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CLEP Political Science

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1. Hypotheses based on what has been observed.






2. 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






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. 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






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






6. 19th - in the United States and Western Europe.






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






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






9. monopoly over the legitimate use of force






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






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






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






13. Any identity that significantly shapes our political decisions






14. 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






15. 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?






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






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






18. Charismatic - Rational-legal - Traditional/patrimonial






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






20. 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






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






22. Traditionally measured as capacity and autonomy






23. Selective incentives - Small group size - Social (solidary) incentives - Homogeneity - Others? Duty and altruism? Love?






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






25. Use of method of inference to create generalizeable explanations






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






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






28. 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






29. Efficiency vs. representativeness

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30. The making of collectively binding decisions






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






32. 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






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






34. Political parties - Interest groups - Social movements






35. Shared sets of meanings






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






37. when you must get a minimum percent of votes to have your votes count or (sometimes) to retain your party registration






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






39. Basically - density and quality of civil society






40. Also known as interpersonal trust & tolerance






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






42. Concentration vs. dispersal of power

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43. 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.






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. All voluntary associations/all secondary associations






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






50. how many seats are allotted to each electoral district