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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