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32 Cards in this Set
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empirical
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factual
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normative
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ethical
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traditionalists
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examine official institutions, e.g. laws, offices, constitutions
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hypothesis
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statement proposing a specific relationship between phenomena
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operational definition
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precise enough to allow for empirical testing
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case study
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investigation of a specific phenomenon or entity
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survey research
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questionnaires and/or interviews
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experiment
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tests hypothesis using a test group and a control group
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Hawthorne effect
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test group modifies behavior because they know they are being tested
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Rosenthal effect
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testers convey expectations to testees
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Quasi-experiments
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"real-world" experiments without perfect lab conditions
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indirect quantitative analysis
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uses data already compiled by others
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power
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ability to influence an outcome or alter the will of another agent
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force
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physical use of power
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persuasion
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clear and open intent
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manipulation
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hidden intent
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exchange
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incentives for both parties
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states
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offices claiming ultimate authority within their boundaries
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sovereignty
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ability to exercise ultimate power
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legitimacy
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people view state as justified in its use of power
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unitary, federal, confederal
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highly centralized, moderately centralized, highly decentralized
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nations
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people bound together with a sense of oneness
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role of state
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Plato: should promote justice
Hobbes: should increase the chance of humanity's survival |
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equality
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Aristotle: equal consideration of interest
Jefferson: equal rights Mendes: equal participation |
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Machiavelli vs. Madison
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Machiavelli: state should maximize power
Madison: State should minimize power |
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classical liberalism
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limited government and rationality of human beings
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modern liberalism
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interventionist government can lead society toward expansive liberty
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traditional conservatism
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preserve traditional morality
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Nye's Concept of Power
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Hard: military/economic
Soft: attractiveness through ideals/culture Smart: combination of hard and soft power |
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Mead's Concept of Power
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Sharp: military
Soft: attractiveness through ideals/culture Sticky: foreign economies reliance on own economy |
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nation-state
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actively tries to line up state borders and single cultural borders
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state-nation
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actively accommodation existing "nations"
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