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45 Cards in this Set
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Polyarchy
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Created by Dahl
Democracy= contestation + participation |
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NORMATIVE ISSUES
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THE WAY THINGS SHOULD BE
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POSITIVE THEORY
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WHY THINGS ARE THE WAY THEY ARE
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PROPERTIES OF CATEGORIZATION
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NEEDS INCLUSIVITY AND EXCLUSIVITY
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INCLUSIVENESS
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EVERYTHING CAN GO SOME WHERE
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EXCLUSIVENESS
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NOTHING CAN GO IN MORE THAN ONE PLACE
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LAW
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CORRELATION BETWEEN TWO THINGS
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THEORY
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EXPLAINS LAWS, THE WHY
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DEFINITION OF POLITICS
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THE AUTHORITIVE ALLOCATION OF VALUES
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ECONOMICS
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VOLUNTARY ALLOCATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES
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AUTHORITATIVE
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POWER AND LEGITIMACY
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ALLOCATION
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PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
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PROPERTIES OF RATIONAL-CHOICE THEORY
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COMPARABILITY (COMPLETENESS) AND TRANSITIVITY
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CAUSES OF COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEM
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PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE GOODS=owner can't deny access, goods never run out
FREE RIDING= no one else will do it, cheat UNDERPROVISION= we don't see the benefits |
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SOLUTION TO THE COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEM
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SELECTIVE INCENTIVES
SMALL GROUPS STEP GOODS SOCIAL INCENTIVES HOMOGENEITY |
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PROPERTIES OF RATIONAL CHOICE
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COMPARABILITY (COMPLETENESS)
TRANSITIVITY |
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GOAL OF RATIONAL CHOICE
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MAXIMIZE BENEFIT OVER COST
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DEFINE CULTURE
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SHARED SETS OF MEANINGS
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DEFINE VERSTEHEN
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UNDERSTANDING THE STATE OF MIND OF THE INDIVIDAL BEING STUDIED
LIVING WITH AN INDIGENOUS TRIBE |
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DEFINE INTERSUBJECTIVE
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HOLDING THE SAME MEANINGS AS OTHERS
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DEFINE SOCIAL ACTION
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BEHAVIOR THAT TAKES OTHER PEOPLE INTO ACCOUNT
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EXAMPLES OF SOCIAL ACTION
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RITUALS
RULE FOLLOWING DRAMA |
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DEFINE INSTITUTION
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STRUCTURAL FACTORS DETERMINING OPPORTUNITES AND CONSTRAINTS
(MACRO) |
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DEFINE MACRO
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CANNOT BE CHANGED BY AN INDIVIDUAL
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3 TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS
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PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR
NORMS RULES |
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COMPONENTS OF POLITICAL STRATEGY
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UNDERSTAND INSTITUTIONS AND VETO PLAYERS
STRATEGIZE=USE RESOURCES, MIX TACTICS, COMMUNICATION |
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PARLIMENTARY AND PRESIDENTIAL GOVERNMENT
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WHO IS CHIEF EXECUTIVE?
HEAD OF STATE OR HEAD OF LEGISLATURE |
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DEFINE CABINET
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THE SET OF DIRECTORS OF EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
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DEFINE PERSONAL VOTE
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VOTING FOR A CANIDATE BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS OR PERSONALITY, NOT PARTY LABEL
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TWO PARTIES
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MAJORITARIAN
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2 OR MORE PARTIES
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CONSENSUAL
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HIGH PARTY DISCIPLINE
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MAJORITARIAN
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LOW PARTY DISCIPLINE
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CONSENSUAL
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UNICAMERAL
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MAJORITARIAN
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BICAMERAL
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CONSENSUAL
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UNITARY
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MAJORITARIAN
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FEDERAL
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CONSENSUAL
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WEAK COMMITTEES
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MAJORITARIAN
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STRONG COMMITTEES
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CONSENUAL
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BENEFIT OF MAJORITARIAN
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EFFICIENT
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BENEFIT OF CONSENSUAL
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FULL REPRESENTATION
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WHY IS THE UK'S CONSTITUTION UNIQUE?
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NO FORMAL WRITTEN DOCUMENT
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COMMON LAW
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TRIAL BY JURY
IMPORTANCE OF PRECEDENCE SIMPLE CODE OF LAWS SLOW, BUT SAFE |
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CIVIL LAW
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TRIAL BY JUDGE
NO USE OF PRECEDENCE DETAILED CODE OF LAWS SPEEDY, BUT RISKY-HIGHER CHANCE OF CORRUPTION |
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JUDICIAL REVIEW
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ARE LAWS CONSTITUTIONAL
ABSTRACT AND CONCRETE |