POL113 Fall 2023 Exam Preparation Topics
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POL 113 Fall 2023 Exam Preparation Topics
These are the topics from which exam questions will be drawn. The exam has 60 multiple choice
questions. Each question is worth 100/60 points. There could be multiple questions on some of
these topics.
1.
What populists support and what they oppose
2.
Definition of populism. What are its main features?
3.
The reasons why populism is on the rise?
4.
How populist political parties govern once they come to power? According to Mueller.
5.
What are the core/main claims of populism according to Mueller?
6.
Mueller’s definition of discriminatory legalism
7.
Mueller’s definition/account of how populists colonize the state once they gain power.
8.
According to Friedman, what principles allows us to benefit from government/minimize
its negative/dangerous impact?
9.
Proper role of government account to Milton Friedman.
10. The markets vs. the state. What are markets able to supply? The virtues/strengths of
relying on the markets.
11. Hayek’s criticism of conservatism (the two slides at the end of the lecture on
libertarianism)
12. The main features of Schumpeter’s account of classical democracy
13. Schumpeter’s account of human nature in politics and why Schumpeter thinks it does not
support classical democracy?
14. Why the classical account survived despite its shortcomings/defects?
15. Why does Schumpeter criticize the classical model of democracy? What arguments does
he make against it?
16. Schumpeter’s account of minimalist democracy and its main features
17. Citizens’ rationality in different contexts (human nature in politics)
18. Schumpeter’s commitment to minimalist democracy
19. Main features/aspects of minimalist democracy
20. Different models of democracy discussed in the first part of the democracy lecture.
21. Why does G.A. Cohen find socialism attractive?
22. Different versions of the equality of opportunity discussed by Cohen
23. Cohen’s two socialist principles
24. Oakeshott’s definition of conservatism/its main features
25. The market globalist arguments covered in the final lecture
26. The justice globalist arguments discussed the lecture
27. The new global deal demanded by the justice globalists
28. Why Susan Okin rejects group rights? Under what circumstances are group rights
acceptable?
29. Why Susan Okin rejects Kymlicka’s multiculturalism
30. The relationship between capitalism and freedom according to Friedman.
31. How populism can undermine liberal democracy
32. The Asian values argument
33. Amartya Sen’s response to the Asian values argument
34. The conservative disposition to change
35. Oakeshott’s conservative man
Sample questions from the actual exam
1.
Which of the following is a feature of classical democracy according to Schumpeter?
A)
The centrality/importance of the common good
B)
Importance of good leadership
C)
The centrality of elections
D)
Skepticism about rationality of the people
E)
None of the above
2.
Which of the following is NOT true about populism?
A)
Populism is a thin-centred ideology
B)
One can find populists on the political left and right.
C)
Populists believe the ordinary people are morally good and the elites are morally bad.
D)
Populists want to strengthen the rule of law by creating a more professional and
independent judiciary.
E)
Populist leaders try to remain aesthetically close to the people.
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