poli sci final

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poli sci. final. 


 
  
Created Jan 20, 2011
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 assosciational interest group
 
an interest group whose only purpose is to influence the government
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Anomic interest group
 
a mob, a group united by common emotion but without formal organization
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Demographic interest group
 
a group with shared characeristics and beaviors but without formal organization
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interest group
 
a group of people attempting to politically participate
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terrorism
 
targeting of violence at civilian populations for political purpose
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corporatist
 
oligrachy of oligarchs
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laissez faire
 
limited/ no ownership of means of production
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social welfare
 
everyone gets a minimum QOL
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coalition government
 
if no party in parliament is 50%+ then two or more parties combine to have 50%+ seats, can...
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dominant party system
 
authoritarian, more than one political party, only one party wins. example: Mexico
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question time
 
parliament can ask other members (including prime minister) questions, often making other members...
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first world
 
post industrial, MDC
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Third world
 
pre industrial LDC
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progressive tax
 
the more you make, the higher rate of taxes you pay
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dissolve parliament
 
prime minister can maintain control by holding new elections, avoiding a vote of confidence...
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United nations
 
united states, collection of states to guarantee peace
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fourth world
 
poorest states, LLDC
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coup d'etat
 
military takes over government
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public policy
 
actions of government that affect the public
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pluralist
 
participation directed by the people, from belowin opposition to directive, which is all participation...
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vote of confidence
 
parliament votes to remove prime minister
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mixed model 
 
government ownership of core means of production
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one party state
 
party is legislative and judicial power, state is executive power
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TDC
 
transitional developing country
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Institutional interest group
 
an interest group whose purpose isn't political, but whose purpose becomes political to achieve...
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two party system
 
pluralist democracy, many groups in competition, no one group always wins ex) US, UK
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one party system
 
only one legal party, authoritarian/totalitarian
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political party
 
group of interest groups trying to control the government 
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second world
 
industrializing, TDC/NIC
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patronage
 
loyalty for payoff
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abstracturally conferred dogmatism
 
false.
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regressive tax
 
less money you make, higher tax you pay
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divided government
 
when different parties control the legislative and executive branches 
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security council
 
5 permanent members, 15 total, part of United Nations
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LDC
 
less developed country
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multipolar
 
many powers
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directive
 
all participation directed from the state...from above. in opposition to pluralist, which is...
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patronage
 
loyalty for payoff
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regulatory policy
 
laws affecting the economy
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wesminster model
 
check it .
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peacock politics
 
political participation to demonstrate power
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prime minister
 
representative head of party in Parliamentary system
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monetary policy
 
control of money supply. not fiscal policy which is tax and spending
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fiscal policy
 
tax and spending. not monetary polic, which is control of money supply
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multi party system
 
most democracies, many groups from left to the right
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bi polar
 
two dominant powers stable under condition of MAD, unstable under condition of parity and rivalry,...
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presidential model
 
check it. 
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macro economics
 
interplay of politics and economics
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flat tax
 
everyone pays the same rate
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accountability
 
holding members of the government responsible by rewarding them when they do what the citizens...
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77 year war
 
WW1, WWII, cold war WWIII, from 1914-1991
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French model
 
check it.
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merit system
 
get a job based on who you know
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political participation
 
anything people do to influence the government
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problem of the commons
 
cheating and lying causes systems to be knocked our of equilibrium
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public works
 
things we all need but refuse to build for ourselves
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mixed economic system
 
mix of socialism and capitalism
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problem of collective action
 
would save time if everyone would work together, but everyone won't 
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transfer of resources
 
takes stuff from one group and give it to another
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uni polar
 
one dominant power. think US in the gun in the bar example. polar. US. bar. gun. one power....
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LLDC
 
least less developed country
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cabinet government
 
in parliamentary system, prime minister and ministers
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socialist
 
government ownership of means of production
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litigation
 
use courts as a means of political participation
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interdependency
 
value of peace>value of war
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hegemonic stab theory
 
role of anchor nation state, anchor state is stable enforcer
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