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CLEP Political Science

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






2. Basically - density and quality of civil society






3. 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






4. Political parties - Interest groups - Social movements






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






6. 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






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






8. Traditionally measured as capacity and autonomy






9. Number of Parties 2 - Constitutional Review: Parliamentary supremacy - Number of chambers: Unicameral/weak bicameral - Federalism: Unitary






10. 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.






11. how many seats are allotted to each electoral district






12. Efficiency vs. representativeness

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






14. Describes the principal characteristics of what has been studied.






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






16. The opportunity to choose among alternative candidates and positions






17. 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






18. 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






19. 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






20. Shared sets of meanings






21. Concentration vs. dispersal of power

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22. 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'






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






24. The making of collectively binding decisions






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. No or low citizen accountability ('subjects' rather than 'citizens') - Reciprocal relationship between leader and selectorate - Totalitarianism vs. authoritarianism






31. 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






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






36. monopoly over the legitimate use of force






37. Charismatic - Rational-legal - Traditional/patrimonial






38. 19th - in the United States and Western Europe.






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. 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






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






45. Any identity that significantly shapes our political decisions






46. 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)






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






48. Force + Legitimacy






49. Hypotheses based on what has been observed.






50. 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







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