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CLEP Political Science

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






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






3. 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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. Concentration vs. dispersal of power

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17. 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






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






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






20. Use of method of inference to create generalizeable explanations






21. 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






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






26. Hypotheses based on what has been observed.






27. Basically - density and quality of civil society






28. 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






29. Charismatic - Rational-legal - Traditional/patrimonial






30. 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






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






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






33. A consideration of how nations interact with each other within the frameworks of law - diplomacy - and international organizations such as the United Nations.






34. Force + Legitimacy






35. 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






36. monopoly over the legitimate use of force






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






38. 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






39. 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?






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






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






42. The opportunity to choose among alternative candidates and positions






43. Traditionally measured as capacity and autonomy






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






45. Long-lived - Extreme lack of social pluralism - Well-defined ideology - Against capitalism - Based on Marxist arguments about class solidarity - economic determinism - Socialism run amok?






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






47. Public administration (civil service). All (non-military) government workers not elected to their posts - but hired (United States beginning in 1880s)






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






49. 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






50. Shared sets of meanings







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