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What is a key characteristic of a military coup d'état?
What is a key characteristic of a military coup d'état?
- Legal and non-violent transfer of power
- Democratic election of a new government
- Peaceful protest against the government
- Illegal and violent seizure of power (correct)
What is a key difference between a committee-based legislature and a debating legislature?
What is a key difference between a committee-based legislature and a debating legislature?
- Committee-based legislatures are more common in authoritarian regimes
- Committee-based legislatures place greater emphasis on plenary meetings (correct)
- Committee-based legislatures are smaller in size
- Committee-based legislatures are more representative of the people
What is selection bias in the context of comparing cases?
What is selection bias in the context of comparing cases?
- A type of survey research
- A type of statistical analysis
- Cases selected for comparison being unrepresentative of the wider population (correct)
- A method to ensure representative samples
What is the purpose of a vote of confidence?
What is the purpose of a vote of confidence?
What is the independent variable in Duverger's Law?
What is the independent variable in Duverger's Law?
In what type of system is split-ticket voting most common?
In what type of system is split-ticket voting most common?
What is a characteristic of gladiators in the context of political participation?
What is a characteristic of gladiators in the context of political participation?
What is a key feature of competitive authoritarian regimes?
What is a key feature of competitive authoritarian regimes?
What is a common consequence of presidential regimes according to Juan Linz's argument?
What is a common consequence of presidential regimes according to Juan Linz's argument?
What is the purpose of a filibuster in the US legislatures?
What is the purpose of a filibuster in the US legislatures?
What is the result of a party introducing primaries for its candidates?
What is the result of a party introducing primaries for its candidates?
What is split-ticket voting?
What is split-ticket voting?
What is the characteristic of a semi-presidential system according to Duverger?
What is the characteristic of a semi-presidential system according to Duverger?
What is a characteristic of hybrid regimes?
What is a characteristic of hybrid regimes?
What is the impact of the rise of TV as a channel of political communication?
What is the impact of the rise of TV as a channel of political communication?
What is a characteristic of a single-party system?
What is a characteristic of a single-party system?
According to O'Donnell and Schmitter's theory of regime change, what commonality do most transitions exhibit?
According to O'Donnell and Schmitter's theory of regime change, what commonality do most transitions exhibit?
What is the means by which parliaments can hold governments accountable?
What is the means by which parliaments can hold governments accountable?
What is the purpose of comparison in political science?
What is the purpose of comparison in political science?
Which of the following is NOT part of a cleavage?
Which of the following is NOT part of a cleavage?
What type of reasoning involves asking 'what if' questions about historical events?
What type of reasoning involves asking 'what if' questions about historical events?
What party type best describes parties that originated from social movements and rely on professional party organization and state subsidies?
What party type best describes parties that originated from social movements and rely on professional party organization and state subsidies?
What is the term used to describe a system in which citizens largely accept the authority of the state and believe in civic participation?
What is the term used to describe a system in which citizens largely accept the authority of the state and believe in civic participation?
Which of the following is a characteristic of second-order elections?
Which of the following is a characteristic of second-order elections?
What is the term used to describe a system of government in which power is divided between different levels of government and is constitutionally entrenched?
What is the term used to describe a system of government in which power is divided between different levels of government and is constitutionally entrenched?
What is the term used to describe the idea that elites force people to participate in political rallies to show support for the regime?
What is the term used to describe the idea that elites force people to participate in political rallies to show support for the regime?
What is the term used to describe a system in which a president is directly elected but has mainly ceremonial powers?
What is the term used to describe a system in which a president is directly elected but has mainly ceremonial powers?
What is the term used to describe the phenomenon of the simultaneous holding of two or more executive offices by different individuals?
What is the term used to describe the phenomenon of the simultaneous holding of two or more executive offices by different individuals?
What is the term used to describe the density of trade union membership in a given population?
What is the term used to describe the density of trade union membership in a given population?
What is the term used to describe the concept of a system in which collective decisions are made through a series of interactions?
What is the term used to describe the concept of a system in which collective decisions are made through a series of interactions?
What is the most accurate way of describing a system where talent, achievement, and qualifications determine advancement?
What is the most accurate way of describing a system where talent, achievement, and qualifications determine advancement?
In a country where judges formulate rulings based on precedents from prior judicial cases, what concept describes this situation?
In a country where judges formulate rulings based on precedents from prior judicial cases, what concept describes this situation?
What is the primary difference between power and influence?
What is the primary difference between power and influence?
What type of coalition has been formed when a center-right party with 50 seats and a center-left party with 42 seats form a government together?
What type of coalition has been formed when a center-right party with 50 seats and a center-left party with 42 seats form a government together?
What term best describes the idea that the outcome of a political or social process depends on earlier decisions that lead down a particular path?
What term best describes the idea that the outcome of a political or social process depends on earlier decisions that lead down a particular path?
Which of the following is NOT a type of single-case study according to Lijphart?
Which of the following is NOT a type of single-case study according to Lijphart?
Which statement best approximates the meaning of the term 'iron triangle'?
Which statement best approximates the meaning of the term 'iron triangle'?
Which of the following measures can be seen as part of the New Public Management?
Which of the following measures can be seen as part of the New Public Management?
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Study Notes
Political Science Concepts
- Military coups d'état refer to the illegal, violent seizure of power by the military.
- A committee-based legislature places greater emphasis on plenary meetings than a debating legislature.
- Selection bias means that cases selected for comparison are unrepresentative of the wider population.
Political Systems
- In semi-presidential systems, split-ticket voting is most common, leading to cohabitation.
- Presidential systems are more likely to result in democratic breakdown due to a zero-sum mentality, which often produces deadlock.
- In a single-party system, no other parties are allowed to exist.
Political Participation
- High-status social groups are more likely to be 'gladiators' in terms of political participation than low-status social groups.
- Consumer politics refers to the increasing passivity of voters and their susceptibility to political marketing.
Interest Groups
- Cartel parties prevent giving public party funding to their competitors.
- Corporatism as a system of interest group representation privileges peak interest groups and organizations.
- Protective interest groups promote selective benefits; promotional interest groups deliver collective benefits.
Political Regimes
- A competitive authoritarian regime has substantive electoral competition, yet incumbents enjoy unfair advantages due to their control over state resources.
- The notion of political regimes describes the rules and procedures structuring electoral participation in defective democracies.
- Hybrid regimes mix democratic and authoritarian elements, referred to as grey zone regimes.
Government and Leadership
- A vote of confidence is the vote a legislature takes to form a government.
- In modern democracies, parties have increasingly colluded to reduce competition.
- A filibuster is a parliamentary committee procedure to delay legislation or a debating technique in the US legislatures.
Political Communication
- The rise of TV as a channel of political communication has made personalities of leaders the key factor impacting voter choice.
Federations and Bureaucracy
- Federations can be slow in their decision-making, particularly during social crises.
- Providing patronage is one of the means by which an authoritarian regime can sustain itself.
Democracy and Elections
- Multi-party systems often lead to coalition government.
- Issue voting has increased in contemporary European democracies.
Research and Methodology
- A single-case study can be characterized as a typical case of Communist regimes concluding that all Communist regimes become developmental authoritarian regimes with a market economy eventually.
Political Concepts
- The term 'iron triangle' describes the idea that the outcome of a political or social process depends on earlier decisions that lead down a particular path.
- Non-departmental agencies and commissions in modern bureaucratic systems are an example of bureaucratic authoritarianism.
- Trade union density is a term associated with the proportion of workers who are members of a trade union.
- The Westphalian System refers to a system of sovereign states that recognize each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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