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PSC 201 FINAL
final baby
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Political Studies
Not Applicable
12/09/2007

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first political scientist
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Francis Lieber
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First psc university
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Columbia
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first political science association
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APSA
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first political science journal
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APSR
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first psc president
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Woodrow Wilson
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area of theory that dealt with sciences
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behaviorialism
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leader of behavioralism
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Merriam
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behavioralism school
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university of Chicago
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economic impulse, method in psc
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rational choice
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what method took over Vanderbilt?
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perestroika
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turn of the century, issue-focused research
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perestroika
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man of imperialism
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Machiavelli
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man in internationalism
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Kant
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man in fascism
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Schank
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reasons to bandwagon
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1. weaker state
2. hierarchy - implies some kind of rules
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thought experiment in classical realism
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Hobbes
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3 things hobbes thought
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1. men are equal
2. competition, diffidence, glory
3. anarchy
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2 types of realism and who is it associated with?
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1. classical- Hobbes
2. structural - Kenneth waltz
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statement of human nature, self-centered, rotten
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classical realism
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realist goal of state
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survival
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winner-take-all
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consensualism
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consensual country
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Italy
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most majoritarian
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Greece
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social democatic party? where?
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PASAK; Greece
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Forze Italia
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soccer cheer of AC Milano; center right political party
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constructive vote of no confidence? where?
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don't support next government-- Spain
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What is Portugal's Leader of Authoritarian Regime?
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Antonio Salzer
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What is Spain's Leader of Authoritarian Regime?
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Franco
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What is Italy's Leader of Authoritarian Regime?
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Moussolini
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What is Greece's Leader of Authoritarian Regime?
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Colonel's Regime
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backward legitimation
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uses Franco's democracy to advance people and legitimize power
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Christian Sparta
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Harvard Republicanism (Wood, Pocok)
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American Exceptionalism
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unique, no feudalism, acceptance of liberalism
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Battle of Jena
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Napoleon over Russia; Hegal, Marx, Fukuyama; primitive style of man, acceptance of ideals of French Revolution
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structural realism
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realizes limitation to human nature
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classical realism
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human nature
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George Papadopoulos
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Greek; head man of Colonel's Regime
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Constantine Karamanlis
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Greek; leader of Nea Demokratia
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who has similar 2 party system as US? what parties?
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Greece (ND and PASAK)
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how many parties does portugal have?
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4
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how many parties in italy?
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tons
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most proportional electoral system
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italy
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most distorted electoral system
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Greece
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minimum winning coalition? who?
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Ryker; indicates marjoritarianism
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presence of oversized coalition
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usually indicative of consenualism
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Forze Italia leader?
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Silvio Berlusconi
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Juan Carlos I
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King of Spain; came as Franco's successor
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UCD set up by?
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Dalfo Suarez
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UCD
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completely collapsed; shift from consenual to majoritarian; Spanish politicals
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classical realism
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first type
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structural realism
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relative disctribution of capabilities --- state of behavior; second type of realism
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anarchy
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structural logic. differs from hierarchy on capabilities; never bandwagon
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hierarchy
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structural logic. separation of powers: exec, jud, leg. can bandwagon
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power---> security ---> survival
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states want to survive; only with power do you ensure survival; survival is ultimate goal
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Thomas Hobbes
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classical realism; contra john locke; in favor of british crown; obsessed with power, selfish, relatively equal; wrote leviatram
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Kenneth Waltz
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structural realism; theory of international politics; man, the state, and war; states balance power
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bipolarity
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cold war example; US, USSR = 2 strongest countries, didn't fight; Waltz belief
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multipolarity
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inter-war; Schweller's belief (Nazi's, UK, USSR, JAPAN) WW2 good, because larger N of great powers leads to uncertainty which leads to peace
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bandwagoning
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it is good to bandwagon in a hierarchy. countries want to ride with power -- 2 conditions
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balance of power
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Otto Von Bismarck; hierarchy is a separatoin of powers; 3 branches of governement. find enquilibrium
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who developed three conceptions of citizen and state and what are they?
