POL 2104 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Keynesian Economics, Wield, Difference Feminism
12 Mar 2016
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Comparative politics: the study and comparison of domestic politics across countries. Textbook: the study and comparison of politics across countries and a subfield that compares. [the] pursuit of power across countries. : problematic, not necessarily all focused on comparison. A subfield of political science: often dealing with domestic politics, sometimes overlaps w/ ir. Empirical evidence: information acquired by observation or experimentation. Based on, guided by, or employing observation and experiment rather than theory. A statement or belief that can be tested using observable facts. Hard, verifiable data. o i. e. polls, voter turnout, etc: easily quantified. Dependent variable: the main topic of interest in a research study. Milton friedman: american economist who promoted a free market economic system w/ minimal intervention. Advised us president ronald reagan and uk pm. Citizenship: an individual"s relationship to the state, wherein citizens swear allegiance to that state and the state in return is obliged to provide rights to those citizens.
