Midterm

Question 1

Politics

Easton definition

Answer 1

Authoritative allocation of values for a society

Question 2

Politics

Dahl definition

Answer 2

Who gets what when how

Question 3

Politics

Bismarck definition

Answer 3

The art of the possible, the attainable, the art of the next best

Question 4

Politics

General definition

Answer 4

Process through which power and influence are used in the promotion of certain values and interests

Question 5

Confirmation bias

Answer 5

Natural tendency to seek out sources of information that confirm our beliefs and reject sources that challenge our beliefs

Question 6

Sources of political knowledge

Answer 6

Authority
Personal thought
Science

Question 7

Problems with authority

Answer 7

Only valid to you
Bias
Not everyone is correct
Population changes “everyone”

Question 8

Types of political knowledge

Answer 8

Authority:

1) specific
2) general
3) everyone

Personal thought:

1) rational
2) intuition
3) experience

Science:
1) scientific method

Question 9

Types of political beliefs

Answer 9

Cognitive
Evaluative
Affective

Question 10

Political belief orientations

Answer 10

Mass: low salience short attention spans and belief instability

Elite:
High salience, high abstraction, breadth and attention span is longer

Question 11

Conservativism

Answer 11

Government should only be able to maintain order

Human nature:
Individual isn’t rational and are naturally unequal

Equality:
Dislike equality and believe it undermines individual liberty

Question 12

Liberalism

Answer 12

Government:
Laissez-faire government and only there to provide basic safety and freedom

Human Nature:
Humans are rational and responsible and everyone should enjoy natural rights of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness

Equality:
Equality before the law but not in material possessions

Question 13

Socialism

Answer 13

Government:
State regulates extensively promoting cooperation for the greater good

Human Nature:
People are social by nature

Equality:
Material, social, and political equality reduces conflict

Question 14

CLUES Model

Answer 14

Consider the source
Lay out the argument and underlying values and assumptions

Uncover the evidence
Sort out the political implications

Question 15

Important step of CLUES model

Answer 15

Uncovering evidence

Question 16

Measuring beliefs

Answer 16

People opinion polls

World Values Survey

Question 17

World Values Survey and Where is US?

Answer 17

X is survival vs. self-expression values

Y is traditional vs. secular-rational values

US is middle on y and left of 1 on x

Question 18

Unconventional activity

Answer 18

Direct action
Protest/marches/rallies
Violence:
     Terrorism
     Riots
     Revolutions

Question 19

Electoral political actions

Answer 19

Voting
Campaigning
Petition
Donate money

Question 20

Non-electoral actions

Answer 20

Lobbying/letter writing
Public relations
Litigation (courts)
Protest/marches/rallies (nonviolent)
Direct action (sit-ins, boycott, bicott)
Issue campaigning
Donate money (interest groups)

Question 21

Voter turnout differences

Answer 21

Required voting
Smaller population
Election Day holidays
Same day voter registration
Less restrictive ID laws
More engaged citizenry

Question 22

Political parties

Answer 22

Run candidates for political office with the intent of gaining control

Question 23

Interest groups

Answer 23

Seek to influence those who control political institutions.

THEY DONT RUN CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE

Question 24

Pluralism

Answer 24

Type of democracy that is based on participation through competing interest groups