Tragedy of the Commons
Individuals act in their own self-interest, they deplete or spoil a shared resource which ends up ultimately harming the entire group
What is the tragedy of the commons?
The point of connection between the political and economic systems
What is political economy?
States act mainly to maximize power and security in an anarchic international system
What is the theory of realism?
What is American politics?
"placeholder" for all different forms of wealth, simplified trade of all goods
What is currency?
Primary economic system in Europe before industrial capitalism
What is Feudalism?
A capitalist economy with little to no government regulation
What is a laissez-faire economy?
TRUE OR FALSE: From a realist perspective, most wars occur because of a clash of cultures?
What is FALSE?
Subfield of political science that studies the interaction of nations
What is international relations?
Adam Smith's 1776 work in which he coined the term the "invisible hand"
What is Wealth of Nations?
What are the means of production?
Economic problem facing Germany as a result of printing large amounts of money
What is inflation?
Liberalism is most closely associated with this idea that democracies are less likely to go to war with one another
What is Democratic peace theory?
Subfield of political science described by Van Belle as “the study of political systems other than the United States”
What is comparative politics?
The interest rate the Federal Reserve charges on loans to banks
What is the Federal Reserve rate?
What is a humanist?
TRUE OR FALSE: Under feudalism, one became a landlord by demonstrating one's competence a farming and the raising of livestock
The way in which the distribution of power across the international system influences the pattern of alliances that form
What is balance of power?
Subfield of political science Van Belle calls the “study of how stuff gets done”
What is public policy?
Yin and Yang, as Van Belle describes it
What is Capitalism and Socialism?
Vladimir Lenin argued that the communist revolution was "delayed" because of this
The global expansion of the capitalist system that exploited the wealth of colonized lands (imperialism)
TRUE OR FALSE: All functioning capitalist systems in the world today are actually a mixture of capitalism and socialism
What is TRUE?
The creation of an international institution after World War I that attempted to bring nations together to peaceably resolve conflict in a form of collective security
What is the League of Nations?
Subfield of political science that studies the role of the judiciary in politics or as a branch of government
What is public law?
Theoretical perspective on int'l relations that builds on Marxist theory, stressed the internationalization of exploitative economic relationships between classes
What is the World Systems Theory?