Political Science Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards for Political Science and Economics review.

What is Political Science?

The study of Politics, power, and government.

What is Government?

A system of ruling over territory and people.

What is power?

The means to rule the people and the government.

Who examines political science?

Political scientists

What tools do political scientists use to process their work?

• interviews

• analyze information

• surveys

What critical thinking skills do political scientists use?

• Identify central issues

• Compare and contrast

• Identify facts and opinion

• Objective vs subjective ideologies

Types of Governments

Republic, Democratic, Oligarchy, Dictatorship, Monarchy, Anarchy, Communism, Socialism, Theocracy

Meaning & who rules in a Republic

Meaning: Government where people elect the representatives who rule the country.

Who rules: Representatives, presidents and deputies.

Meaning & who rules in a Democracy

Meaning: Government where people rule and make laws.

Who rules: citizens

Meaning & who rules in an Oligarchy

Meaning: Few powerful families or people run the government

Who rules: few powerful families or people.

Meaning & who rules in a dictatorship

Meaning: Unlimited use of power by an individual or group over an entire nation or nations.

Who rules: Dictator, people have no power

Meaning & who rules in Communism

Meaning: Means of production are owned collectively, wealth and power are distributed equally eliminating class distinctions.

Who rules: Prime minister, president, or other.

Meaning & who rules in Socialism

Meaning: Government doesn’t own and control means of production or private property.

Who rules: Prime minister, president

Meaning and who rules in a Theocracy?

Meaning: Government based on religious principles and religious leaders control.

Who rules: Religious leaders like clerics and supreme leader.

Meaning & who rules in an Anarchy

Meaning: Not really a form of government, the absence of government.

Who rules: Nobody rules, everybody looks for their own welfare.

What is Political Spectrum?

Model to classify political actors, parties, or ideologies with characteristics that compare them.

Revolutionary

Work and want changes drastically and rapidly. Laws don’t work for them. Called “radical left” or “far left”.

Liberal

Left side. Works for changes

Moderate

Sees value and follows both positions. Called “centered”

Conservative

Right side. Keeps things the way they are. Traditional. Called “right”

Reactionary

Extremely conservative. Called “far right”.

Name and describe the players in the political spectrum.

Revolutionary, Liberal, Moderate, Conservative, Reactionary

What type of government does Honduras have?

Democratic Constitutional Republic

3 branches of the Honduran government

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Executive

Executive Branch

Headed by the President, reinforces the laws made by the Congress

Legislative Branch

Makes the laws

Judicial branch

Interprets and applies laws

Who is the commander in chief of the Honduran Army?

President

Requirements to become a candidate for presidency in Honduras

• 100% Honduran

• 30 yrs or older

• No criminal records

• Not connected to religious matters

• Ensure and satisfy the needs

• Not active in military service 6 months prior election

• Not a member of electoral court

• Not a Secretary of State 6 months prior election

3 requirements to become a president of the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH in Honduras.

• Honduran by birth

• 21 years old

• Be born in the department you are running for or have been living in it for 5 years.

Who elects the president of the Legislative Branch or Congress in Honduras?

65 Deputies, elected for 4 years

Who is the president of the Legislative Branch or Congress in Honduras?

Luis Rolando Redondo Guifarro

Why do nations do treaties all over the world

Nations need each other to survive. They have to find a benefit for the nation they are representing, it can be economic or other type.