
Non-democratic regimes
Authority
Social Movements
Criticisms of Rational Choice
30. The set of relationships among parties in a country - Often categorized by the effective number of parties.
Economics
Solidarity
Subfields of Political Science
Party System
31. America's two ideologies (Liberal and Conservative) are two versions of classic liberalism
Collective action problem: Solutions
Threshold
Bureaucracy
classic Liberalism
32. Efficiency vs. representativeness
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33. Political parties - Interest groups - Social movements
Political Science
Three types of Political Organization
Consensual
Rational Choice (Individual Level)
34. 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)
Constitution
Theories
Consolidation
Significance of Collective action problem
35. Traditionally measured as capacity and autonomy
District Magnitude
State Strength
Party System
Identity
36. Use of method of inference to create generalizeable explanations
Theories
Criticisms of Rational Choice
Communism
Science
37. it works better in the long run - less risk/variability
Gender as a Process
Utilitarian Justification
State Strength
Consolidation
38. Public administration (civil service). All (non-military) government workers not elected to their posts - but hired (United States beginning in 1880s)
Utilitarian Justification
Gender as a Process
Terrorism
Bureaucracy
39. Number of Parties 2 - Constitutional Review: Parliamentary supremacy - Number of chambers: Unicameral/weak bicameral - Federalism: Unitary
Criticisms of Rational Choice
Lijphart's majoritarian vs. consensual
Majoritarian
Collective action problem: Solutions
40. Political violence by non-state actors against civilian targets
Consensual
Criticisms of Rational Choice
Terrorism
Conservatism
41. 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
Culture
Science
Disadvantages of Social Movements
42. Any identity that significantly shapes our political decisions
Political Identity
Why States/Governments
Democracy
Transition
43. 19th - in the United States and Western Europe.
Significance of Collective action problem
Politics
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
Primordialism
44. Hard to amass resources (money and information) - Short-lived - The dilemma of formalization
District Magnitude
Advantages of Social Movements
State Strength
Disadvantages of Social Movements
45. 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.
Classic Liberal Argument
Threshold
Gender as a Process
Authority
46. A government with a one house legislature.
Subfields of Political Science
Unicameral Legislature
Communism
Conservatism
47. 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
Gender as a Process
Consolidation
Political Science
Constructivism
48. 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.
Political Identity
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
Types and examples of non-democratic regimes
Advantages of Social Movements
49. 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
Disadvantages of Social Movements
Politics
Totalitarianism
Significance of Collective action problem
50. 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
Constructivism
Collective action problem: causes
Socialism
Politics