Poli Sci Final Essay Test

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1) Define and explain globalization (take information from Sklar article) Globalization is a concept used to understand how the world is becoming increasingly connected with the advent of technology and trade. Though globalization is more complex than the definition tells us, it has many approaches to understanding certain parts of the process. One such approach is the global culture approach which looks at the way technology and media have spread and influenced us on things we hear around the world. For example, mass media is the primary way that I hear about foreign cultures, events, and issues. This, being my main source of information, has influenced my views of certain things around the world. Though I feel most connected to this approach of globalization, it is important to also mention the world- systems approach, global society approach, and global capitalism approach. 2) Give differences between of presidential vs parliamentary systems One difference between the presidential and parliamentary systems is that the president is elected as both the head of state and government. For example, in the United Kingdom, the prime minister serves as the head of government while the royal family serves as the head of state on the diplomatic side. In America, the president holds both jobs as we often see our president visiting other countries to maintain relations. Another difference is that the presidential system has a system of checks and balances dividing power, so we end up less efficient. The parliamentary system has power more closely concentrated, so there is more efficiency in passing legislation. Overall, each system has their differences that work as a benefit or a drawback. 3) Explain redistricting and partisan gerrymandering Redistricting is a process done every ten years after the census that redraws district boundaries based on the population data from the census. This is done to rebalance the shifts in population for the sake of better representation. Larger populations in the states end up with larger districts and the smaller populations end up with a smaller part of the state. Partisan gerrymandering is the manipulation of boundaries in states to better benefit their specific party. This is done to manipulate the votes of certain states to help them win the election, this is possible due to how the electoral college system splits the voting by a certain number of electors in each state. 4) Describe the electoral college and how it is representative or not The electoral college is not very representative, since it is ultimately a winner take all system. The system causes the number of parties to be limited to two since the system only supports one winner, so voting for any party outside of the largest ones is pointless. Limiting parties means limiting the number of voices being heard which leaves many groups unrepresented. This all contributes to a narrow two-party system that in the United States has come in the form of the republicans and democrats as the dominant parties. These two parties have many broad ideologies since there are many voices grouped under the general umbrella of the party. This

ends up generalizing many of the voices and ultimately ignores them, so the electoral college is not a very representative system for hearing all the voices of the people. 5) What are the four forms of direct democracy that we have in the U.S.? The four forms of direct democracy in the U.S. are initiatives, referenda, bonds, and levies. Initiatives are a way for the people to directly participate in proposing laws via direct initiative or indirect initiative. Doing this requires signatures of registered voters, but these votes can be manipulated with paid signatures. Referenda allow legislatures to pass things to the people for a vote like amendments to a bill or tax measures. Bonds are the way that governments finance projects like schools by taking investments from investors. Levies are a tax also used to fund government projects like schools or public facilities. 6) History (evolution) of American political parties 7) What are five characteristics mentioned in the textbook for terrorism? 8) What was the "Citizens United" Supreme court decision and how does it fit in the larger matter of money in politics?

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