Packet I: Bonus 5
This thinker is the first namesake of a “consensus” noting that public opinion is volatile, incoherent, and irrelevant to policy-making. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this political scientist who co-names that consensus with Walter Lippmann. This thinker popularized the concept of a political culture in his book The Civic Culture with Sidney Verba.
ANSWER: Gabriel Almond [or Gabriel Abraham Almond]
[10e] Almond wrote an early book on a field of political science named for this term that applies Mill’s methods. An “advantage” named for this term was put forward by David Ricardo in contrast to an “absolute advantage.”
ANSWER: comparative [or comparative politics; or comparative advantage]
[10m] Almond’s conception of political culture was extended in this book by a different author. This book, written in response to The End of History, outlined its author’s conception of “fault lines” in the context of core states.
ANSWER: The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order (by Samuel Huntington)
<NS, Social Science> | Packet I - McGill B, UCLA A, Michigan B, Georgia Tech C, Southampton B
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 12.22 | 91% | 32% | 0% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A | Murray State A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Texas B | Texas A&M A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California (North) | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Canada | Main Site | ✓ | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Florida | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 9 | 14.44 | 89% | 56% | 0% |
| Midwest | Main Site | ✓ | 9 | 10.00 | 89% | 11% | 0% |
| Northeast | Main Site | ✓ | 6 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Overflow | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| South Central | Main Site | ✓ | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Southeast | Main Site | ✓ | 7 | 11.43 | 86% | 29% | 0% |
| UK | Main Site | ✓ | 6 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 9 | 12.22 | 89% | 33% | 0% |
| Upstate NY | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 7.50 | 75% | 0% | 0% |