POLI 2051 LSU Final EXAM
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Political ideology - ANSWEROrganized set of beliefs that determines your political
beliefs
Executive priviledge - ANSWERthe privilege, claimed by the president for the executive
branch of the US government, of withholding information in the public interest
Framing - ANSWERthe way the media interprets and shows a situation
Realignment - ANSWERwhen the government changes parties
Role of interest groups in politics - ANSWERpluralists
What is a public good - ANSWERa good that is accessible to everyone (parks, beaches,
national security, roads)
Game Theory - ANSWERMethod used when something cannot be tested (we cant
make up protests to see how people respond)
Three qualities of public goods - ANSWER-public goods are jointly owned
-non-contributors to the production of these goods cannot be excluded from benefiting
-the benefits of public goods are not susceptible to "crowding" (does not subtract from
others use of said good)
The problem with Collective Action - ANSWERRational individuals have problems
producing public goods that depend on collective contributions due to non-contributors
also receiving benefits.
Selective Incentives - ANSWERincentives that are distributed only to those who
cooperate
collective action - ANSWERpolitical action
All or Nothing Good - ANSWERa good that requires unanimous support to be produced
Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma - ANSWERWhen a game has both a history and a future,
cooperation in both small and large groups is possible under certain conditions.
Costs to protesting - ANSWERbodily harm, jail, counter protest(ers)
PACs - ANSWERPolitical action committees
, What do PACs do - ANSWERraise and distribute millions of dollars for candidates and
to direct appeals through the media
incumbent - ANSWERcandidates running for re-election to positions that the already
hold
suffrage - ANSWERthe right to vote in elections
party identification - ANSWERan individual voter's psychological ties to one party or
another
5 types of elections - ANSWER- Primary
- Closed
- General
- Recall
- Referendum
Primary elections - ANSWERselect parties candidate
Closed elections - ANSWERonly registered member can vote
General elections - ANSWERregularly scheduled elections
Recall elections - ANSWERallows voters to remove governors and other state officials
from office prior to their term limit
Why do people use contentious collective action? - ANSWERAll normal courses of
action have been taken and nothing is working to change.
trade unions - ANSWERorganizations to protect groups of people
Four properties that make up a social movement - ANSWER- collective challenge
- common purpose
- solidarity
- sustained interaction
collective challenge - ANSWERchallenging the activities of others
common purpose - ANSWERreason why people come together in movements
solidarity - ANSWERrecognition of common interests
sustained interaction - ANSWERkeeping the movement going for the long term
U = (P) B + D - C - ANSWERUtility model
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Political ideology - ANSWEROrganized set of beliefs that determines your political
beliefs
Executive priviledge - ANSWERthe privilege, claimed by the president for the executive
branch of the US government, of withholding information in the public interest
Framing - ANSWERthe way the media interprets and shows a situation
Realignment - ANSWERwhen the government changes parties
Role of interest groups in politics - ANSWERpluralists
What is a public good - ANSWERa good that is accessible to everyone (parks, beaches,
national security, roads)
Game Theory - ANSWERMethod used when something cannot be tested (we cant
make up protests to see how people respond)
Three qualities of public goods - ANSWER-public goods are jointly owned
-non-contributors to the production of these goods cannot be excluded from benefiting
-the benefits of public goods are not susceptible to "crowding" (does not subtract from
others use of said good)
The problem with Collective Action - ANSWERRational individuals have problems
producing public goods that depend on collective contributions due to non-contributors
also receiving benefits.
Selective Incentives - ANSWERincentives that are distributed only to those who
cooperate
collective action - ANSWERpolitical action
All or Nothing Good - ANSWERa good that requires unanimous support to be produced
Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma - ANSWERWhen a game has both a history and a future,
cooperation in both small and large groups is possible under certain conditions.
Costs to protesting - ANSWERbodily harm, jail, counter protest(ers)
PACs - ANSWERPolitical action committees
, What do PACs do - ANSWERraise and distribute millions of dollars for candidates and
to direct appeals through the media
incumbent - ANSWERcandidates running for re-election to positions that the already
hold
suffrage - ANSWERthe right to vote in elections
party identification - ANSWERan individual voter's psychological ties to one party or
another
5 types of elections - ANSWER- Primary
- Closed
- General
- Recall
- Referendum
Primary elections - ANSWERselect parties candidate
Closed elections - ANSWERonly registered member can vote
General elections - ANSWERregularly scheduled elections
Recall elections - ANSWERallows voters to remove governors and other state officials
from office prior to their term limit
Why do people use contentious collective action? - ANSWERAll normal courses of
action have been taken and nothing is working to change.
trade unions - ANSWERorganizations to protect groups of people
Four properties that make up a social movement - ANSWER- collective challenge
- common purpose
- solidarity
- sustained interaction
collective challenge - ANSWERchallenging the activities of others
common purpose - ANSWERreason why people come together in movements
solidarity - ANSWERrecognition of common interests
sustained interaction - ANSWERkeeping the movement going for the long term
U = (P) B + D - C - ANSWERUtility model
