1. Basic Terms & Concepts

Question 1

Think Tank

Answer 1

• Organization
• Research
• Solve a problem

Question 2

Political Science

Answer 2

• Study of government
• Study of policies
• Study of systems

Question 3

Political Institutions

Answer 3

3 branches of the government

Question 4

Public Law

Answer 4

Study of a country’s legal and court systems

Question 5

Public Policy

Answer 5

Study of how government decisions are implemented

Question 6

International Relations

Answer 6

• Study of political interaction between 2 or more

- UN, IMF, World Bank

Question 7

Political Theory

Answer 7

• Study of ideas or concepts

- States, individuals, groups

Question 8

What is politics?

Answer 8

1. Governance (policies & laws & enforcing them)
2. Conflict Resolution (dialogue and diplomacy)
3. Power (who gets what how)

Question 9

What are 3 rules of American Politics?

Answer 9

1. Democracy (government by people - power comes from public)
2. Constitutionalism (highest law, limit government power,, give freedom)
3. Capitalism (buy & sell in open market - run economy and protect businesses)

Question 10

What is Public Opinion?

Answer 10

Collective preference of citizens regarding an issue

• education, health, war
• race, gender, media, religion, class affects it

Question 11

What is Political Culture?

Answer 11

Rooted beliefs of citizens re politics in their country:
Type 1: no interest
Type 2: knowledge but no participations (authoritarian regimes)
Type 3: aware participation (democratic states)

Question 12

What are elements of Political Power?

Answer 12

1. Power
2. Authority
3. Legitimacy
4. Sovereignty

Question 13

What is Majoritarianism?

Answer 13

Majority of people should have last say or power in decisions making process

Question 14

What is Pluralism?

Answer 14

Political power should be held by groups (lobbies, unions, interest groups)

Question 15

What is Elitism?

Answer 15

People with most resources (wealth + education) should have power i.e. CEO

Question 16

What are types of Justice?

Answer 16

1. Distributive (resources)
2. Retributive (punishment)
3. Corrective (pay for damage)
4. Procedural (fair trial)

Question 17

What is citizenship?

Answer 17

Status entitles to rights + states protection + obligations (taxes)

• naturalization = foreigners
• dual citizenship = loyal to both (what if war in between)

Question 18

What is GDP?

Answer 18

• Tool to measure economy
• Total value of goods/services produced in a given period within nation’s border
• GDP = consumption (goods and services) + gov spending (federal, local, defense) + investment (home, factories) + export - imports