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CLEP Political Science

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






2. Charismatic - Rational-legal - Traditional/patrimonial






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






7. Basically - density and quality of civil society






8. Use of method of inference to create generalizeable explanations






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






10. 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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. Shared sets of meanings






20. The opportunity to choose among alternative candidates and positions






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






27. Any identity that significantly shapes our political decisions






28. 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?






29. monopoly over the legitimate use of force






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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'






36. Also known as interpersonal trust & tolerance






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






38. 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






39. 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.






40. 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






41. A government with a one house legislature.






42. The making of collectively binding decisions






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






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






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






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. Efficiency vs. representativeness

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48. Traditionally measured as capacity and autonomy






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






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