POLS 1101 UGA Glas Exam 1 Study Guide
Weeks 1 & 2 |38 Q’s and A’s
authority - -the acknowledged right to make and implement a particular decision
(example: only the president has the authority to nominate federal judges)
-bargaining - -A form of negotiation in which two or more parties who disagree propose
exchanges and concessions to find a course of acceptable collective action
-cabinet - -elected by the legislature in a parliamentary government; a team of executives,
one of whom is chosen to serve as the prime minister in a parliamentary government; in
the US, a group of experts that advise the president and head the major departments and
agencies of the federal government (chosen by president, approved by senate)
-coalition - -an alliance of unlike-minded individuals or groups to achieve some common
purpose such as lobbying, legislating, or campaigning for the election of public officials
-collective action - -an action taken by a group of like-minded individuals to achieve a
common goal; successful if it challenges a group's members to figure out what they want to
do and how to do it; coordination problems and prisoner's dilemmas may block the
effectiveness of this
-collective goods - -goods that are collectively produced and freely available for anyone's
consumption; includes public goods and mixed policies that confer private benefits
-compromise - -settlement in which each side concedes some of its preferences in order to
secure others
-conformity costs - -the difference between what a person ideally would prefer and what
the group with which that person makes collective decisions actually prefers; individuals
pay conformity costs whenever collective decisions produce policy outcomes that do not
best serve their interests (paying property taxes, serving in the military overseas)
-constitution - -a document outlining the formal rules and institutions of government and
the limits placed on its powers; establishes institutions and the set of rules and procedures
these institutions must (and must not) follow to reach and enforce collective agreements
-coordination - -the act of organizing a group to achieve a common goal; coordination
remains a prerequisite for effective collective action even after the disincentives to
individual participation (that is, the prisoner's dilemma problems) have been solved;
problems arise from uncertainty and insufficient information and may prevent collective
undertakings even when a great majority agrees on a course of action
Weeks 1 & 2 |38 Q’s and A’s
authority - -the acknowledged right to make and implement a particular decision
(example: only the president has the authority to nominate federal judges)
-bargaining - -A form of negotiation in which two or more parties who disagree propose
exchanges and concessions to find a course of acceptable collective action
-cabinet - -elected by the legislature in a parliamentary government; a team of executives,
one of whom is chosen to serve as the prime minister in a parliamentary government; in
the US, a group of experts that advise the president and head the major departments and
agencies of the federal government (chosen by president, approved by senate)
-coalition - -an alliance of unlike-minded individuals or groups to achieve some common
purpose such as lobbying, legislating, or campaigning for the election of public officials
-collective action - -an action taken by a group of like-minded individuals to achieve a
common goal; successful if it challenges a group's members to figure out what they want to
do and how to do it; coordination problems and prisoner's dilemmas may block the
effectiveness of this
-collective goods - -goods that are collectively produced and freely available for anyone's
consumption; includes public goods and mixed policies that confer private benefits
-compromise - -settlement in which each side concedes some of its preferences in order to
secure others
-conformity costs - -the difference between what a person ideally would prefer and what
the group with which that person makes collective decisions actually prefers; individuals
pay conformity costs whenever collective decisions produce policy outcomes that do not
best serve their interests (paying property taxes, serving in the military overseas)
-constitution - -a document outlining the formal rules and institutions of government and
the limits placed on its powers; establishes institutions and the set of rules and procedures
these institutions must (and must not) follow to reach and enforce collective agreements
-coordination - -the act of organizing a group to achieve a common goal; coordination
remains a prerequisite for effective collective action even after the disincentives to
individual participation (that is, the prisoner's dilemma problems) have been solved;
problems arise from uncertainty and insufficient information and may prevent collective
undertakings even when a great majority agrees on a course of action
