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CLEP Political Science

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






2. The opportunity to choose among alternative candidates and positions






3. All voluntary associations/all secondary associations






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






5. The making of collectively binding decisions






6. Also known as interpersonal trust & tolerance






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






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






9. Concentration vs. dispersal of power

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10. how many seats are allotted to each electoral district






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






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






13. 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






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






15. Any identity that significantly shapes our political decisions






16. Shared sets of meanings






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. monopoly over the legitimate use of force






26. 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.






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






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






29. 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?






30. 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






31. Force + Legitimacy






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 19th - in the United States and Western Europe.






48. Charismatic - Rational-legal - Traditional/patrimonial






49. 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.






50. 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.






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