Political science

**Agreement Reality** \n

Things that we believe are real even though we have never directly experienced them through our five senses. \n

**Classic Conservatism** \n

A political ideology that maintains that unrestrained individual human reason cannot take the place of long-standing, traditional institutions. \n

**Classic Liberalism** \n

A political ideology that emphasizes the belief that people should be generally free from governmental constraints or interference. \n

**Communism** \n

A political ideology that advocates, via revolution, a classless, socialist society in which justice and fairness for the whole prevail over the interests of individuals. \n

**Conceptual Frameworks** \n

The personal experiences, preferences, and expectations that we all use to make sense of the world. \n

**Democratic Socialism** \n

A political ideology that advocates for a socialist state through democratic means. \n

**Experiential Reality** \n

Things that we directly experience through our five senses. \n

Idealism

A way of looking at the world where the focus is on what we would like to do or what we would like the world to be; also refers to a theoretical perspective in international relations that stresses the quest for peace. \n

Fascism

A political ideology that argues for the supremacy and purity of one group of people or nationality in a society. \n

Idealism

A way of looking at the world where the focus is on what we would like to do or what we would like the world to be; also refers to a theoretical perspective in international relations that stresses the quest for peace. \n

**Idealist Period** \n

The two decades between the world wars that were marked by the effort to envision and attain a perfectly peaceful world. \n

**Imperialism** \n

The extension of an empire’s or nation’s rule or authority over foreign countries or the acquisition and holding of colonies and dependencies for the purpose of economic gain. \n

**League of Nations** \n

An international institution created after World War I that attempted to bring nations together to peaceably resolve conflict in a form of collective security. \n

**Karl Marx** \n

A German economist, theorist, sociologist, and philosopher most notable for his works criticizing capitalism and advocating communism—a classless, collective socialist society. \n

**Political Ideology** \n

You know, that thing where you take an ideal and turn it into a bunch of cheesy slogans for action in pursuit of the utopia that supposedly results from the ideal. \n

**Political Science** \n

Field of study characterized by a search for critical understanding of the good political life, significant empirical understanding, and wise political and policy judgments. \n

**Political Science** \n

A body of work aimed at developing knowledge about politics and political systems. \n

Politics

Individual or combined actions of individuals, governments, and/or groups aimed at getting what they want accomplished; when those actions have public consequences. \n

**Reform Liberalism** \n

A political ideology that argues that within a capitalist system, government should play a role in regulating the economy and removing major inequalities. \n

**Scientific Method** \n

A specific set of rules and processes for pursuing knowledge with observation, hypothesis-building, experimentation, and replication. \n

**Adam Smith** \n

An English economist whose Wealth of Nations argued that individual rational choices in a free market are the ideal way to foster efficient economic activity. \n

**Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)** \n

The purchasing of stock in corporations or the acquiring of proxy votes from willing corporate stockholders by groups seeking to change or influence the direction of corporate policies. \n

**Sophist** \n

One who in ancient Greece taught promising young men practical skills, such as rhetoric, so that they could be successful in public life; they did not focus on metaphysics or ethics. \n

Utopia

An ideal world. \n