Chapter 1

Question 1

1st dimension of power

Answer 1

A has power over B, A can get B to do what A wants, that B would otherwise not do. “concrete observable behavior”

Question 2

2nd dimension of power

Answer 2

Not giving a person all the options. Only allowing them to choose from what you want them to choose from. “agenda setting”

Question 3

3rd dimension of power

Answer 3

Ability to influence someone regardless of that persons core beliefs. “manipulation” “false sense of consciousness”

Question 4

5 political issues

Answer 4

Political Development 
Regime Change & Type
Participation & Representation 
Policymaking
Political Economy

Question 5

Poltical Development

Answer 5

Process through which modern nations/states arise and how political institutions/regimes evolve

Question 6

Regime Type & Change

Answer 6

A set of formal and informal political institutions that define a type of government

Question 7

2 regime types

Answer 7

Democratic

Authoritarian

Question 8

5 government types

Answer 8

Representative democracy 
Direct democracy 
Rule by experts
Strong leader
Rule by military

Question 9

Representative democracy

Answer 9

Citizens elect representatives and they decide what is law for us “U.S.A”

Question 10

Direct democracy

Answer 10

Citizen vote directly, and they decide what comes into law

Question 11

Rule by experts

Answer 11

Scholars make decisions based on what they think is best for the country, bypassing politics.

Question 12

Strong leader

Answer 12

The strong leader makes decisions on what they think is best and pushes laws without interference

Question 13

Rule by military

Answer 13

Military rules the country

Question 14

2 types of political theories

Answer 14

Empirical

Normative

Question 15

Empirical theory

Answer 15

Describes a pattern, explains it, predicts what will happen next

Question 16

Normative theory

Answer 16

What ought to happen

Question 17

3 research methods

Answer 17

Single case study
Comparative method
Quantitive statistical techniques

Question 18

Single case study

Answer 18

studies a political phenomenom in 1 county and generates ideas for a new theory

Question 19

What explains political behavior?

Answer 19

Individual motivation (Interests)
Culture & Ideology (beliefs)
Underlying structure (structure)

Question 20

Individual motivation

Answer 20

The assumption that people are involved in politics for their own self interest.

Question 21

Culture & Ideology

Answer 21

Involved because of values and beliefs.

Question 22

Underlaying structure

Answer 22

Political behavior if influenced/determined by broader structures, such as class divisions

Question 23

Comparative method

Answer 23

scholars try to mimic laboratory conditions by carefully selecting similar cases.

Question 24

Pluralist theories

Answer 24

explanation of who has power that argue that society is divided into various political groups and that power is dispersed among these groups so that no group has complete or permanent power

Question 25

Elite theories

Answer 25

theories that all argue that societies are ruled by a small group that has effective control over all power

Question 26

Pluralist theories (Key arguments)

Answer 26

Society is divided into political groups Power is dispersed among groups No group has complete or permanent power Even authoritarian regimes

Question 27

Elite theory (Key arguments)

Answer 27

``` All societies are ruled by and elite with control over virtually all power Marxism The power elite Patriarchy Critical race theories ```

Question 28

Marxism

Answer 28

Political power reflects control of the economy; its based on economic power of the bourgeoisie; who owns and controls capital and is the ruling elite in capitalist society

Question 29

Quantitative statistical techniques

Answer 29

research method used for large-scale studies that reduce evidence to sets of numbers so that statistical analysis can compare huge number cases

Question 30

Compulsory Voting

Answer 30

A requirement that eligible voters to vote in elections, or show up at the polling station on election day. Punishments are imposed on eligible voters who don’t vote.

Question 31

The State

Answer 31

An ongoing administrative apparatus that develops and administers laws and generates and implements public policies in a specific territory.

Question 32

4 traits of a state

Answer 32

Territory Sovereignty Legitimacy Bureaucracy

Question 33

Territory (State)

Answer 33

Clear defined boarders

Question 34

Sovereignty (internal) (State)

Answer 34

sole authority within a territory capable of making and enforcing laws and policies

Question 35

Sovereignty (external) (State)

Answer 35

relative to outside powers that is legally recognized in international law

Question 36

Legitimacy (State)

Answer 36

recognized by the right to rule

Question 37

Traditional legitimacy (State)

Answer 37

right to rule based on a societies long standing patterns and practices

Question 38

Charismatic legitimacy (State)

Answer 38

Right to rule based on personal virtue, heroism or other extraordinary characteristics

Question 39

Rational-legal legitimacy (State)

Answer 39

right of leader to rule based on their selection according to an accepted set of laws, standards or procedures

Question 40

Bureaucracy (State)

Answer 40

Large set of appointed officials whose function is to implement laws of the state, directed by the executive

Question 41

Recognition

Answer 41

A formal way of showing that you recognize the state and want to work with the political leaders of that country.

Question 42

3 characteristics of recognizing a state

Answer 42

Exchange ambassadors Economic trade Free travel

Question 43

3 key questions in Comparative Politics

Answer 43

What explains political behavior? Who rules? Where and why do particular types of political behavior occur?

Question 44

Who rules?

Answer 44

Elitest | Pluralist

Question 45

Strong states (3 characteristics)

Answer 45

Deliver the crucial political goods Critical political good is, security. (Other key goods: political freedoms, rule of law, medical care, schools, roads, banking system) Tend to be wealthier, less corrupt, less violent, and more legitimate

Question 46

Weak states (3 characteristics)

Answer 46

Partially able to provide adequate political goods to its citizens. Schools and hospitals show signs of neglect. Ruled by despots.

Question 47

Failed state (2 characteristics)

Answer 47

So weak that it loses effective sovereignty over part or all of its territory. Tense, deeply conflicted, dangerous, and contested bitterly by warring factions. Its enduring character is violence. Warlords take over.

Question 48

Why are weak states weak?

Answer 48

Colonialism

Question 49

Collapsed State

Answer 49

An extreme case of a failed state

Question 50

Colonialism (weak)

Answer 50

Acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.

Question 51

Resource curse

Answer 51

when a state relies on a key resource for all of it revenue, allowing it to ignore it citizens, resulting in a weak state.