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CLEP Political Science
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1. 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
Party System
Criticisms of Rational Choice
Significance of Collective action problem
Gender as a Category
2. Regime where the rulers are accountable to the ruled.
Constitution
Utilitarian Justification
Classic Liberal Argument
Democracy
3. A government with a one house legislature.
Unicameral Legislature
Three types of Political Organization
Constitution
Theories
4. Energy or righteous zeal wins large numbers of participants - Nimble in framing issues and changing tactics
Comparative Government
Advantages of Social Movements
Authority
Patronage
5. monopoly over the legitimate use of force
Participation
Gender as a Category
Criticisms of Rational Choice
Sovereignty
6. Force + Legitimacy
Ideology
Types and examples of non-democratic regimes
Social Movements: Causes
Authority
7. Comparative Politics - International Relations - American Politics - (normative) theory or Political Philosophy
Conservatism
Empirical Knowledge
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
Subfields of Political Science
8. 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.
Democracy
Primordialism
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
Constitution
9. Warfare and military technology - Economic: development of trade and manufacturing and new financial/fiscal instruments - Cultural: Enlightenment - (There are also Environmental/geographic factors)
Bureaucracy
Ideology
Non-democratic regimes
Political Factors of Strong States
10. No or low citizen accountability ('subjects' rather than 'citizens') - Reciprocal relationship between leader and selectorate - Totalitarianism vs. authoritarianism
Why States/Governments
Political Party
Non-democratic regimes
political equality
11. Political violence by non-state actors against civilian targets
Subfields of Political Science
Theories
Terrorism
Political Identity
12. A consideration of how nations interact with each other within the frameworks of law - diplomacy - and international organizations such as the United Nations.
Consolidation
Social Movements: Causes
International Relations
Significance of Collective action problem
13. 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
Types and examples of non-democratic regimes
Qualitative method
Interest Groups
14. when you must get a minimum percent of votes to have your votes count or (sometimes) to retain your party registration
Terrorism
Madison's dilemma
Threshold
Conservatism
15. 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.
Collective action problem: Solutions
Science
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
Sovereignty
16. Efficiency vs. representativeness
17. 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
Social Movements: Causes
Civic Engagement
Party System
Political Theory
18. it works better in the long run - less risk/variability
Utilitarian Justification
Unicameral Legislature
Civic Engagement
Nation
19. 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)
Majoritarian
Democracy
Method of Inference
Significance of Collective action problem
20. Shared sets of meanings
Bureaucracy
Comparative Government
Classic Liberal Argument
Culture
21. 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
Nation
Gender as a Process
Primordialism
Ideology
22. Any identity that significantly shapes our political decisions
Quantitative
political equality
Political Identity
Bureaucracy
23. how many seats are allotted to each electoral district
District Magnitude
Empirical Knowledge
Qualitative method
Ideology
24. The use of force by states or non-state actors to achieve political goals
Consolidation
Political Violence
Political Science
Civic Engagement
25. All voluntary associations/all secondary associations
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Party System
Qualitative method
(Civil) Society
26. (Voluntary) allocation (production and distribution) of goods and services
Economics
Empirical Knowledge
International Relations
Ideology
27. 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
(Civil) Society
Constitution
Method of Inference
Collective action problem: causes
28. The set of relationships among parties in a country - Often categorized by the effective number of parties.
Political Factors of Strong States
Party System
Subfields of Political Science
Types and examples of non-democratic regimes
29. 19th - in the United States and Western Europe.
Political Violence
Comparative Government
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
Participation
30. Number of Parties 2 - Constitutional Review: Parliamentary supremacy - Number of chambers: Unicameral/weak bicameral - Federalism: Unitary
Constructivism
Majoritarian
Disadvantages of Social Movements
classic Liberalism
31. Also known as interpersonal trust & tolerance
Constructivism
Democracy
Solidarity
Social Movements: Causes
32. About agency: we deserve freedom and need to be held meaningfully accountable
Madison's dilemma
classic Liberalism
Classic Liberal Argument
Theories
33. 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.
Bureaucracy
Political Theory
Revolution
Gender as a Category
34. A consciously derived - coherent set of beliefs that offers a comprehensive political program
Political Party
Why States/Governments
Three types of Political Organization
Ideology
35. 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?
Political Theory
Fascism
Collective action problem: causes
Utilitarian Justification
36. 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
Advantages of Social Movements
Theories
Political Science
Constructivism
37. 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
State
political equality
Transition
Patronage
38. 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.
Gender as a Process
Quantitative
Lijphart's majoritarian vs. consensual
Threshold
39. 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
Fascism
Observational Laws
(Civil) Society
40. The rules about making the rules - often embodied in a constitution.
Science
Participation
Constructivism
Regime type
41. Territorial monopoly over the legitimate use of force. Refers to the government + the people + the territory ('the country')
Culture
Communism
Patronage
State
42. The opportunity to choose among alternative candidates and positions
Liberalism
Conservatism
Contestation
Fascism
43. equality in political decision making: one vote per person - with all votes counted equally
Constructivism
Contestation
Primordialism
political equality
44. Situation where all fully qualified citizens have an equal say
Unicameral Legislature
classic Liberalism
Political Violence
Participation
45. Process tracing through case studies. Requires a well-developed theory and minute examination ('process tracing')
Observational/Evidential
Utilitarian Justification
Qualitative method
Constructivism
46. 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
(Civil) Society
Comparative Government
Gender as a Category
Significance of Collective action problem
47. An organization that seeks elective office - Currency/instrument: votes
Significance of Collective action problem
Political Factors of Strong States
Political Party
Democracy
48. Use of method of inference to create generalizeable explanations
Collective action problem: Solutions
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
Science
Political Violence
49. 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
Contestation
Liberalism
Quantitative
Consensual
50. A formal document that sets up the basic rules of the political game
Political Violence
Theories
Non-democratic regimes
Constitution