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CLEP Political Science
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1. Analyzing the data that has been collected and offering plausible general principles that can be drawn from what has been observed.
Theories
International Relations
Sovereignty
District Magnitude
2. An identity-based community - where the identity is strong enough that we think we should probably be sovereign...
Nation
State
Gender as a Process
Madison's dilemma
3. Hard to amass resources (money and information) - Short-lived - The dilemma of formalization
Disadvantages of Social Movements
Authoritarianism
Consolidation
Nation
4. No or low citizen accountability ('subjects' rather than 'citizens') - Reciprocal relationship between leader and selectorate - Totalitarianism vs. authoritarianism
Majoritarian
Non-democratic regimes
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Theories
5. 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
Conservatism
Rational Choice (Individual Level)
Threshold
Social Movements
6. 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?
Unicameral Legislature
Patronage
District Magnitude
Fascism
7. it works better in the long run - less risk/variability
Constructivism
Why States/Governments
Utilitarian Justification
Classic Liberal Argument
8. Political parties - Interest groups - Social movements
Non-democratic regimes
Three types of Political Organization
International Relations
Totalitarianism
9. Number of Parties 2 - Constitutional Review: Parliamentary supremacy - Number of chambers: Unicameral/weak bicameral - Federalism: Unitary
Comparative Government
State
Majoritarian
Types and examples of non-democratic regimes
10. 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
Non-democratic regimes
Totalitarianism
State Strength
Transition
11. Also known as interpersonal trust & tolerance
Authoritarianism
Criticisms of Rational Choice
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
Solidarity
12. when you must get a minimum percent of votes to have your votes count or (sometimes) to retain your party registration
Socialism
Political Science
Gender as a Category
Threshold
13. 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
Identity
Conservatism
Observational Laws
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
14. 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.
Advantages of Social Movements
Why States/Governments
Gender as a Category
Constitution
15. Political violence by non-state actors against civilian targets
Terrorism
State Strength
Rational Choice (Individual Level)
Gender as a Category
16. Charismatic - Rational-legal - Traditional/patrimonial
Significance of Collective action problem
Utilitarian Justification
Threshold
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
17. 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
Primordialism
Comparative Government
Socialism
Collective action problem: causes
18. The organized study of government and politics. It borrows from the related disciplines of history - philosophy - sociology - economics - and law.
Science
Political Theory
Political Science
Terrorism
19. State of nature (collective action problem) - Hobbes' solution: the social contract
Authority
Non-democratic regimes
Why States/Governments
Social Movements
20. A political system controlled by rulers who deny popular participation in government
Non-democratic regimes
(Civil) Society
Consolidation
Authoritarianism
21. The making of collectively binding decisions
Observational/Evidential
Politics
Empirical Knowledge
Disadvantages of Social Movements
22. Warfare and military technology - Economic: development of trade and manufacturing and new financial/fiscal instruments - Cultural: Enlightenment - (There are also Environmental/geographic factors)
(Civil) Society
Unicameral Legislature
Political Factors of Strong States
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
23. 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)
Significance of Collective action problem
Conservatism
Political Party
Gender as a Process
24. 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.
Empirical Knowledge
Method of Inference
Totalitarianism
Political Factors of Strong States
25. All voluntary associations/all secondary associations
Solidarity
Comparative Government
(Civil) Society
Types and examples of non-democratic regimes
26. Monarchies - Single-party regimes - Military regimes - Oligarchies - Theocracies - Personalistic regimes
Democracy
Types and examples of non-democratic regimes
Majoritarian
Rational Choice (Individual Level)
27. A consideration of how nations interact with each other within the frameworks of law - diplomacy - and international organizations such as the United Nations.
Political Science
Non-democratic regimes
Communism
International Relations
28. 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
Contestation
Gender as a Category
Fascism
Liberalism
29. Shared sets of meanings
Politics
Culture
Majoritarian
Social Movements: Causes
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
Transition
Constitution
Political Factors of Strong States
Constructivism
31. Use of method of inference to create generalizeable explanations
Why States/Governments
Socialism
Nation
Science
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
Significance of Collective action problem
Political Identity
Constructivism
33. 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
Political Science
Socialism
Totalitarianism
Threshold
34. how many seats are allotted to each electoral district
Political Science
Consolidation
Civic Engagement
District Magnitude
35. Process tracing through case studies. Requires a well-developed theory and minute examination ('process tracing')
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Unicameral Legislature
Criticisms of Rational Choice
Qualitative method
36. Comparative Politics - International Relations - American Politics - (normative) theory or Political Philosophy
Primordialism
Subfields of Political Science
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
Sovereignty
37. Concentration vs. dispersal of power
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38. Long-lived - Extreme lack of social pluralism - Well-defined ideology - Against capitalism - Based on Marxist arguments about class solidarity - economic determinism - Socialism run amok?
Communism
Constitution
Advantages of Social Movements
Economics
39. 19th - in the United States and Western Europe.
Terrorism
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
Observational/Evidential
political equality
40. An organization that seeks elective office - Currency/instrument: votes
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
State Strength
Theories
Political Party
41. The set of relationships among parties in a country - Often categorized by the effective number of parties.
Politics
Party System
Qualitative method
Quantitative
42. Describes the principal characteristics of what has been studied.
Totalitarianism
political equality
classic Liberalism
Observational/Evidential
43. Situation where all fully qualified citizens have an equal say
Political Violence
Non-democratic regimes
Participation
Three types of Political Organization
44. 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
Madison's dilemma
Significance of Collective action problem
Unicameral Legislature
45. 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
Types and examples of non-democratic regimes
Transition
Social Movements
Significance of Collective action problem
46. Number of Parties 2 - Constitutional Review: Judicial Review - Number of chambers: bicameral - Federalism: Federal
Consensual
classic Liberalism
Political Identity
Interest Groups
47. Basically - synonymous for statistical method - Large numbers of observational data - 'Control' for confounding factors
Collective action problem: Solutions
Utilitarian Justification
Quantitative
Consensual
48. The opportunity to choose among alternative candidates and positions
Fascism
Subfields of Political Science
Transition
Contestation
49. Traditionally measured as capacity and autonomy
political equality
Terrorism
State Strength
Disadvantages of Social Movements
50. The use of force by states or non-state actors to achieve political goals
Political Violence
District Magnitude
Political Theory
Gender as a Category