Question 1

The shift in comparative politics away from political institutions (such as legislatures and constitutions) and toward individual political behavior is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) analytical revolt. 
B) statistical turn. 
C) behavioral revolution. 
D) causal transformation. 
A) analytical revolt. 
B) statistical turn. 
C) behavioral revolution. 
D) causal transformation. C

Question 2

How strongly is democracy institutionalized in your country? Has its level of institutionalization changed over time, and how difficult would it be to deinstitutionalize democracy? What formal structures support its institutionalization?

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary by country but should incorporate key characteristics of judging whether something is "institutionalized"-self-perpetuating, valued for its own sake, both informal and formal, and embodying rules, norms, and values that give meaning to people/society.A good answer will also highlight that institutions are often difficult to change or change very slowly, and that democracy relies on key formal structures, such as an independent judiciary, elections, parties, free press, etc., that society accepts as legitimate.

Question 3

An institution can be defined as any

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A) object or value that people support through public funds. 
B) large, monolithic organization that depends on a core bureaucracy and a set of standard operating procedures. 
C) organization or activity that is self-perpetuating and valued for its own sake. 
D) organization or action that is subject to government regulation. 
A) object or value that people support through public funds. 
B) large, monolithic organization that depends on a core bureaucracy and a set of standard operating procedures. 
C) organization or activity that is self-perpetuating and valued for its own sake. 
D) organization or action that is subject to government regulation. C

Question 4

Endogeneity refers to the

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A) problem of distinguishing cause from effect. 
B) use of methods from psychology to better understand comparative politics. 
C) problem that some political questions may not have answers. 
D) use of research from biology or other sciences to study human behavior. 
A) problem of distinguishing cause from effect. 
B) use of methods from psychology to better understand comparative politics. 
C) problem that some political questions may not have answers. 
D) use of research from biology or other sciences to study human behavior.

Question 5

A greater focus on collective equality is associated with

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A) a smaller role for the state. 
B) a larger role for the state. 
C) less political violence. 
D) fewer political parties. 
A) a smaller role for the state. 
B) a larger role for the state. 
C) less political violence. 
D) fewer political parties.

Question 6

What is the difference between deductive and inductive reasoning? Why are both forms of reasoning important in determining correlations and/or causal relationships in comparative politics?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will define inductive as s

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the concept of political institutions?

Accepted Answer

A) Strong institutions generate good norms and values; weak institutions generate negative or destructive ones. 
B) U.S.democracy is an institution in both the formal and informal sense. 
C) Most countries lack common formal political institutions. 
D) When taxation is "institutionalized," tax evasion often increases as a result. 
A) Strong institutions generate good norms and values; weak institutions generate negative or destructive ones. 
B) U.S.democracy is an institution in both the formal and informal sense. 
C) Most countries lack common formal political institutions. 
D) When taxation is "institutionalized," tax evasion often increases as a result.

Question 8

Which of the following would be an example of selection bias?

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A) studying revolutions by looking at cases with outcomes of revolution and nonrevolution 
B) only studying evidence consistent with your political ideology 
C) studying the causes of democracy by looking only at cases with outcomes of democracy 
D) studying religiosity to see if it is correlated with postcolonial regimes 
A) studying revolutions by looking at cases with outcomes of revolution and nonrevolution 
B) only studying evidence consistent with your political ideology 
C) studying the causes of democracy by looking only at cases with outcomes of democracy 
D) studying religiosity to see if it is correlated with postcolonial regimes

Question 9

In which of the following ways does quantitative research differ from qualitative research?

Accepted Answer

A) It is more likely to have a specific geographic focus. 
B) It is more likely to use inductive reasoning. 
C) It favors a wider use of cases not restricted by area specialization. 
D) Its variables tend to be less rigorously defined. 
A) It is more likely to have a specific geographic focus. 
B) It is more likely to use inductive reasoning. 
C) It favors a wider use of cases not restricted by area specialization. 
D) Its variables tend to be less rigorously defined.

Question 10

Critics of the behavioral revolution accused it of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) It was too focused on history. 
B) It had come to emphasize methodology over knowledge. 
C) It had not fully embraced mathematical innovations. 
D) It was not interested in developing predictive models of politics. 
A) It was too focused on history. 
B) It had come to emphasize methodology over knowledge. 
C) It had not fully embraced mathematical innovations. 
D) It was not interested in developing predictive models of politics.

Question 11

Which of the following statements about the current institutional approach to comparative politics is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) It rejects the value of studying how individuals shape politics. 
B) It accepts the basic tenets of modernization theory but provides more empirical support. 
C) It shares an emphasis on the importance of institutions with pre-1950s comparative politics research. 
D) It differs from behavioralism in its rejection of cause-and-effect relationships. 
A) It rejects the value of studying how individuals shape politics. 
B) It accepts the basic tenets of modernization theory but provides more empirical support. 
C) It shares an emphasis on the importance of institutions with pre-1950s comparative politics research. 
D) It differs from behavioralism in its rejection of cause-and-effect relationships.

Question 12

In which of the following ways were behaviorialism and modernization theory similar?

Accepted Answer

A) They both constituted a set of hypotheses about how countries develop. 
B) They both rejected the study of politics as a means to generate specific policy outcomes. 
C) They both attempted to broaden comparative politics outside of the European model. 
D) They both constituted new, more scientific attempts to study politics. 
A) They both constituted a set of hypotheses about how countries develop. 
B) They both rejected the study of politics as a means to generate specific policy outcomes. 
C) They both attempted to broaden comparative politics outside of the European model. 
D) They both constituted new, more scientific attempts to study politics.

