文档介绍：European Politics and Government (SL 369)
Test #1 Study Guide – Comparative Political Analysis
Each test will consist of a mix of objective questions drawn from both the lectures
and reading for each section of the course. The following list will offer you significant
guidance in studying for this exam. Keep in mind that this is a guide, not as an exhaustive
list, although I have tried to be thorough. All material from the course is fair game. For
each term/concept you should understand both what it is and why it is significant.
Comparative Politics Middle-level Theory
Hypothesis Empirical & Normative Theory
Politics Power
State & Government Constitution (Basic Definition)
Constitution Upper & Lower House of Legislatures
Presidential & Parliamentary Systems Head of Government & Head of State
Common Law & Roman Law Systems Political Culture (Definition and Sources)
Nation & Nationalism Ethnicity & Race
(Socio-Economic) Class Cross-Cutting & Polarizing Cleavages
Responsible Party Model Proportional Representation
Duverger’s Law “Catch-all” Political Parties
Pluralism v. Corporatism Political Economy
Liberal