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CLEP Political Science

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






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






3. 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






4. Charismatic - Rational-legal - Traditional/patrimonial






5. Political parties - Interest groups - Social movements






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






7. 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.






8. Concentration vs. dispersal of power

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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. Process tracing through case studies. Requires a well-developed theory and minute examination ('process tracing')






15. Basically - density and quality of civil society






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






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






18. 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)






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






20. Use of method of inference to create generalizeable explanations






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






22. 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






23. 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






24. 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






25. 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






26. Territorial monopoly over the legitimate use of force. Refers to the government + the people + the territory ('the country')






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






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






29. The opportunity to choose among alternative candidates and positions






30. 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






31. 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






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






33. 19th - in the United States and Western Europe.






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






35. Warfare and military technology - Economic: development of trade and manufacturing and new financial/fiscal instruments - Cultural: Enlightenment - (There are also Environmental/geographic factors)






36. 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?






37. 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.






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






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






40. The use of force by states or non-state actors to achieve political goals






41. 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






42. Tactics An organization that seeks to influence government through 'contentious' or 'disruptive' politics - Currency/instrument: show of force - numbers - brinkmanship - Organization A (non-hierarchical) network of organizations and individuals worki






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






44. monopoly over the legitimate use of force






45. All voluntary associations/all secondary associations






46. 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.






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






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






49. A government with a one house legislature.






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






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