PLSC 102 final exam vocab questions
with correct answers
Democracy - correct answer ✔✔a system of government by the population or all the eligible members of
a state, typically through elected representatives
Autocracy - correct answer ✔✔a system of government by one person with absolute power
Polity Score - correct answer ✔✔a measurement based on a country's authority and competitiveness, on
a -10 to +10 scale
- autocracy (-10 to -5)
- anocracy (-5 to +5)
- democracy (+5 to +10)
Two-Level Games - correct answer ✔✔international negotiations consist of simultaneous negotiations at
two levels
Level 1 - correct answer ✔✔international level (between governments)
- negotiators bargain and come to an agreement
Level 2 - correct answer ✔✔intranational level (domestic)
- leader takes what was agreed upon in level two and tries to ratify it with their domestic constituents
Rally Around the Flag Effect - correct answer ✔✔an increase in patriotism and unification brought on by
a national tragedy or crisis
Unitary Actor Assumption - correct answer ✔✔assumes that states are a single entity that tries to
maximize national interest
, Voluntary defection - correct answer ✔✔when a leader goes back on an unenforceable contract due to
state interest
Involuntary defection - correct answer ✔✔when a leader is unable to deliver on a promise due to failed
ratification
Rational Policy Model - correct answer ✔✔purposeful choices made by actors which has a goal to
maximize strategic objectives
Organizational Process Model - correct answer ✔✔choices based on Standard Operating Procedures, not
he deliberate choices of leaders, SOP's are difficult to change
Bureaucratic Politics Model - correct answer ✔✔choice does not reflect the ideal choice of any leader
but rather a compromised choice
Cuban Missle Crisis - correct answer ✔✔Soviet missiles found in Cuba by US intelligence, US aircraft
takes photos of missiles, JFK orders a naval quarantine, leader of Soviet Union removes missiles from
Cuba
Systems Analysis - correct answer ✔✔examines political, economic, technological, and global
governance issues and how these factors affect one another
State Analysis - correct answer ✔✔examine states as actors in a set of situations and evaluate their
strategic and economic positions
Individual Analysis - correct answer ✔✔examines the behavior and decisions of people in governmental
and non-governmental roles
Domestic Politics - correct answer ✔✔politics focusing only on decisions directly related to issues within
a state's borders
Confirmation Bias - correct answer ✔✔looking for evidence supporting your own idea or argument
with correct answers
Democracy - correct answer ✔✔a system of government by the population or all the eligible members of
a state, typically through elected representatives
Autocracy - correct answer ✔✔a system of government by one person with absolute power
Polity Score - correct answer ✔✔a measurement based on a country's authority and competitiveness, on
a -10 to +10 scale
- autocracy (-10 to -5)
- anocracy (-5 to +5)
- democracy (+5 to +10)
Two-Level Games - correct answer ✔✔international negotiations consist of simultaneous negotiations at
two levels
Level 1 - correct answer ✔✔international level (between governments)
- negotiators bargain and come to an agreement
Level 2 - correct answer ✔✔intranational level (domestic)
- leader takes what was agreed upon in level two and tries to ratify it with their domestic constituents
Rally Around the Flag Effect - correct answer ✔✔an increase in patriotism and unification brought on by
a national tragedy or crisis
Unitary Actor Assumption - correct answer ✔✔assumes that states are a single entity that tries to
maximize national interest
, Voluntary defection - correct answer ✔✔when a leader goes back on an unenforceable contract due to
state interest
Involuntary defection - correct answer ✔✔when a leader is unable to deliver on a promise due to failed
ratification
Rational Policy Model - correct answer ✔✔purposeful choices made by actors which has a goal to
maximize strategic objectives
Organizational Process Model - correct answer ✔✔choices based on Standard Operating Procedures, not
he deliberate choices of leaders, SOP's are difficult to change
Bureaucratic Politics Model - correct answer ✔✔choice does not reflect the ideal choice of any leader
but rather a compromised choice
Cuban Missle Crisis - correct answer ✔✔Soviet missiles found in Cuba by US intelligence, US aircraft
takes photos of missiles, JFK orders a naval quarantine, leader of Soviet Union removes missiles from
Cuba
Systems Analysis - correct answer ✔✔examines political, economic, technological, and global
governance issues and how these factors affect one another
State Analysis - correct answer ✔✔examine states as actors in a set of situations and evaluate their
strategic and economic positions
Individual Analysis - correct answer ✔✔examines the behavior and decisions of people in governmental
and non-governmental roles
Domestic Politics - correct answer ✔✔politics focusing only on decisions directly related to issues within
a state's borders
Confirmation Bias - correct answer ✔✔looking for evidence supporting your own idea or argument
