poli sci midterm mutlaw Flashcards
What term is used to describe the ability to get others to want what you want?
soft power
*The political theory of the social concept is often associated with which of the following philosophers?**
locke, hobbes, reusseu
Which of the following best describes a people who are scattered over the territory of several states or dispersed widely and who have no autonomous, independent, or sovereign governing body of their own?
stateless nation
*Which of the following is a rare example of a culturally and linguistically divided state that started out that way?**
belgium
Since the German people of the 1930s and 40s were not inherently evil, wicked, or maniacal, why did the Nazi Holocaust occur?
moral indifference
*According to the text, which of the following is the “father” of political science?**
aristotle
**A country’s military capacity is an example of what?
hard power
*Which of the following might be called a stateless nation?**
the kurds
*Political scientists employing the behavioral approach tend to….
avoid moral and philosophical study
*Political theorists tend to focus on such issues as…..
the connection between human nature and politics
A specialist in international relations would likely NOT focus on….
the definition of the good life
What term is best used to describe the role of reason over emotion in human behavior?
rational choice
Political scientists studying how to improve the hiring process for a city government would be working in which subfield?
public administration
**The study of political science includes the study of which of the following fields?
- political theory
- us government
- international relations
*What theory holds that individuals and states alike act according to the iron logic of self-interest?
rational choice theory
Political scientists who study similarities and differences in legislative processes across countries would be working in which subfield?
Comparative politics
Which subfield would involve a political scientist who would specialize in how a bureaucracy implements governmental policies?
Public administration
According to a recent issue of The Economist, what is the strongest force shaping politics today?
money
The principal reason to study politics is
public interest
Which of the following would favor a public assistance program, cuts in military spending, more regulation of business and industry, and a progressive tax system?*
liberals
Who did not influence the theory of revolutionary communism?
Aleister Crowley
What is the term for the filter that we use to interpret events?
ideology
- What would be the next step beyond anarchism, which sees destruction of all social and political institutions as a justifiable end?
- Answer: Nihilism
- Liberalism and conservatism are both rooted in principles found in the political philosophy of
- Answer: John Locke.
- Who did not influence the ideas of conservatism?
- Answer: Adam Smith
- Which of the following policies could be linked to the notion of racial superiority?
- Answer: Foreign policy, civil rights, and immigration
- What theory is collectivism fundamentally opposed to?
- Answer: Capitalism
- Following World War I, extremists of the right became dominated by what ideology?
- Answer: Fascism
- The root of the differences between liberals and conservatives can be found in
- Answer: Their views on what role government should play in shaping society.
- Which of the following do conservatives tend to stress the most?
- Answer: The right of people to pursue economic rights
- Which of the following would be considered a totalitarian political system?
- Answer: Fascism
- Which of the following believed that a commercial democracy would foster certain modest bourgeois virtues, including “frugality, economy, moderation, labor, prudence, tranquility, order and rule?”
- Answer: Baron de Montesquieu
- Who developed the idea of laissez-faire capitalism?
- Answer: Adam Smith
- Who is known as the “worldly philosopher?”
- Answer: Adam Smith
- What idea did John Locke contribute to that serves as the core of modern-day conservatism?
- Answer: Social Contract
- What concept best defines the differences between American liberalism and American conservatism?
- Answer: Human nature
- Capitalism supports which of the following theories?
- Answer: Market forces and trickle-down theory
- Who is credited with the idea of the “invisible hand” of the marketplace, expressed in the law of supply and demand?
- Answer: Adam Smith
- What does the word utopia mean?
- Answer: Both “no place” and “a place where all is well”
- In The Republic, what common theme is explored throughout Socrates’ text?
- Answer: Justice
- According to Plato, what particular virtue would the philosophers possess that would make them better able to rule?
- Answer: Wisdom and reason
- Why does Socrates’ discussion revolve around an imaginary city in The Republic?
- Answer: Each component displays a particular cardinal virtue.
- What is the purpose of The Republic’s “Noble Lie?”
- Answer: Ensure popular acceptance of the class system
- According to Bacon, science is the key to
- Answer: Improving the human condition.
- With its emphasis on science, education, and toleration, what word would best describe Bacon’s society?
- Answer: Progressive
- Who is considered the creator of “scientific socialism?”
- Answer: Karl Marx
- What term is used to describe the abolishment of private property and the creation of a classless society?
- Answer: Withering Away of the State
- What term does Walden Two use to describe good health, a minimum of unpleasant labor, and a chance to exercise your talents and true leisure?
- Answer: The good life
- What is the major flaw of Frazier’s utopia?
- Answer: No check on power
- Which utopia was based on more psychological principles?
- Answer: Walden Two
- Which writer provided only a vague outline of what his utopia would look like?
- Answer: Karl Marx
