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CLEP Political Science
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1. 19th - in the United States and Western Europe.
Qualitative method
Subfields of Political Science
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
Political Violence
2. 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
Theories
political equality
Identity
Comparative Government
3. An identity-based community - where the identity is strong enough that we think we should probably be sovereign...
Social Movements
Political Violence
Nation
Collective action problem: causes
4. 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
Civic Engagement
Collective action problem: causes
Gender as a Process
political equality
5. Political parties - Interest groups - Social movements
Three types of Political Organization
Party System
Social Movements
Consolidation
6. The making of collectively binding decisions
Patronage
Theories
Politics
Democracy
7. State of nature (collective action problem) - Hobbes' solution: the social contract
Revolution
Significance of Collective action problem
Why States/Governments
Unicameral Legislature
8. 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'
Identity
Patronage
Revolution
International Relations
9. 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.
Rational Choice (Individual Level)
Political Violence
Constitution
Conservatism
10. Efficiency vs. representativeness
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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
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Three types of Political Organization
Totalitarianism
Observational Laws
12. 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.
Science
Bureaucracy
Non-democratic regimes
Political Theory
13. The rules about making the rules - often embodied in a constitution.
Nation
Authority
Regime type
Constructivism
14. Process tracing through case studies. Requires a well-developed theory and minute examination ('process tracing')
Significance of Collective action problem
Disadvantages of Social Movements
Collective action problem: causes
Qualitative method
15. Political violence by non-state actors against civilian targets
Terrorism
Authoritarianism
Non-democratic regimes
Nation
16. Concentration vs. dispersal of power
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17. Traditionally measured as capacity and autonomy
Collective action problem: Solutions
Consolidation
Fascism
State Strength
18. A consideration of how nations interact with each other within the frameworks of law - diplomacy - and international organizations such as the United Nations.
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Consolidation
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
International Relations
19. 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.
Threshold
Constitution
Empirical Knowledge
Political Violence
20. Describes the principal characteristics of what has been studied.
Politics
Participation
Observational/Evidential
Political Party
21. when you must get a minimum percent of votes to have your votes count or (sometimes) to retain your party registration
Culture
Politics
Threshold
Nation
22. monopoly over the legitimate use of force
Communism
Sovereignty
Qualitative method
Subfields of Political Science
23. Use of method of inference to create generalizeable explanations
Political Violence
Participation
Primordialism
Science
24. About agency: we deserve freedom and need to be held meaningfully accountable
Classic Liberal Argument
Why States/Governments
(Civil) Society
Gender as a Category
25. equality in political decision making: one vote per person - with all votes counted equally
Civic Engagement
Observational Laws
political equality
Consensual
26. 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
Socialism
Consolidation
Identity
Method of Inference
27. Also known as interpersonal trust & tolerance
Party System
Solidarity
Advantages of Social Movements
Revolution
28. A political organization that primarily uses lobbying - Currency/instrument: money - information - numbers
Interest Groups
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
Gender as a Process
Criticisms of Rational Choice
29. (Voluntary) allocation (production and distribution) of goods and services
Regime type
Comparative Government
Economics
Types and examples of non-democratic regimes
30. Analyzing the data that has been collected and offering plausible general principles that can be drawn from what has been observed.
Significance of Collective action problem
Theories
Advantages of Social Movements
Method of Inference
31. Territorial monopoly over the legitimate use of force. Refers to the government + the people + the territory ('the country')
State
State Strength
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
Three types of Political Organization
32. 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
Gender as a Category
Empirical Knowledge
Majoritarian
Advantages of Social Movements
33. 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
Gender as a Category
Non-democratic regimes
political equality
Liberalism
34. Regime where the rulers are accountable to the ruled.
Collective action problem: causes
Democracy
Classic Liberal Argument
Revolution
35. Long-lived - Extreme lack of social pluralism - Well-defined ideology - Against capitalism - Based on Marxist arguments about class solidarity - economic determinism - Socialism run amok?
Party System
Constitution
Unicameral Legislature
Communism
36. 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
Patronage
Empirical Knowledge
Science
37. An organization that seeks elective office - Currency/instrument: votes
Political Party
Conservatism
State Strength
Communism
38. 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
Empirical Knowledge
Political Science
Primordialism
Totalitarianism
39. 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
Economics
Criticisms of Rational Choice
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
State Strength
40. The organized study of government and politics. It borrows from the related disciplines of history - philosophy - sociology - economics - and law.
Political Science
Comparative Government
Theories
Economics
41. how many seats are allotted to each electoral district
District Magnitude
Subfields of Political Science
Sovereignty
Social Movements: Causes
42. A government with a one house legislature.
Classic Liberal Argument
Terrorism
Unicameral Legislature
State Strength
43. Comparative Politics - International Relations - American Politics - (normative) theory or Political Philosophy
Subfields of Political Science
Gender as a Category
Consolidation
Conservatism
44. Number of Parties 2 - Constitutional Review: Parliamentary supremacy - Number of chambers: Unicameral/weak bicameral - Federalism: Unitary
Majoritarian
Gender as a Category
Liberalism
Political Identity
45. A consciously derived - coherent set of beliefs that offers a comprehensive political program
Subfields of Political Science
Ideology
Identity
Observational Laws
46. 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.
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
Liberalism
Constitution
Bureaucracy
47. The opportunity to choose among alternative candidates and positions
Identity
Contestation
District Magnitude
Why States/Governments
48. Basically - synonymous for statistical method - Large numbers of observational data - 'Control' for confounding factors
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
Method of Inference
Quantitative
Conservatism
49. 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
Liberalism
Interest Groups
Transition
Culture
50. Number of Parties 2 - Constitutional Review: Judicial Review - Number of chambers: bicameral - Federalism: Federal
Economics
Unicameral Legislature
Authority
Consensual