It helps us avoid being inundated with vast amounts of meaningless data and data that do not relate together.
What is a theory?
100
Prescriptions for how to run or change a society.
What is a political ideology?
100
A population with a sense of self, shared history, culture, and often language.
What is a nation?
100
Rules and customs by which a government conducts its affairs.
What is a constitution?
200
Three key political concepts.
What are legitimacy, sovereignty and authority?
200
He began the modern era of political philosophy with his great work.
Who is Machiavelli and The Prince?
200
This ideology split into what we label as modern liberalism and conservatism.
What is classic liberalism?
200
Three categories of states.
What are effective states, weak states, and failed states?
200
Specific individual rights that are constitutionally protected against infringement by government as embodied in the Bill of Rights.
What are civil liberties, individual rights, or human rights?
300
United States Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory, Constitutional Law, and Public Policy.
What are subfields of political science.
300
The three major components of Marx's theories.
What are Economics, Social Class, and History?
300
The three main purposes under this policy are to protect a country's economy with tariffs, monopolies, and subsidies to companies.
What is mercantilism?
300
Aristotle's six types of government.
What are a monarchy, aristocracy, polity, tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy?
300
The willingness of a court, conservative or liberal, to strike down precedents.
What is judicial activism?
400
He defined politics as "who get what, when and how."
Who is Harold Lasswell.
400
This contemporary theory concentrates on actual behavior, not on thoughts or feelings.
What is behaviorism?
400
The formulation of classic conservatism is owed to this late 18th century statesman.
Who is Edmund Burke?
400
In this governmental system, people are closest to their local government, people better influence local governments. However, local officials are often incompetent and corrupt.
What is a unitary system?
400
This philosopher declared "right is the child of law." In other words, a right only exists when it's in statute or in a constitution.