final

Question 1

Lasswell’s description of politics

Answer 1

theory of who gets what when how

Question 2

Subfields in political science

Answer 2

political theory, international relations, american politics, comparative politics

Question 3

American political development

Answer 3

durable shifts in authority

Question 4

Contribution of john locke

Answer 4

life liberty and property

Question 5

Contribution of thomas hobbes

Answer 5

the social contract

Question 6

Description of political participation

Answer 6

all the ideas the contribute to social capital which is the ideal that people form connections that benefit their own interest, these social networks in turn produce communities that create norms of reciprocity and promote more social engagement overall

Question 7

Rational choice theory

Answer 7

use of game theory

Question 8

Actors in international relations

Answer 8

nation states, non governmental orgs (NGO’S) multi national corps international orgs

Question 9

Levels of analysis

Answer 9

individual, national, international

Question 10

Theories of international relations

Answer 10

realism, liberalism, constructivism

Question 11

Federal vs unitary systems

Answer 11

division of power between levels of gov(federal) (unitary) power invested in a strong central gov

Question 12

Unicameral vs bicameral systems

Answer 12

one house ( uni) two houses(bi)

Question 13

Concept of public policy

Answer 13

includes all the decisions governments make to influence behavior

Question 14

Outcomes of conflict and bargaining

Answer 14

no action, compromise, log rolling

Question 15

Aspects of actors in public policy

Answer 15

ntergovernmental organizations, non governmental organizations, multinational corporations

Question 16

Policy area

Answer 16

public policy, international relations how policies are created and implemented, how they affect society, and how they should be monitored and evaluated

Question 17

Concept of normative political science

Answer 17

Normative political science seeks to understand the meaning, purposes, and goals of politics.

Question 18

Concept of empirical political science

Answer 18

empirical political science is based not on what should be, but on what is.

Question 19

Return of great power politics

Answer 19

security-seeking great powers will nonetheless be forced to engage in competition and conflict with one another.

Question 20

Realigning election

Answer 20

is a set of sharp changes in party ideology, issues, party leaders, regional and demographic bases of power of political parties, and the structure