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CLEP Political Science
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1. Political violence by non-state actors against civilian targets
Terrorism
Empirical Knowledge
political equality
Identity
2. Use of method of inference to create generalizeable explanations
Unicameral Legislature
Science
Three types of Political Organization
Culture
3. State of nature (collective action problem) - Hobbes' solution: the social contract
Method of Inference
Why States/Governments
Advantages of Social Movements
Subfields of Political Science
4. America's two ideologies (Liberal and Conservative) are two versions of classic liberalism
Majoritarian
classic Liberalism
Totalitarianism
Science
5. A government with a one house legislature.
Unicameral Legislature
Democracy
Social Movements: Causes
Three types of Political Organization
6. (Voluntary) allocation (production and distribution) of goods and services
political equality
Economics
Solidarity
International Relations
7. Charismatic - Rational-legal - Traditional/patrimonial
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Identity
Authority
Comparative Government
8. 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
Totalitarianism
Why States/Governments
Gender as a Process
Criticisms of Rational Choice
9. monopoly over the legitimate use of force
Sovereignty
Disadvantages of Social Movements
Political Violence
Authority
10. 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
District Magnitude
Majoritarian
(Civil) Society
Identity
11. A formal document that sets up the basic rules of the political game
International Relations
Constitution
Unicameral Legislature
Contestation
12. Long-lived - Extreme lack of social pluralism - Well-defined ideology - Against capitalism - Based on Marxist arguments about class solidarity - economic determinism - Socialism run amok?
Transition
Communism
Types and examples of non-democratic regimes
Interest Groups
13. An identity-based community - where the identity is strong enough that we think we should probably be sovereign...
Nation
Constitution
Culture
Quantitative
14. Situation where all fully qualified citizens have an equal say
State Strength
Solidarity
Gender as a Process
Participation
15. 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
Comparative Government
Totalitarianism
Political Identity
Why States/Governments
16. 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.
Political Theory
Method of Inference
Collective action problem: causes
Constitution
17. The making of collectively binding decisions
State Strength
Politics
Why States/Governments
Classic Liberal Argument
18. 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?
Conservatism
Constructivism
Political Science
Fascism
19. how many seats are allotted to each electoral district
Revolution
Authoritarianism
Patronage
District Magnitude
20. Regime where the rulers are accountable to the ruled.
Political Factors of Strong States
Democracy
Regime type
Nation
21. Analyzing the data that has been collected and offering plausible general principles that can be drawn from what has been observed.
Ideology
Theories
Sovereignty
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
22. 19th - in the United States and Western Europe.
Observational Laws
Politics
Disadvantages of Social Movements
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
23. Selective incentives - Small group size - Social (solidary) incentives - Homogeneity - Others? Duty and altruism? Love?
Political Identity
Terrorism
classic Liberalism
Collective action problem: Solutions
24. it works better in the long run - less risk/variability
Majoritarian
Consolidation
Observational Laws
Utilitarian Justification
25. No or low citizen accountability ('subjects' rather than 'citizens') - Reciprocal relationship between leader and selectorate - Totalitarianism vs. authoritarianism
Gender as a Category
Non-democratic regimes
Unicameral Legislature
Sovereignty
26. Hypotheses based on what has been observed.
Lijphart's majoritarian vs. consensual
Disadvantages of Social Movements
Observational Laws
Theories
27. A political system controlled by rulers who deny popular participation in government
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Political Identity
Classic Liberal Argument
Authoritarianism
28. 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
Political Party
Majoritarian
Constitution
Socialism
29. 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
Madison's dilemma
Communism
State Strength
Method of Inference
30. Basically - density and quality of civil society
Civic Engagement
Empirical Knowledge
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Fascism
31. 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
Bureaucracy
Regime type
Transition
Gender as a Category
32. 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
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Threshold
Classic Liberal Argument
33. An organization that seeks elective office - Currency/instrument: votes
Political Science
Political Party
Ideology
Disadvantages of Social Movements
34. Monarchies - Single-party regimes - Military regimes - Oligarchies - Theocracies - Personalistic regimes
Primordialism
Gender as a Process
Types and examples of non-democratic regimes
Economics
35. 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.
Constitution
Political Violence
Lijphart's majoritarian vs. consensual
Contestation
36. Number of Parties 2 - Constitutional Review: Judicial Review - Number of chambers: bicameral - Federalism: Federal
Patronage
Contestation
Theories
Consensual
37. Efficiency vs. representativeness
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38. Also known as interpersonal trust & tolerance
State Strength
Criticisms of Rational Choice
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
Solidarity
39. Public administration (civil service). All (non-military) government workers not elected to their posts - but hired (United States beginning in 1880s)
Social Movements
Culture
Bureaucracy
Contestation
40. Describes the principal characteristics of what has been studied.
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
Gender as a Category
Observational/Evidential
State Strength
41. 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
Solidarity
Conservatism
Liberalism
42. 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
International Relations
Empirical Knowledge
Consensual
Totalitarianism
43. A consciously derived - coherent set of beliefs that offers a comprehensive political program
Liberalism
Advantages of Social Movements
Political Science
Ideology
44. The set of relationships among parties in a country - Often categorized by the effective number of parties.
Social Movements: Causes
Totalitarianism
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Party System
45. Number of Parties 2 - Constitutional Review: Parliamentary supremacy - Number of chambers: Unicameral/weak bicameral - Federalism: Unitary
Fascism
Socialism
Majoritarian
Observational Laws
46. The use of force by states or non-state actors to achieve political goals
State Strength
Political Violence
Identity
Method of Inference
47. 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'
Democracy
Non-democratic regimes
Revolution
Solidarity
48. Traditionally measured as capacity and autonomy
Rational Choice (Individual Level)
Threshold
Empirical Knowledge
State Strength
49. 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
Collective action problem: causes
Interest Groups
Consensual
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
50. 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
Social Movements
Socialism
Participation
District Magnitude