TAMU Roblyer POLS 207 Test #1
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1. overlap are beliefs and facts independent of each other, or do they overlap?
2. beliefs things we consider to be true about politics
3. political actors This group will seek power to change policy in order to advance careers. entice us
to agree with them using whatever means necessary.
4. political scientists this group will seek out the best empirical information to transparently describe
and explain behavior; fund research and publish any findings, even if it is contra-
dictory
5. empirical observed information; data collected
6. winners vs. losers important idea in politics that is always a thing
7. hispanic which ethnicity will surpass anglo population by 2040?
8. uncertainty am- long lag time between cause and effect, and different groups (like college students
plifiers vs old ppl)
9. Easton definition politics concerned with the authoritative allocation of values
of politics
10. deutsch defini- political endeavor seeks to brig about a maximum degree of change in the
tion of politics opposing group with a minimum of change in one's own group; viewed as a team
sport; conflict arises from different views in how goods should be allocated
11. private goods goods limited to those who can pay for them.
ex) private school, walmart
12. public goods goods available to everyone; good of the group is greater than individual
ex) national defense, highways
13. private market cannot offer public goods and stay afloat because cannot profit with a public good
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14. free-rider users benefit for free, without making any contribution
15. government this entity ensures payment for, and provision of, public goods
16. "the American both individuals and personal choice are important
way" ex) you choose your own career, even if no job will be available
organizations should benefit individuals
17. federalism style of government in america
18. benefits of feder- efficiency, equity, increased participation, protection against tyranny bc dispersed
alism power centers, freedom to choose
19. transparency in polling, this means that everything is on the table, and you aren't hiding
anything; important for reliability
20. rule-based inves- important to not skip-steps in polling
tigation
21. repeatable in polling, your test should be ________; or, someone should be able to do the
same thing, and get the same results.
22. falsifiable in polling or experimentation, your test should be able to be proven wrong, or it
should be ________
23. reliability consistency of results from repeatable measures
24. validity acceptability of measure as pertinent to the question being asked; how trustworthy
data is
25. natural science high reliability and high validity
26. social science low reliability and low validity
27. observer bias if someone knows they are being watched, they will behave differently
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_1zrke1
1. overlap are beliefs and facts independent of each other, or do they overlap?
2. beliefs things we consider to be true about politics
3. political actors This group will seek power to change policy in order to advance careers. entice us
to agree with them using whatever means necessary.
4. political scientists this group will seek out the best empirical information to transparently describe
and explain behavior; fund research and publish any findings, even if it is contra-
dictory
5. empirical observed information; data collected
6. winners vs. losers important idea in politics that is always a thing
7. hispanic which ethnicity will surpass anglo population by 2040?
8. uncertainty am- long lag time between cause and effect, and different groups (like college students
plifiers vs old ppl)
9. Easton definition politics concerned with the authoritative allocation of values
of politics
10. deutsch defini- political endeavor seeks to brig about a maximum degree of change in the
tion of politics opposing group with a minimum of change in one's own group; viewed as a team
sport; conflict arises from different views in how goods should be allocated
11. private goods goods limited to those who can pay for them.
ex) private school, walmart
12. public goods goods available to everyone; good of the group is greater than individual
ex) national defense, highways
13. private market cannot offer public goods and stay afloat because cannot profit with a public good
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14. free-rider users benefit for free, without making any contribution
15. government this entity ensures payment for, and provision of, public goods
16. "the American both individuals and personal choice are important
way" ex) you choose your own career, even if no job will be available
organizations should benefit individuals
17. federalism style of government in america
18. benefits of feder- efficiency, equity, increased participation, protection against tyranny bc dispersed
alism power centers, freedom to choose
19. transparency in polling, this means that everything is on the table, and you aren't hiding
anything; important for reliability
20. rule-based inves- important to not skip-steps in polling
tigation
21. repeatable in polling, your test should be ________; or, someone should be able to do the
same thing, and get the same results.
22. falsifiable in polling or experimentation, your test should be able to be proven wrong, or it
should be ________
23. reliability consistency of results from repeatable measures
24. validity acceptability of measure as pertinent to the question being asked; how trustworthy
data is
25. natural science high reliability and high validity
26. social science low reliability and low validity
27. observer bias if someone knows they are being watched, they will behave differently
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