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CLEP Political Science

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1. 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






2. The making of collectively binding decisions






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. monopoly over the legitimate use of force






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






9. 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)






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






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






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






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






14. Force + Legitimacy






15. 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






16. how many seats are allotted to each electoral district






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






18. 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






19. Hypotheses based on what has been observed.






20. 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






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






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






23. The opportunity to choose among alternative candidates and positions






24. 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






25. 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.






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






27. 19th - in the United States and Western Europe.






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






29. 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.






30. A government with a one house legislature.






31. A non-meritocratic system in which jobs and contracts are distributed according to partisan support - (The U.S. 'spoils system' of the 19th century')






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






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






34. 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






35. Political parties - Interest groups - Social movements






36. Traditionally measured as capacity and autonomy






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






38. Use of method of inference to create generalizeable explanations






39. 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






40. Charismatic - Rational-legal - Traditional/patrimonial






41. Concentration vs. dispersal of power

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






43. 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






44. 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






45. Any identity that significantly shapes our political decisions






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






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






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






49. 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






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