Lecture 1

Question 1

Political Science

Answer 1

idealism vs. realism
a science that deals with society instead of the natural world

Question 2

Society

Answer 2

social side
an individual or group who interact with individuals /group usually in a shared space

Question 3

Government

Answer 3

how groups of people are organized and ordered for purpose of state or power

Question 4

Policy

Answer 4

the ideas that go into the making of and carrying out of laws

Question 5

State

Answer 5

community which lays claim to the monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force
(physical power over a society)

Question 6

Politics

Answer 6

who gets what, when, where, and how
the government using law or force determined through politics

Question 7

Law

Answer 7

a system of rule that defines government and order society

Question 8

Functions of Law

Answer 8

make law (L)
execute law (E)
interpret law (A)

Question 9

Idealism

Answer 9

what should be
what we think should be happening in our gov/politics

Question 10

Realism

Answer 10

what actually exists
what’s actually happening in our gov/pol

Question 11

Order

Answer 11

helps to maximize society’s resources
provides security

Question 12

Leaders (self or pressured by society)
organization or institution of order

Answer 12

initiates order

Question 13

Written law
Type of leader/control
Level of societal development
Application of theoretical modeling

Answer 13

Government structure

Question 14

Totalitarian
Authoritarian
Democratic

Answer 14

Types of Government

Question 15

Totalitarian

Answer 15

head leader
strong control
strict rules

Question 16

Authoritarian

Answer 16

people do not rule/not much say
not as much control
took control of what people see/watch (media, religion,
God is in control

Question 17

Democratic

Answer 17

rule by the people
rule is representative
generally on the positive side

Question 18

Anarchy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Confederacy

Answer 18

subtypes of government

Question 19

Anarchy

Answer 19

rule by one
denoted by the absence of government
not seen as favorable condition
breakdown of order

Question 20

Monarchy

Answer 20

rule by one
oldest gov. form
two types: absolute and constitutional

Question 21

Oligarchy

Answer 21

rule by few
usually took the form of council
did not work long time

Question 22

Democracy

Answer 22

rule by the people

Question 23

Confederacy

Answer 23

rule with other states
loose agreement between sovereign states to work together for a common cause

Question 24

Federal

Answer 24

has different levels of government
US was the first to have this type of gov

Question 25

Citizen
Elected/appointed officials

Answer 25

Whose involved in government

Question 26

Men seek virtue
Virtue is human excellence

Answer 26

Socrates’ ideas and beliefs

Question 27

The republic
Idealism
What would be a perfect gov over a perfect society

Answer 27

Plato’s ideas and beliefs

Question 28

Purpose of gov.
What is good/what is best
Logic-scientific method (realism)

Answer 28

Aristotle’s ideas and beliefs

Question 29

Greeks basic types of government

Answer 29

rules by one
rule by few
rules by many

Question 30

Polity

Answer 30

a combination of democracy and aristocracy
includes system of checks and balances
best form of government (Aristotle)

Question 31

Republic & democracy
Polity
Federal system

Answer 31

What is the US government?

Question 32

Aristocracy

Answer 32

some sort of council, chosen by the powerful in society ruled
(usually family units)

Question 33

Tyrant

Answer 33

someone who took power, usually through legitimate means, often through democratic processes, and usually to restore order

Question 34

Mob Rule

Answer 34

democracy where a faction or factions take over control of government
Minority rights are overruled or eliminated

Question 35

Didn’t like democracy

Answer 35

Thomas Jefferson