Political Science Intro
The study of domestic policies across various countries.
What is comparative politics?
The ability of a state to carry out policies within a territory independently.
What is sovereignty?
Complex human organization.
What is a society?
Adam Smith is considered to be one of the founders of this classical political economic system.
What is liberalism?
The interaction between the forces of supply and demand.
What are markets?
The study of relationships between various nations.
What is international relations?
The political philosopher who advocated for a powerful sovereign within a nation.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
Attributes that make one group of people different from another.
What is ethnicity?
John Locke advocated for this type of political/economic system.
What is capitalism?
The ownership of goods and services exchanged through a market economy.
What is property?
A self-perpetuating organization.
What is an institution?
The fundamental rules and norms of a society.
What is a regime?
The belief that a people have a unique political destiny.
What is nationalism?
An economic system premised on minimal interference from the government.
What is laissez-faire?
Resources provided by the state that are not owned by any private organization or individual.
What are public goods?
What is power?
The type of political organization found in authoritarian rule.
What is coercion?
A state comprising one dominant nation.
What is a nation-state?
A political economic system which values national economic power to serve the needs of the state.
What is mercantilism?
Also known as the welfare state.
What are social expenditures?
When variables interact to produce particular outcomes.
What is multicausality?
The type of legitimacy held by a leader like Adolph Hitler.
What is charismatic legitimacy?
Individual values held about the goals of a political system.
What is ideology?
The thinker most associated with social democracy.
Who is Eduard Bernstein?
Policies that limit imports through means other than taxation.
What are nontariff regulatory barriers?