POLITICAL SCIENCE VOCABULARY
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
power - answer- the ability of one person to cause another to do what the first wishes
manifest power - answer- based on observable action by A
implicit power - answer- B does what A desires because B sense that A wants
something done.
normative theories - answer- making a judgement about the world, not describing
how it works
ideology - answer- a set of related ideas that modify one another, an organized set of
ideas
american liberalism - answer- all individuals should be able to develop their
capacities to the fullest
american conservatism - answer- emphasizes the maintenance of an efficient,
minimally regulated economy
Liberalism - answer- the highest good of society is the ability of the members to
develop their individual capacities to the fullest extent
conservatism - answer- the highest good of society is the maintenance of ordered
community and of common values
neoliberalism - answer- curtailment of regulation on economy and privatization of
state-run businesses
nation - answer- a large group of people who are bound together, and recognize a
similarity among themselves, because of a common culture and language
state - answer- a political unit that has ultimate sovereignty
sovereignty - answer- ultimate responsibility for the conduct of its own affairs
state-building - answer- constructing a state from scratch
nation-states - answer- when a state encompasses only one nation
government - answer- what acts for a state
constitution - answer- a set of rules by which power is distributed among a society's
members
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
power - answer- the ability of one person to cause another to do what the first wishes
manifest power - answer- based on observable action by A
implicit power - answer- B does what A desires because B sense that A wants
something done.
normative theories - answer- making a judgement about the world, not describing
how it works
ideology - answer- a set of related ideas that modify one another, an organized set of
ideas
american liberalism - answer- all individuals should be able to develop their
capacities to the fullest
american conservatism - answer- emphasizes the maintenance of an efficient,
minimally regulated economy
Liberalism - answer- the highest good of society is the ability of the members to
develop their individual capacities to the fullest extent
conservatism - answer- the highest good of society is the maintenance of ordered
community and of common values
neoliberalism - answer- curtailment of regulation on economy and privatization of
state-run businesses
nation - answer- a large group of people who are bound together, and recognize a
similarity among themselves, because of a common culture and language
state - answer- a political unit that has ultimate sovereignty
sovereignty - answer- ultimate responsibility for the conduct of its own affairs
state-building - answer- constructing a state from scratch
nation-states - answer- when a state encompasses only one nation
government - answer- what acts for a state
constitution - answer- a set of rules by which power is distributed among a society's
members
