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CLEP Political Science

Subjects : clep, political-science
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1. Force + Legitimacy






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






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






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






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






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.






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






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






9. Concentration vs. dispersal of power

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10. 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






11. Basically - synonymous for statistical method - Large numbers of observational data - 'Control' for confounding factors






12. 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?






13. Hypotheses based on what has been observed.






14. Charismatic - Rational-legal - Traditional/patrimonial






15. how many seats are allotted to each electoral district






16. Basically - density and quality of civil society






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






18. 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






19. 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






20. 19th - in the United States and Western Europe.






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






22. The opportunity to choose among alternative candidates and positions






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. Efficiency vs. representativeness

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30. 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.






31. 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.






32. Political parties - Interest groups - Social movements






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






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. Shared sets of meanings






36. All voluntary associations/all secondary associations






37. Also known as interpersonal trust & tolerance






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






39. A government with a one house legislature.






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






41. 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)






42. 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






43. 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'






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






45. Any identity that significantly shapes our political decisions






46. Traditionally measured as capacity and autonomy






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






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






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






50. An identity-based community - where the identity is strong enough that we think we should probably be sovereign...