Test 3

3 tiers of civil society

1. Economical: Need for middle class to force compromise between Rich and the Poor. 2. Sociological: Need for common culture, language, behaviors, etc. 3. Anthropological: Need for common historical background.

Avoiding political action can sometimes also be a form of a political action. An example of this is:

Choosing not to vote to express political dissatisfaction.

Communism

1.) Communist manifesto by Karl Marx 2.) Everyone is equal 3.) Dialectic Theory: Workers will rule the world. All needs and wants will be eliminated with communism

Capitalism

1.) Only the strong survive. 2.) Cut off the weak 3.) Emphasis on individualism. Strong ideas of making money

Fascism

1.) the chosen ones 2.) Political/economic system should benefit them 3.)

20th century "isms" common relation

1. Ties with Darwinism and theory of evolution. (Social Darwinism) 2. Deals with allocation of resources(economic theory except for Fascism) 3. Organization of society-Economically oriented at first 4. Questions of the haves and the have nots. (Social/political/economic inequality)

Dr. Paul Krugman article

Denmark has good welfare programs. Can afford due to high taxes. Take a lot of vacations. Are happiest around the world.

David brooks article

Founding fathers chose politics over some form of dictatorship. Politics nowadays there are antipolitics people. Do anything to get voice heard. Leads to more violence. Leads to authoritarians. Leads to trump. Looking for a hero to save people from politics.

Imagine a group that is established to push for specific political changes, but they do not attempt to elect candidates to public office. This would mean that they would fail to be considered a(n):

Political party

The underlying premise of Converse's research:

Suggests a lack of faith in the average person's ability to make informed political choices.

Anti-abortion extremists sometimes rely on provocative videos to stir up emotions. This type of political message relies on:

Swaying people's feelings

Political beliefs based on emotions are called

Affective orientations

Political scientists classify feelings or emotions based on political events as:

Affective orientations

National character studies are sometimes criticized because they:

Are often over-generalizations that over simplify political behavior.

Civil society

Balance the need of order with freedom of individuals.

Ghitis article

Been a real shit time democracy. No better option as of yet though. Trump is an example of the shittyness.

illegal material resources distributed as political goods and/or services are known as:

Bribes and Kickbacks

Examples of major economic organizations that could influence political decisions or policy changes include:

Business, labor, and farmers.

What ideology values individual freedom above all and believes the role of government should be quite limited?

Classic liberalism

What ideology is opposed to egalitarianism or material equality?

Conservatism

What ideology values stability, tradition, and loyalty to God and country?

Conservatism

A country's politics can change greatly when individuals join together for a populist cause and overthrow their leaders. What two countries in recent history demonstrates this phenomenon in north africa and the middle east?

Egypt and Libya

Eleanor's brother died of a gunshot wound in a gang war. Which of the following would be an example of why the influences on her beliefs about gun control cannot be easily identified?

Eleanor is more attentive to to arguments that support stricter gun control laws and easily forgets facts and arguments that do not support her beliefs.

Developing a taxonomy is often the _______ stage in political analysis.

First

Most politcal organizations could not function effectively without _______ because they do the day-to-day work of politics.

Foot soldiers

Associational interest groups are formed to:

Further the political objectives of their own members.

Historically, fascism is closely associated with two cultures that at one time turned to authoritarian leaders for order and stability. The two countries are

Germany and Italy

Central power thesis

Human beings are nasty and brutish. Human race needs order. individualism and freedom lead to chaos

What was a main uniting feature of the so-called tea party movement in the United States?

Individual's claim of commitment to a libertarian philosophy

Whose political theories were extremely influential, serving as the basis for the governments of 80 countries, but proved highly problematic in implementation?

Karl marx

What ideology argues people have the right to act freely and government has no right to interfere with their liberty unless they are harming others?

Libertarianism

Imagine an interest group that works to spread awareness about the health risks associated with obesity. The group is unable to advertise nationally. This is most likely an example of the group's:

Limited political resources

Gettysburg address article

Lincolns Gettysburgh address: Was short but sweet. Put faith back in democracy for the people because lincoln reminded them what they were believing in and what the fallen soldiers had believed in.

Interest groups provide material resources to political actors in order to curry favor and gain official support. Which is an example of these material resources?

Lobbyists making campaign contributions to politicians in Washington, D.C.

Smart machine replacing you article

Losing jobs- AI will soon replace low wage jobs and medium wage jobs. Any job doesn't look safe except for ones that include empathy or human interaction.

If a regimes becomes more repressive rather than adopt policy changes, individuals may become more mobilized and more aggressive in their demands. These types of movements could be considered:

People power movements

The professional lobbying staff of Mothers Against Drunk Driving work to:

Persuade policymakers to impose laws and penalties on drunk drivers.

The notion that most americans have very little political knowledge and are largely ignorant about politics is associated with which researcher?

Philip Converse

Social contract theory

Rights of individual are more important than the need of order and society. Creation of social contract society requires curtailment of human freedoms and wants for the good of society. Requires equality and equal application of the good (laws) to every member of society.

Pax Americana

Rise of western culture/politics due to capitalism.

Survey showing significant disparities in the political beliefs of people from different political cultures support the theories of ___

Samuel Huntington

What factor has increased the willingness and ability of individuals to join in public protests against unpopular regimes. leaders, and policies?

Social networking technologies

What ideology believes in promoting equality among people, particularly material equality?

Socialism

According to research, which two countries have vastly different values , including attitudes about homosexuality?

Switzerland and uganda

Joseph Estrada was found guilty of taking more than $85 million in bribes during his presidency of what country?

The Philippines

Political culture is defined as:

The configuration of a particular people's political beliefs.

Researchers often use public opinion polls to show what percentage of people hold a particular political belief. Why should these polls be regarded with caution?

The researchers conducting the poll could be biased, or the data could be open for different interpretations.

Terminator article

The terminator conundrum: Whether or not to give robots autonomous decision to kill. Either ban creation of such weapons or build ourselves to match them. Submarine analogy: Subs had restrictions on them until pearl harbor. What happens when robot restrictions get lifted because of a pearl harbor type event.

Which of the following is a true statement about Samuel Huntington's theories of civilization?

They are controversial and not completely supported by empirical evidence.

Research shows that most people's short-term political opinions:

Volatile

New Deal Program

Was actually Socialism AKA liberal capitalism; Push capitalism but also socialistic programs and capitalism regulations.

end of history theory

Western democratic ideals and capitalism are universal.

Dialectic Thoery

Workers will rule the world. All needs and wants will be eliminated with communism

Cold war

World split in half: Capitalist and communist. MAD (Mutually assured Destruction)

Which group is considered an extremist group on the basis of their willingness to achieve political ends through any means necessary?

al-Qaeda

clash of civilization theory

struggle between cultural groups/ethnic groups/religious groups.

Certain groups are known as "linkage institutions" because they:

tend to link people to the political world.