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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
Political Factors of Strong States
Transition
Unicameral Legislature
Subfields of Political Science
2. Any identity that significantly shapes our political decisions
Political Identity
Empirical Knowledge
Constitution
Disadvantages of Social Movements
3. A formal document that sets up the basic rules of the political game
Unicameral Legislature
Constitution
Authority
Non-democratic regimes
4. 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
Gender as a Category
Three types of Political Organization
Primordialism
Why States/Governments
5. 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'
Significance of Collective action problem
Economics
Revolution
Madison's dilemma
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')
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Patronage
Primordialism
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
7. Concentration vs. dispersal of power
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8. 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)
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
Quantitative
Significance of Collective action problem
Comparative Government
9. The opportunity to choose among alternative candidates and positions
Three types of Political Organization
Democracy
Contestation
Comparative Government
10. 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.
Subfields of Political Science
Fascism
Gender as a Process
Political Factors of Strong States
11. 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
Three types of Political Organization
Science
Terrorism
Social Movements: Causes
12. About agency: we deserve freedom and need to be held meaningfully accountable
Contestation
Politics
Empirical Knowledge
Classic Liberal Argument
13. 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
Method of Inference
Collective action problem: Solutions
Quantitative
Ideology
14. State of nature (collective action problem) - Hobbes' solution: the social contract
Party System
Advantages of Social Movements
Why States/Governments
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
15. A government with a one house legislature.
State
International Relations
Sovereignty
Unicameral Legislature
16. when you must get a minimum percent of votes to have your votes count or (sometimes) to retain your party registration
Qualitative method
Threshold
Solidarity
Patronage
17. Hard to amass resources (money and information) - Short-lived - The dilemma of formalization
Unicameral Legislature
Observational/Evidential
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Disadvantages of Social Movements
18. Public administration (civil service). All (non-military) government workers not elected to their posts - but hired (United States beginning in 1880s)
Party System
Bureaucracy
Disadvantages of Social Movements
Totalitarianism
19. An identity-based community - where the identity is strong enough that we think we should probably be sovereign...
Nation
Constitution
Primordialism
Political Identity
20. Political violence by non-state actors against civilian targets
Madison's dilemma
Advantages of Social Movements
International Relations
Terrorism
21. Shared sets of meanings
Revolution
Classic Liberal Argument
Patronage
Culture
22. 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
Method of Inference
State
Consolidation
Authority
23. it works better in the long run - less risk/variability
Consolidation
Utilitarian Justification
Social Movements
Significance of Collective action problem
24. A political organization that primarily uses lobbying - Currency/instrument: money - information - numbers
Interest Groups
District Magnitude
Political Science
Subfields of Political Science
25. The rules about making the rules - often embodied in a constitution.
Regime type
Science
Majoritarian
Revolution
26. Force + Legitimacy
Subfields of Political Science
Authority
Interest Groups
Nation
27. Hypotheses based on what has been observed.
State
Observational Laws
Subfields of Political Science
Types and examples of non-democratic regimes
28. Selective incentives - Small group size - Social (solidary) incentives - Homogeneity - Others? Duty and altruism? Love?
Patronage
(Civil) Society
Collective action problem: Solutions
Majoritarian
29. Efficiency vs. representativeness
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30. 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
Gender as a Category
Constructivism
Collective action problem: Solutions
Politics
31. 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
Economics
Contestation
Revolution
Identity
32. monopoly over the legitimate use of force
Sovereignty
Identity
Collective action problem: causes
Authority
33. 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
Democracy
Social Movements
Political Factors of Strong States
Consensual
34. 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
Political Identity
Observational Laws
Subfields of Political Science
Comparative Government
35. 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.
Civic Engagement
Participation
Empirical Knowledge
Types and examples of non-democratic regimes
36. Long-lived - Extreme lack of social pluralism - Well-defined ideology - Against capitalism - Based on Marxist arguments about class solidarity - economic determinism - Socialism run amok?
Method of Inference
State Strength
Identity
Communism
37. Utility maximization - Preferences: Comparability/Completeness - Transitivity - Probability - Incomplete information and uncertainty about future - Mathematical modeling
Nation
Democracy
Rational Choice (Individual Level)
Identity
38. Use of method of inference to create generalizeable explanations
Science
Significance of Collective action problem
State Strength
Totalitarianism
39. 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
Economics
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
Gender as a Category
Social Movements
40. 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
Theories
Bureaucracy
Primordialism
Liberalism
41. America's two ideologies (Liberal and Conservative) are two versions of classic liberalism
Quantitative
Totalitarianism
classic Liberalism
Politics
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
Transition
Totalitarianism
Observational/Evidential
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
43. Process tracing through case studies. Requires a well-developed theory and minute examination ('process tracing')
Qualitative method
Regime type
Constitution
Advantages of Social Movements
44. All voluntary associations/all secondary associations
Significance of Collective action problem
(Civil) Society
Solidarity
Authority
45. 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.
Comparative Government
Observational Laws
Political Theory
Contestation
46. Number of Parties 2 - Constitutional Review: Judicial Review - Number of chambers: bicameral - Federalism: Federal
Qualitative method
Bureaucracy
Consensual
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
47. Political parties - Interest groups - Social movements
Authority
Gender as a Category
Political Party
Three types of Political Organization
48. Comparative Politics - International Relations - American Politics - (normative) theory or Political Philosophy
Authority
Subfields of Political Science
Regime type
Patronage
49. A consideration of how nations interact with each other within the frameworks of law - diplomacy - and international organizations such as the United Nations.
Collective action problem: Solutions
International Relations
Democracy
Ideology
50. 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.
political equality
Civic Engagement
Lijphart's majoritarian vs. consensual
Constitution