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CLEP Political Science

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1. 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?






2. 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






3. Hypotheses based on what has been observed.






4. A government with a one house legislature.






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






6. 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.






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






8. 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






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






10. An organization that seeks elective office - Currency/instrument: votes






11. Warfare and military technology - Economic: development of trade and manufacturing and new financial/fiscal instruments - Cultural: Enlightenment - (There are also Environmental/geographic factors)






12. The making of collectively binding decisions






13. 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






14. 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.






15. 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






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






17. 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






18. 19th - in the United States and Western Europe.






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






20. State of nature (collective action problem) - Hobbes' solution: the social contract






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






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






23. All voluntary associations/all secondary associations






24. Political parties - Interest groups - Social movements






25. 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'






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






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






28. 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






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Efficiency vs. representativeness

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






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






41. 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






42. A consciously derived - coherent set of beliefs that offers a comprehensive political program






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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