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CLEP Political Science
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1. Regime where the rulers are accountable to the ruled.
classic Liberalism
Significance of Collective action problem
Democracy
Ideology
2. Charismatic - Rational-legal - Traditional/patrimonial
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Democracy
Classic Liberal Argument
Utilitarian Justification
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
Disadvantages of Social Movements
Identity
Utilitarian Justification
Gender as a Category
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
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
Gender as a Category
Liberalism
Regime type
5. America's two ideologies (Liberal and Conservative) are two versions of classic liberalism
Sovereignty
classic Liberalism
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Science
6. Describes the principal characteristics of what has been studied.
Method of Inference
State
Threshold
Observational/Evidential
7. Basically - density and quality of civil society
Observational/Evidential
Why States/Governments
Constructivism
Civic Engagement
8. Use of method of inference to create generalizeable explanations
Disadvantages of Social Movements
Observational Laws
Science
Regime type
9. No or low citizen accountability ('subjects' rather than 'citizens') - Reciprocal relationship between leader and selectorate - Totalitarianism vs. authoritarianism
Threshold
Non-democratic regimes
Majoritarian
Political Violence
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
Culture
Lijphart's majoritarian vs. consensual
Conservatism
Political Party
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
Patronage
Theories
Totalitarianism
Liberalism
12. Number of Parties 2 - Constitutional Review: Parliamentary supremacy - Number of chambers: Unicameral/weak bicameral - Federalism: Unitary
Comparative Government
Unicameral Legislature
Majoritarian
Why States/Governments
13. The use of force by states or non-state actors to achieve political goals
Madison's dilemma
Political Violence
Conservatism
Ideology
14. About agency: we deserve freedom and need to be held meaningfully accountable
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Totalitarianism
Interest Groups
Classic Liberal Argument
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
Quantitative
Democracy
Collective action problem: causes
Liberalism
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
Participation
Comparative Government
Observational/Evidential
Political Factors of Strong States
17. Number of Parties 2 - Constitutional Review: Judicial Review - Number of chambers: bicameral - Federalism: Federal
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
State
Sovereignty
Consensual
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
Observational/Evidential
Gender as a Category
State
Democracy
19. Shared sets of meanings
Patronage
Economics
Culture
International Relations
20. The opportunity to choose among alternative candidates and positions
Transition
Contestation
Sovereignty
Rational Choice (Individual Level)
21. it works better in the long run - less risk/variability
Regime type
Revolution
Empirical Knowledge
Utilitarian Justification
22. An identity-based community - where the identity is strong enough that we think we should probably be sovereign...
Nation
classic Liberalism
Constitution
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
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.
Constitution
Theories
Gender as a Process
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
24. Monarchies - Single-party regimes - Military regimes - Oligarchies - Theocracies - Personalistic regimes
Economics
District Magnitude
Types and examples of non-democratic regimes
Consensual
25. A political system controlled by rulers who deny popular participation in government
Authoritarianism
Why States/Governments
Bases of legitimacy/authority in non-democratic regimes
Subfields of Political Science
26. (Voluntary) allocation (production and distribution) of goods and services
Totalitarianism
Science
Economics
Formula for allocating seats according to vote
27. Any identity that significantly shapes our political decisions
International Relations
Political Identity
Gender as a Category
Party System
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?
classic Liberalism
Fascism
Political Science
Consensual
29. monopoly over the legitimate use of force
Gender as a Category
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
Sovereignty
(Civil) Society
30. Basically - synonymous for statistical method - Large numbers of observational data - 'Control' for confounding factors
Quantitative
Unicameral Legislature
Democracy
Political Science
31. Situation where all fully qualified citizens have an equal say
Method of Inference
Advantages of Social Movements
Participation
Totalitarianism
32. Hard to amass resources (money and information) - Short-lived - The dilemma of formalization
Quantitative
Disadvantages of Social Movements
(Civil) Society
Identity
33. Process tracing through case studies. Requires a well-developed theory and minute examination ('process tracing')
Totalitarianism
Interest Groups
Rational Choice (Individual Level)
Qualitative method
34. Comparative Politics - International Relations - American Politics - (normative) theory or Political Philosophy
Liberalism
Subfields of Political Science
Participation
Nation
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'
Method of Inference
Revolution
Liberalism
Identity
36. Also known as interpersonal trust & tolerance
Solidarity
Non-democratic regimes
Significance of Collective action problem
Utilitarian Justification
37. The set of relationships among parties in a country - Often categorized by the effective number of parties.
Observational/Evidential
Party System
Utilitarian Justification
Socialism
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
Democracy
Socialism
Party System
(Civil) Society
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.
Politics
Ideology
Gender as a Process
Criticisms of Rational Choice
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
Transition
Identity
Culture
Criticisms of Rational Choice
41. A government with a one house legislature.
Socialism
Classic Liberal Argument
Nation
Unicameral Legislature
42. The making of collectively binding decisions
Fascism
Interest Groups
Nation
Politics
43. The rules about making the rules - often embodied in a constitution.
Participation
Classic Liberal Argument
Regime type
Advantages of Social Movements
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
Qualitative method
Socialism
Method of Inference
Political Identity
45. A formal document that sets up the basic rules of the political game
Ideology
Disadvantages of Social Movements
Constitution
Democracy
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)
Liberalism
Fascism
Observational/Evidential
Significance of Collective action problem
47. Efficiency vs. representativeness
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48. Traditionally measured as capacity and autonomy
State
During what century did political science emerge as a systemic study? Where?
Comparative Government
State Strength
49. Political violence by non-state actors against civilian targets
Quantitative
Terrorism
Disadvantages of Social Movements
State Strength
50. Territorial monopoly over the legitimate use of force. Refers to the government + the people + the territory ('the country')
District Magnitude
State
Political Identity
International Relations