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Political Science #1
Study guide chapters 1,6,9,10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does Aristotle about society? | "Man is by nature a political animal and is destined to live in a polis" |
| Abraham Lincoln says government is? | "The legitimate object of government is to do for a community that which need done but cannot do their individual and separate lives". |
| James Madison speaks about government by saying? | "If men were angels; no government would be necessary" |
| Three functions of government are? | protect against enemies, maintain order promote the general welfare. |
| whats the definition of politics according to Harold Laswell ? | who gets what, when , and how? |
| what the definition of politics according to David Easton | politics is the authoritative allocation of values |
| Elite theory focuses on ? | the capitalist system, money is the key element of the formation of laws |
| according to Michael Parenti's book democracy of the few what is the greatest source of wealth? | inheritance |
| primary issues focus on ? | fundamental change |
| secondary issues focus on? | slowly and a little change bit by bit |
| cooptation is what? | bringing them to your side ex. sellout |
| tokenism is what? | focuses on symbolic change |
| pluralism is what? | group competition is foundation of laws |
| David Truman five assumptions of pluralism | 1. Americans everywhere in interest groups 2. most influential interest come from a division of labor 3. normal an equilibrium exists between groups in a society 4. from time to time their is no disequilibrium 5.to establish and maintain equilibrium |
| government is not neutral because | it represents interest groups that gain access to it |
| Interest Groups Tactics | lobbying, testifying, write laws, wine and dine(including junkets), electioneering(PAC contributions), Public relations , grassroots pressure, litigation. |
| hyper pluralism | the idea of groups pulling at the system that pulls to a halt |
| social problems | problems shared by group of people |
| trigger mechanisms | natural disasters , diseases, inventions, technological changes , economic depressions |
| socializing the conflict | public agenda, political culture , political socialization, tabla rosa |
| tabla rosa | blank slate becomes anything |
| political socialization | how you gain your political influence(family impact) |
| the agents socialization: | family ,schools, peer groups, mass media |
| attitudes | long term affected by family |
| opinions | friendships are affected by this and short term |
| selective perception | things we like and seek out |
| political ideology | set of attitudes and opinions |
| functions of political parties | promote stability in political system, recruit candidates for office, organize and manage government, public information, loyal opposition, and simplify choices |
| democrats | african american , labor unions, mexican american, jewish, eastern europe hertitage, italian , polish , catholics, big cities, northeastern US, and uneducated |
| republicans | white, british, german heritage, bussiness and professional groups, midwest, west, small towns , higher income, better educated. |
| democrats want | more government to solve nations issue and fears unemployment |
| republicans want | want less government and more free market solutions to the the nations's problems and fears inflation |
| open primary | anybody can vote |
| closed primary | registered party can vote |
| blanket primary | all candidates on one ballot |
| winner take all systems | who gets the most votes win |
| single member districts | focuses on who wins the election |
| liberals | democratic |
| conservatives | republicans |
| radicals | change right now and uses violence |
| reactionaries | use old school ways and use violence to take us there |
| selective retention | remembers things to bolster your point of view |
| government | an organization designed for social control |
| pluralist theory | people organize in a group |
| top ten us income and wealth is | 86% |
| c wright mills uses his design to show | military, corporate m and government at the top |
| floyd hunter focuses on | in atlanta georgina more corporations make more decisions than government leaders |
| Influences on government | time, knowledge, integrity, leadership |
| birds of a feather flock together | Aristotle |
| Alexis de Toqueville says | "americans of all, ages, conditions, and dispositions are forming associations |
| interest groups effect | size, money, leadership, prestige, and intensity |
| interest groups | paid to influence government |
| lobbying | communication between interest groups and government |
| junkets | being bought |
| electioneering | reward friends and punish enemies |
| pac? | political action committee (financial arm |
| grassroot pressure | advertisements and protests |
| public relations | selling or owning business |
| political socialization | process where you learn about candidates, politics, and government |
| ideologue | thinks the same about everything |
| social conscious theory | to divide 2 groups |
| electoral college | votes on who becomes president and decides on the state due to the popular vote |
| caicus | decides on nominees |
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