O'Neil - Chapter 1
In comparative politics, a ________ can be defined as an organization or activity that is self-perpetuating and valued for its own sake.
_________ can be defined as the leadership that runs the state.
Government
_______ ________ are concerned with the speed and methods of political change.
Political attitudes
This individual, summoned along with other German church leaders to a conference on 25 January 1934, challenged Hitler's claim that church leaders should confine themselves to the church.
Martin Niemoller
The view that, as societies develop, they will become capitalist democracies, converging around shared values, is known as what?
Modernization Theory
Rank the following in order from weakly institutionalized to highly institutionalized: regime, state, government
1. Government / 2. Regime / 3. State
Which political attitude views current order as fundamentally unacceptable?
Reactionaries
Which book of the Bible does Lutzer note that Christians need to re-read?
1 Peter
Maria constructs a series of hypotheses that might explain why some countries have strong networks of interest groups and civic organizations, whereas other countries do not. Maria then gathers data to test the validity of her hypotheses. This is an example of: a) Inductive Reasoning or b) Deductive Reasoning
b) Deductive Reasoning
A state that is so weak that its political structures collapse and it is unable to govern large parts of its territory is know as what?
A Failed State
An institution that binds people together through common political aspirations is know as what?
National Identity
What organization does Lutzer mention in Chapter 1, noting they believe that God must be separated not just from government, but from every sphere of American life?
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
A distinct comparative approach to politics first emerged with the work of whom?
Machiavelli
What are the three forms of legitimacy?
Traditional, Charismatic, and Rational-Legal
What major political ideology advocates for state control of all economic resources?
Communism
What is the first lesson Lutzer presents (Chapter 1)?
When God is separated from government, judgment follows
Rational Choice
The process in which a country’s central government gives more power to local or regional governments is known as what?
Devolution
Which two major political ideologies share the ideological belief that the state is a threat to freedom and equality?
Anarchism and liberalism
Lutzer writes that when God is ousted from government, transcendent values are replaced by four things. Name one of the four.
1. The raw use of power / 2. Eroticism / 3. Arbitrary judicial rulings / 4. The morality of personal pragmatism