POLS-1001 MIDTERM 1 STUDY GUIDE
Analytical Political Science - Answer --how is power excercised
-identifying regular patterns of behavior and outcome
-past, present, future
-cycle says that war is inevitable and that societal programs will collapse
Normative Political Science - Answer --what societies "should" look like and how we
want it to work and look like
-which is the best way to order society
-which iis the best way to excercise powers
Political Theory - Answer --political philosphy
focuses on philosophical questions
-what is the best type of system> what is the best form of politics? what constitues a
good political life?
Comparative Politics - Answer --compares different types of political systems
-domestic politics
-developed/developing world
-different regimes between coutties and states and within them
International Relations - Answer --interstate relations
-transnational politics
-emphasis on war
-focusing shared with war, states, foreign affairs, etc.
Politics - Answer --social process deciding: distribution of goods and resources and
distribution of costs
"Who gets what, when, and how? - Answer --Harold Laswell
Power To - Answer --power to make changes, influence actions, and decisions
-implement policies
-influence decision making
Power Over - Answer --power in a sens of control, final decisions
-on top of state
-no real power
How Do We Measure Power? - Answer --circular arguments: power comes with control,
control comes with power
-some states are more powerful and allows for control over things
-military power does not relate to actual power
, Post Modernism - Answer --Michael Foucault
-within any society, rules, regulations, and power were shaped by society
-power through ideas (socially constructed)
Disciplinary Power - Answer --power to ostracize people and push them out of society
-make them deviants
Dividing Practices - Answer --dividing things into true/false, normal/abnormal
-controls how people think and how society functions
Cultural Hegemony - Answer --Antonia Gramsci
-challenged traditional ideas in Italy
-certain groups have the power to determine what is considered true, normal, etc.
-ideas from outcasts were disregarded
-power through the control of ideas
Discourse - Answer --can be words or actions (symbolic)
-ex. burning of the US flag as a sign of dissaproval of the government
Culture War in America - Answer --left vs right
-battle over symbols
-confederate symbols are seen as a symbol of racism and the oppression of non-white
people
Political Correctness - Answer --use of particular language
-some words may be offensive to others
Cultural Imperialism - Answer --Western symbols are invading other countries and
cultues and dissipating other cultures
-overwhelming local tradition and culture
-symbols has a political meaning
Traditional Authority - Answer --kinship networks
-based on family structure (ex. tribes, clans)
-patriarchal and respecting elders
Charismatic Authority - Answer --specific term, not relating to someone with charimsa
-someone who has power becuase of who they are as an individual
-they generate respect for themselves despite if they are likeable
-revolutionary leaders
Legal-Rational Authority - Answer --rule of law, institutions, and offices
-authority stemming from the office or position they hold
-individuals change but the authority stays the same
"Man is by nature a political animal" - Answer --Aristotle
Analytical Political Science - Answer --how is power excercised
-identifying regular patterns of behavior and outcome
-past, present, future
-cycle says that war is inevitable and that societal programs will collapse
Normative Political Science - Answer --what societies "should" look like and how we
want it to work and look like
-which is the best way to order society
-which iis the best way to excercise powers
Political Theory - Answer --political philosphy
focuses on philosophical questions
-what is the best type of system> what is the best form of politics? what constitues a
good political life?
Comparative Politics - Answer --compares different types of political systems
-domestic politics
-developed/developing world
-different regimes between coutties and states and within them
International Relations - Answer --interstate relations
-transnational politics
-emphasis on war
-focusing shared with war, states, foreign affairs, etc.
Politics - Answer --social process deciding: distribution of goods and resources and
distribution of costs
"Who gets what, when, and how? - Answer --Harold Laswell
Power To - Answer --power to make changes, influence actions, and decisions
-implement policies
-influence decision making
Power Over - Answer --power in a sens of control, final decisions
-on top of state
-no real power
How Do We Measure Power? - Answer --circular arguments: power comes with control,
control comes with power
-some states are more powerful and allows for control over things
-military power does not relate to actual power
, Post Modernism - Answer --Michael Foucault
-within any society, rules, regulations, and power were shaped by society
-power through ideas (socially constructed)
Disciplinary Power - Answer --power to ostracize people and push them out of society
-make them deviants
Dividing Practices - Answer --dividing things into true/false, normal/abnormal
-controls how people think and how society functions
Cultural Hegemony - Answer --Antonia Gramsci
-challenged traditional ideas in Italy
-certain groups have the power to determine what is considered true, normal, etc.
-ideas from outcasts were disregarded
-power through the control of ideas
Discourse - Answer --can be words or actions (symbolic)
-ex. burning of the US flag as a sign of dissaproval of the government
Culture War in America - Answer --left vs right
-battle over symbols
-confederate symbols are seen as a symbol of racism and the oppression of non-white
people
Political Correctness - Answer --use of particular language
-some words may be offensive to others
Cultural Imperialism - Answer --Western symbols are invading other countries and
cultues and dissipating other cultures
-overwhelming local tradition and culture
-symbols has a political meaning
Traditional Authority - Answer --kinship networks
-based on family structure (ex. tribes, clans)
-patriarchal and respecting elders
Charismatic Authority - Answer --specific term, not relating to someone with charimsa
-someone who has power becuase of who they are as an individual
-they generate respect for themselves despite if they are likeable
-revolutionary leaders
Legal-Rational Authority - Answer --rule of law, institutions, and offices
-authority stemming from the office or position they hold
-individuals change but the authority stays the same
"Man is by nature a political animal" - Answer --Aristotle
