Exam #1

Question 1

High Politics:

Answer 1

About defense and security

Question 2

Low politics:

Answer 2

More about economy, environment, health, and education

Question 3

Government control:

Answer 3

1. rule creation (legislative branch)
2. rule execution
3. rule adjudication (judicial branch)

Question 4

Idealism:

Answer 4

a way of looking at the world in which the focus is on what we would like to do/what we would like the world to be

Question 5

Realism:

Answer 5

what we must do or are able to do

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Political theory:

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a body of work aimed at developing knowledge about politics and political systems

Question 7

Sophist:

Answer 7

Taught promising young men practical skills (like rhetoric)

Question 8

Examples of Utopian thought?

Answer 8

Religions, myths, philosophies, ideologies, dogmas, and folklore

Question 9

Idealist period:

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The two decades between the world wars that were marked by the effort to envision a perfectly peaceful world

Question 10

Epistemology:

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Theory of the nature of knowledge

Question 11

Classic liberalism:

Answer 11

Emphasizes the belief that people should be generally free from governmental restraints and interference

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Libertarianism:

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Believes government should provide military protection, police force, and infrastructure but do little more.

Closest to classic liberalism

Question 13

Classic conservatism:

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Existing norms and processes have evolved into highly efficient and effective institutions

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Communism:

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A classless society in which justice and fairness would prevail

Inspiring thinker: Karl Marx

Question 15

Imperialism:

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The exploitation and colonization of countries by advanced capitalist countries

Question 16

Democratic socialism:

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Modifying capitalism for a kinder society

Characterized by social, political, and economic equality obtained through political action

Key advocate: Eduard Bernstein (1880-1932)

Question 17

Reform liberalism:

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A little government interference is a good thing

Government should regulate the economy and remove inherent inequities

Remove obstacles that prevent people from pursuing their individual goals

Key advocate: Thomas Hill Green

Question 18

Fascism:

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Argues for the supremacy and purity of one group of people in society

Believe in strong military rule headed by a dictator that exercises total control

“We’re the best; destroy the rest!”

No key thinker

Disliked democracy

Question 19

Experiential reality:

Answer 19

Things we directly experience

Question 20

Agreement reality

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Things we believe are real even if we never directly experience them

Question 21

Anarchy

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The absence of any kind of overarching authority or hierarchy

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Hierarchy

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A societal structure that elevates someone or some group to a position of authority over others

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Alliances

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An agreement between groups or individuals to join resources and abilities for a purpose that individually benefits members of the alliance

Question 24

Collective action

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Coordinated group activity designed to achieve a common goal that individuals cannot attain

Question 25

State security

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Protection of borders and government structures from outside threats

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Regime security

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The leaders ability to hold their own power

Question 27

Individual security

Answer 27

Focused on the continued safety of the individual

Question 28

Power

Answer 28

The ability to get something done

Question 29

Political capital

Answer 29

An individuals reserve of power that can be called upon to achieve political goals

Question 30

Authority

Answer 30

Where knowledge, natural ability or experience makes it rational for people to choose to place themselves in a subordinate position to others

Question 31

Anarchists

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Ideologues who long for lack of hierarchy

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Libertarianism

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Argues for liberty from government control Largely imposes laws that limit personal freedoms

Question 33

Environmentalism

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Guided by a concern for the physical environment Argues we must restructure the economy to achieve environmental goals

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Collective security

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Enhancing your security through alliances and agreements to push back against a common threat

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NATO Article 5

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“An attack on one member is considered an attack on all”

Question 36

Symbionese Liberation Army

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An anarchist group in the US during the 1970s Famous for robbing banks, killing politicians, and the kidnapping of patty hearst

Question 37

Group identity

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The degree to which members identify with a group and identify who is not part of the group

Question 38

Alliance formation

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Creating a balance of power

Question 39

Group identification

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Fuzzy at the edges with overlapping identities

Question 40

Social capital

Answer 40

Measures your associational involvement in your nation and community

Question 41

Political socialization

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The process of shaping each persons own political culture

Question 42

Revolutions

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Political opportunities to replace the government in power

Question 43

Peer policing

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Using citizens to inform on one another with strict penalties with those who don’t come around

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Preference falsification

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It is illegal to express your opposing opinions/views to the government

Question 45

Democratic accountability

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Means you must accomplish something in response to popular will to stay in power

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Tragedy of the commons

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A problem that demonstrates how the rational choices of individuals collide with the needs or interests of the larger community

Question 47

Enlightened self

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The idea that people will restrain their self interest in recognition of the need to preserve a common resource

Question 48

Socialism

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Society controls most of the means of production

Question 49

Political structures

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The vague terms we use to describe the branches of government 4th branch technically the bureaucracy

Question 50

Political institutions

Answer 50

Structures specific to individual countries Organizational structures through which power is exercised