Exam One Terms
Political Science 102 with Berry at University of Tennessee - Knoxville
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By: Jessica Quinlan
Textbook:
Political Science: An Introduction (11th Edition)
Created: 2011-02-20
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discipline
The founder of discipline, Aristotle, calls politics the "master science"- everything happens in a political context- who gets what
methodology
to study things objectively and to teach us about things that have falsies in them
political power
the ability of one person to get another to do something; biologically, psychologically, culturally, rationally and irrationally
legitimacy
an attitude in people's mind- in some countries strong, in others weak; that the government's rule is right- respect for government
sovereignty
national control over the countries territory, boss of one's own turf; respect for country
authority
is the psychological ability of leaders to get to obey them- respect for the leader
culture
human behavior that is learned rather than inherited
rational
based on the ability to reason
irrational
they are emotionally dominated by myths and stereotypes, and politics is really the manipulation of symbols
Comparative Politics
examines politics within other nations, trying to establish generalizations and theories of democracy, stability, and policy; it may be focused on various regions such as "Latin American politics" or "East Asian politics"
international relations
studies politics among nations, including conflict, diplomacy, international law and organizations, and international political economy
Political Theory
both classic and modern, attempts to define the good polity, often focused on major thinkers
Public Administration
studies how bureaucracies work and how they can be improved
bureaucracy
government by many bureaus, administrators, and pettyofficials.
democrat
a person who believes in the political or social equality of all people.
Constitutional Law
studies the applications and evolution of the Constitution within the legal system
Public Policy
studies the interface of politics and economics with an eye to developing effective programs
quantify
to measure with numbers
hypothesis
an initial theory a researcher starts with, to be proved by evidence
empirical
based on observable evidence
political science
is training in the calm objective analysis of politics, which may or may not aid working politicians
scholarship
intellectual arguments supported by reason and evidence
descriptive
explaining what is
normative
explaining what ought to be
realism
working with the world as it is and not what we wish it to be; usually focused on power
social contract
theory that individuals join and stay in civil society as if they had signed a contract
state of nature
humans before civilization
Civil Society
"war of each against all" - get out of self-interest, the fear of death lead humans to come together in savageness. i.e. between family and government; society rises out of fear
general will
Rousseau's theory of what everybody in the community wants; change society then change humanity
Zeitgeist
German for "spirit of the times"; Hegel's theory that each epoch has a distictive spirit, which moves history along
Proletariat
Marx's name for the industrial working class
bourgeois (the capitalist)
the middle class; they are obsessed with hanging onto their property; means of production, take the surplus value) create gov, media, religion because it keeps the means of production in their hands
superstructure
Marx's term for everything that is built on top of the economy (laws, art, politics, etc)
the inevitable progression of history ( slavery, feudalism- no such things as slaves but surfs-, capitalism, socialism, communism- when you need that product you will get that product)- these were not fully developed
leftist
favors social and economic change to uplift poor
institutions
the formal structures of government, such as the U.S. Congress
positivism
theory that society can be studied scientifically and incrementally improved with the knowledge gained
behavioralism
the empirical study of actual human behavior rather than abstract or speculative theories
postbehavioral
synthesis of traditional and behavioral approaches in the study of politics
thesis
a main idea or claim, to be proved by evidence
gross domestic product (GDP)
sum total of goods and services produced in a given country in one year, often expressed as per capita (GDP) by dividing population into GDP
paradigm
a model or way of doing research accepted by a discipline
About this deck
By: Jessica Quinlan
Textbook: Political Science: An Introduction (11th Edition)
Created: 2011-02-20
Size: 41 flashcards
Views: 288
Textbook:
Political Science: An Introduction (11th Edition)Created: 2011-02-20
Size: 41 flashcards
Views: 288
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