Foundations of Political Science
Give one characteristic of science
1. Subject to empirical verification
2. non-normative
3. transmissible
4. cumulative & provisional
5. general
6. explanatory & predictive
7. parsimonious (simplicity/elegance)
What do states monopolize? And provide what?
Violence and protection
Is Canada a State, a Nation, or a Nation-State?
State
Coercion, selective incentives, previleged groups
What is one way to solve the collective action dilemma, according to Ostrom?
norms, self-governing institutions
Give two components of a scientific research paper
1. Intro
2. Literature Review
3. Theory/Model
4. Research Design
5. Results and Discussion
6. Conclusion
How is top-down and bottom-up democratization different?
Top-down starts at the elite level. Bottom-up starts at mass level
What is different between a roving and a stationary bandit?
Roving don't stay, stationary stays
What are the types of executive systems?
Presidential, parliamentary, mixed
What are the short-term and long-term predictions of courts in Epstein et al.'s paper?
Short-term prediction:
“Courts act strategically to avoid retaliation.”
Long-term prediction:
“Judicial legitimacy and power expand over time.”
A measure is accurate when it meets which 3 criteria?
1. Percise
2. Valid
3. Reliable
Provide 3 characteristics of Democracy using Dahl's Definition
1. Freedom to form and join organizations
2. Freedom of expression
3. The right to vote
4. Eligibility for pubic office
5. The right of political leaders to compete for support
6. Alternative sources of information
7. Free and fair elections
8. Institutions for making government policies depend on votes and other expressions of preference.
What are the 3 types of non-democratic regimes in Gedde's typology?
1. Military
2. Personalist
3. One Party
What are the three dimensions that Staton and Moore compared domestic and international courts?
Authority, enforcement capacity, and political insulation
What 3 factors produce veto stability according to Tsebelis?
1. Number of veto players
2. Ideological distance between veto players
3. Internal cohesion of each veto player
Which 3 conditions must be present for a relationship to be causal?
1. X happens before Y
2. X and Y both change
3. Without X, Y can't happen
What are the 3 major theories for backsliding?
Majoritarianism
Popularism
Polarization
What is the only way that a one-party regime can democratize, according to Geddes
Exogenous shocks
What are the factors that influence presidential veto in Rohde and Simon's model? List 3
1. Policy distance between the president and the congressional median
2. The location of the congressional override pivot (1/3 of each chamber)
3. Uncertainty about congressional preferences
4. Divided government
5. The president’s expectations of congressional response
Office-seeking parties maximize what and minimize what?
Policy-seeking parties maximize and minimize what?
OS: Maximize votes and minimize coalition size
PS: Maximize coalition size and minimize votes
What are the three characteristics that make a good model according to Lave and March?
2. Beauty
3. Justice
What are the stages of backsliding according to Cleary and Ozturk?
Start of Critical Period
Opposition Behavior First Electoral Cycle
Opposition Behavior after First Electoral Cycle
Events Triggering Radical Opposition Behavior
Outcome of Critical Period Aftermath
What is Lipset's argument about democratization not causal?
Economic development and democratization may switch order
Economic development and democracy do not always co-vary
Democracy could happen without Economic development
According to Cunningham et al, what rebel-level and dyadic-level variables explain civil war outcome and duration? List all 4 of them
Rebel Strength
Rebel Territorial Control
Rebel non-violent strategies
Duration of War
How does ethnic heterogeneity interact with district magnitude?
High EH and high DM = more paries
Low EH and high DM = less parties
EH modify the effects of DM