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Test 1 Review Flashcards

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1
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Bourgeoise

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the upper middle class

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elite theory

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all societies are ruled by an elite with control over all power

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1st dimension of power

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forcing people

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2nd dimension of power

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preventing people

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3rd dimension of power

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persuasion and manipulation

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marxism

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economic structure determines political behavior

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normative theory

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what ought to occur

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political actor

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self interested

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pluralist theory

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society is divided into multiple groups and power is divided among the groups

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patriarchy

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the ruling elite is male and the structure keeps men in power

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political culture

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how culture impacts politics

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rational choice theory

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assumes that individual will make rational choices

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structuralism

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broad social structures can shape political behavior

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14
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proletariat

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working class

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political socialization

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the process by which political beliefs are aquired

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socialization agents

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people who reinforce the norms

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absolutism

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power with little to no limitation

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bureaucracy

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a government where most decisions are made by state officials instead of elected officials

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sovereignty

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legally recognized by other sovereign states as having sole governing authority

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internal sovereignty

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recognized as ruler by the people within the state

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external sovereignty

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recognized as sovereign by outside states of equal power

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fealty

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formal acknowledgment of loyalty

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legitimacy

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recognized right to rule

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charismatic legitimacy

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legitimacy based on personal virtues

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national legal legitimacy

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an accepted set of rules laws and standards

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traditional legitimacy

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a society’s long-standing standards

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state

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a legal concept that defines polity under a governance

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failed state

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losing sovereignty

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quasi-state

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lacking most domestic qualities of a function state

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strong state

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capable of providing political goods

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weak state

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not capable of providing political goods

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nation

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people who stare certain characteristics

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corporatism

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society shouldn’t have competition

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liberal democracy

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individuals are free and autonomous

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participatory democracy

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encourages citizens to participate beyond voting

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social democracy

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liberal democracy + greater provisions of social rights

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neofascism

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a way of organizing society so that the government ruled by a dictator controls the lives of the people

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Regime

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a set of formal and informal institutions that regulate the operation of a governement

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electoral authoritarian regime

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some competition for power although the competition is flawed

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theocracy

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ruled by religious authority

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civil rights

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government guarantee of fair treatment by state

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political rights

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rights associated with active political parcipitation

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social rights

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rights related to the basic well being of society

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social contract

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the people give up some power and the governmetn offers some protection

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technocratic legitimacy

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decision-makers are chosen out of expertise and qualifications

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nationalistic

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state creates the nation

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assimilation

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the process in which a minority begins to resemble the majority

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autonomy

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the right or condition of self-goverance

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ethnic group

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socially defined based on language, religion, nation…

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Jus Sanguinis

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cultural nationalism

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Jus soli

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civic nationalism

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laicite

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discouragement of religious affairs in government

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liberationist

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principle or attitude of liberating people

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civic nationalism

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political identity built around shared citizenship in a state

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cultural nationalism

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nation defined on common culture

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political saliency

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created, not innate

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race

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based on common biological traits

58
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primordialism

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identity is given and can be defined unambiguously

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