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Doyle developed these; 1. liberal pacifism, 2. liberal internationalism, 3. liberal imperialism
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liberal pacifism
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Schumpter. economic, democratic capitalism leads to peace leads to everyone interest
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liberal internationalism
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Kant, perpetual peace. there's a separate liberal peace , through commerce, pacific zones
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liberal imperialism
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Machiavelli; democracies spread; they become stronger and ensure their own survival
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consensualism
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decisions are made through consensus between groups (Switzerland and Italy)
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majoritarianism
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decision making occurs with one group (UK, Greece)
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minimum winning coalition
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office-seeking; William Ryker
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Laasko-Taagepera Index
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effective number of parties, determines districts (Italy)
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Unitary/Federal Distinction
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unitary-state as a single unit ex (UK power found in one spot; federal-stateas conglomeratio of multiple units; ex US and Spainpower is spread amongst groups
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Colonel's regime
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Greece (1967-1974); the generals followed colonel's rules brings a fear communism
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franco's regime
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spain came to power through the civil war educated Juan Carlos I
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Mousollini's regime
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Italy
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Estado Novo
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Portugal, under the Salazar regime; it was a left-winged military regime
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proportional representation
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Italy 3 to 4 legislator's from a district; part of the electoral change 1993 orthodox parliamentary democracy; almost perfect
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Nea Demokratia (ND)
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Greece political party; considered center-right "forces of darkness" in 1985 election ; far right was legitimated so they becam e center right
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Panellinio Aosialistiko Kinema (PASOK)
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Greece political party considered socialist; "forces of light" in 1985 election; center left because communists became far left
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backward legitimiation
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using old procedures seen in Spain through Giuseppe DiPalma because he used Franco's old procedures
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Juan Carlos I
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became King of Spain after Franco learned from Franco; became very popular
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Union de Centro Democratico (UCD)
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spanish; shift more to marjoritarian
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George Papadopoulos
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Greece head of Colonel's regime
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constructive vote of no confidence
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Spain; vote of no confidence that must simultaneously propose an alternative
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council of the Revolution
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demise of Estado Novo; transitioned military regimes; (CR) full jurisdiction over militar affairs; kind of constitutional court; portuguese
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Movimento das Forcas Armadas (MFA)
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eraly politics, leftist; resigns to CR had alliance with PCP; Portugese; military movement
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Partido Comunista Portugese (PCP)
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emerged as a political force; had alliance with MFA; relied on trade unions; Portugese; already organized when no one else was
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end of history
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Marx Hegel's idea put into Francis Fukuyama's article; the belief that we've arrived at hisrory's end; evolution has stopped
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clash of civilizations
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Huntington's article; list of reasons for why they will clash; six reasons
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Battle of Jena
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Napolean over Russia; Prussian monarchy against the French military; the victory of the ideals fo the French Revolution was shown through the French victory; 1806 Fukuyama
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West and the Rest
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Huntington western interests prevail, challenges to western values
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confucian-islamic connection
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Huntington; China-Korea are Islamic countries, challenge to Weaster values; balance again America; prediction of alliance
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feudalism
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classes are set in stone; US lacks feudal traditions; volunteerism
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unanimity
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presents a danger; red scare
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american exceptionalism
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american politics cannot be compared; unique
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Bernard Bailyn
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Republican American Revolution was an explosino of inner tension obsessed with corruption; "conspirational nightmares"; drowns out Locke
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Gordon Wood
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Republican; term "Republicanism" emerges; ignored Locke
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Harvard Republicanism
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Bailyn and Wood; traditional, modern impulse; primary public good; all sacrificing individual interests; England focus; short term
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St. Louis Republicanism
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Pocock, Italy; more longitudinal, more pessimistic, civic becomes key term, participation
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JGA Pocock
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Republicanism gets a global context; Republican, declared Locke ignorant
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Louis Hartz
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"the liberal tradition in america" discusses feudalism and america's lack; marxist
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Democratic Peace
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peace from liberlization of democracy; shared commitment leads to democracies to peace
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silvio berlusconi
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italy; involved in the politics
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mutual veto
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spain; if something was unacceptable, it wouldn't be put into the constitution
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primordialism
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people never change; huntington's article; why civilizations change and clash
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universal homogenous state
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Fukuyama's article; Is American a homogenous state?
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facism
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past
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communism
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past
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fundamentalism
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present/future
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nationalism
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present/future
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majority
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danger of unanimity
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John Locke
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important man for Hartz; America is inspired by his writings
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Natural Liberalism
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"People got to be Free"- The Rascals
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Charles Beard
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Marxist; material, economoic conflict
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McCarthyism
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could bring the danger of unanimity
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Niccolo Macchiavelli
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goes along with St. Louis Republicanism; 1st nationalist for italy
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corruption
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republicanism; america obsesses about it because the British corrupted us
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constitution
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republicanism; critical juncture Harvard Rpeublicanism
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American Revolution
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was an explosion of inner tension; worked on building community
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civic
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St Louis Republicanism; self-activity
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Christian Sparta
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300 reference; gives a sense of community; havard republicanism
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why is spain unique?
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monarchy
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most similar 2 party system?
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america and Greece
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