QUIZ 1 Flashcards
(33 cards)
How can revolutions involve international relations?
Revolutions can be aided by other nations (e.g., South hoped for British/French aid in the Civil War); revolutions like the Arab Spring spread through countries.
How are environmental issues global political concerns?
Domestic solutions can help, but international support is needed for broader effects.
Why is political economy important internationally?
Domestic changes affect trade internationally, so international political economy is involved.
What is spatial econometrics?
The idea that prices are influenced by surroundings (e.g., bad neighborhood vs. good neighborhood).
What is the scientific method in political science?
Knowing objectively; a way of knowing that is systematic, replicable, cumulative, and falsifiable.
What is political theory?
A field relying on logical, discursive examination of ideas, not empiricism.
What are the four fields of political science?
Comparative Politics, International Relations, American Politics, and Political Theory.
What is the relationship between theory and data?
Theory predicts data, and data protects theory.
What is a latent variable?
A variable that cannot be directly observed but is inferred through relationships with observable variables (e.g., wealth and wisdom).
What is Duverger’s Law?
Single-member districts and plurality systems lead to two main parties dominating.
What does a plurality system require?
A candidate must get more votes than any other, but not necessarily a majority.
What is the M+1 rule?
There should be only one more candidate running than seats available; excess candidates will likely drop out.
What is the difference between a population and a sample in polls?
Population = total group studied; Sample = smaller group modeled to represent the population.
What are challenges with studying sensitive questions?
People may not admit to sensitive behavior or may not realize they participated.
What is social desirability bias?
People tend to answer questions in ways they believe will be viewed favorably by others.
What behaviors were measured in control groups for sensitive behavior studies?
Cutting the line, forgetting to pay a bill, forgetting to respond to an email.
What behaviors were measured in treatment groups for sensitive behavior studies?
Cutting the line, forgetting to pay a bill, forgetting to respond to an email, participating in racial discrimination.
What is the ceiling effect in sensitive behavior studies?
Few people admit to all behaviors because admitting would mean acknowledging discrimination.
What is the floor effect in sensitive behavior studies?
If other behaviors are rare, no one will admit any behaviors, implying discrimination.
What is the government protection theory?
Governments offer protection in exchange for taxes.
What is the racketeering theory?
Governments may fabricate threats to justify taxation without real protection.
What are national states?
Centralized organizations where officials claim control over concentrated means of violence within a population.
What was feudalism?
A system where peasants were tied to land, repaying debts to lords via farming.
How did feudalism lead to decentralization?
Lords controlled their own mini-societies, weakening centralized authority.
