A social science dealing with political institutions, with the principles and conduct of government, and focuses on power.
What is political science?
100
These help us avoid being inundated with vast amounts of meaningless data that do not relate together.
What is a theory?
100
A belief system that society can be improved by following certain doctrines.
What is a political ideology?
100
This philosopher created the earliest and most famous classification of governments in 4th century B.C.
Who is Aristotle?
100
The rules and customs by which a government conducts its affairs, specify individual rights and freedoms, set forth government forms and limits, and balance minority and majority interests.
What is a constitution?
200
According to Aristotle, almost everything happens in a political context and this is why politics is called
What is "the master science."
200
He began the modern era of political philosophy with his great work, The Prince.
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli or Machiavelli?
200
Under classic liberalism, this policy protects a country's economy with tariffs, monopolies, and subsidies.
What is mercantilism?
200
These three Muslim countries are a few of the only remaining monarchies left in the world.
What are Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and Kuwait?
200
The right of every person to equal protection under the laws and equal acces to society's opportunities and public facilities.
What are civil rights or equal rights?
300
This political scientist defined politics as "who gets what, when and how."
Who is Harold Lasswell
300
Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau created a conceptual notion that all members of a society agree to be bound by a particular form of government.
What is a social contract?
300
This political ideology grew out of Italian and German nationalism in the 20th century?
What is fascism?
300
In this type of state, the government owns little industry but redistributes the wealth to the less well off.
What is a welfare state?
300
Under this doctrine, courts are reluctant to strike down laws or make law through broad decisions.
What is judicial restraint?
400
These related concepts are basic to political science.
What is legitimacy, sovereignty, and authority?
400
Built upon Auguste Comte's doctrine of positivism, i.e., that social phenomena can be scientifically studied like physical phenomena, this theory concentrates on actual behavior, and not on thoughts or feelings.
What is behavioralism?
400
An extreme form of communism, this ideology uses guerrilla warfare and periodic upheavals to keep bureaucracy unsettled, and to prevent its entrenchment in power.
What is Maoism?
400
There are three types of states?
What are effective, weak and failed states?
400
He declared "right is the child of law;" a right only exists when it's in statute or in a constitution.
Who is Jeremy Bentham?
500
U.S. Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory, and Constitutional Law.
What are subfields of political science?
500
According to this perspective, an impact on one part of an organization affects the other parts.
What is systems theory?
500
This occurs when a population resents being ruled by a different population and has an exaggerated belief in one's country's greatness.
What is nationalism?
500
This type of government controls local authorities and citizens' lives more than federal system do.
What is a unitary system?
500
Criticism of the government or officials aimed at producing discontent or rebellion.