Question 13

In case study research, one problem that may emerge is choosing only cases that match the expected results of the research question.This is known as

Accepted Answer

A) choice limiting. 
B) inference liability. 
C) selection bias. 
D) norm bounding. 
A) choice limiting. 
B) inference liability. 
C) selection bias. 
D) norm bounding.

Question 14

What is inductive reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A) starting from a hypothesis, then seeking out the evidence 
B) starting from a single case, then generating a hypothesis 
C) the process of testing evidence using extensive field research 
D) using ideological assumptions to create policy 
A) starting from a hypothesis, then seeking out the evidence 
B) starting from a single case, then generating a hypothesis 
C) the process of testing evidence using extensive field research 
D) using ideological assumptions to create policy

Question 15

One big rift within the study of comparative politics is

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A) poststructuralism versus critical realism. 
B) epistemology versus ontology. 
C) quantitative versus qualitative research. 
D) structural versus agent-centered research. 
A) poststructuralism versus critical realism. 
B) epistemology versus ontology. 
C) quantitative versus qualitative research. 
D) structural versus agent-centered research.

Question 16

A distinct comparative approach to politics first emerges with the work of

Accepted Answer

A) Marx. 
B) Hobbes. 
C) Rousseau. 
D) Machiavelli. 
A) Marx. 
B) Hobbes. 
C) Rousseau. 
D) Machiavelli.

Question 17

Which of the following is true of the work of most comparativists?

Accepted Answer

A) When they expand study outside of a single country, they still tend to limit their scope to a single geographic region. 
B) They seek to study countries for which the least amount of established research has been accomplished. 
C) They try to choose countries with radically different political systems in order to maximize variability in cases. 
D) They tend to limit their focus to a single level of economic development. 
A) When they expand study outside of a single country, they still tend to limit their scope to a single geographic region. 
B) They seek to study countries for which the least amount of established research has been accomplished. 
C) They try to choose countries with radically different political systems in order to maximize variability in cases. 
D) They tend to limit their focus to a single level of economic development.

Question 18

Recent discussions of the future of comparative politics and political science have called for

Accepted Answer

A) a greater focus on the relationship between politics and environmental change. 
B) a greater use of social media to promote findings. 
C) a greater connection to real-world concerns and contribution to the ideals of civic life. 
D) even greater distance between scholarship and real-world politics in order to remain objective. 
A) a greater focus on the relationship between politics and environmental change. 
B) a greater use of social media to promote findings. 
C) a greater connection to real-world concerns and contribution to the ideals of civic life. 
D) even greater distance between scholarship and real-world politics in order to remain objective.

Question 19

A major criticism of comparative politics at the turn of the twentieth century was that it

Accepted Answer

A) relied too heavily on predictive models. 
B) was too focused on postrevolutionary states. 
C) employed too many quantitative methods. 
D) tended to be descriptive, atheoretical, and Eurocentric. 
A) relied too heavily on predictive models. 
B) was too focused on postrevolutionary states. 
C) employed too many quantitative methods. 
D) tended to be descriptive, atheoretical, and Eurocentric.

Question 20

Which of the following statements best describes the current trend in comparative politics research?

Accepted Answer

A) There is discussion of moving away from predictive models toward a more historical-cultural approach to establish trends and patterns. 
B) An evolution toward models that analyze politics and compare its role in different countries-inductively, deductively, qualitatively, and quantitatively-is well under way. 
C) There has been a strong trend in comparative politics toward using quantitative methodologies to the near-total exclusion of qualitative methods. 
D) More comparative politics scholars are using a mixed-method approach to conducting research. 
A) There is discussion of moving away from predictive models toward a more historical-cultural approach to establish trends and patterns. 
B) An evolution toward models that analyze politics and compare its role in different countries-inductively, deductively, qualitatively, and quantitatively-is well under way. 
C) There has been a strong trend in comparative politics toward using quantitative methodologies to the near-total exclusion of qualitative methods. 
D) More comparative politics scholars are using a mixed-method approach to conducting research.

The shift in comparative politics away from political institutions (such as legislatures and constitutions) and toward individual political behavior is known as the

How strongly is democracy institutionalized in your country? Has its level of institutionalization changed over time, and how difficult would it be to deinstitutionalize democracy? What formal structures support its institutionalization?

An institution can be defined as any

Endogeneity refers to the

A greater focus on collective equality is associated with

What is the difference between deductive and inductive reasoning? Why are both forms of reasoning important in determining correlations and/or causal relationships in comparative politics?

Which of the following is true of the concept of political institutions?

Which of the following would be an example of selection bias?

In which of the following ways does quantitative research differ from qualitative research?

Critics of the behavioral revolution accused it of which of the following?

Which of the following statements about the current institutional approach to comparative politics is accurate?

In which of the following ways were behaviorialism and modernization theory similar?

In case study research, one problem that may emerge is choosing only cases that match the expected results of the research question.This is known as

What is inductive reasoning?

One big rift within the study of comparative politics is

A distinct comparative approach to politics first emerges with the work of

Which of the following is true of the work of most comparativists?

Recent discussions of the future of comparative politics and political science have called for

A major criticism of comparative politics at the turn of the twentieth century was that it

Which of the following statements best describes the current trend in comparative politics research?

States

Nations and Society

Political Economy

Political Violence

Democratic Regimes

Developed Democracies

Nondemocratic Regimes

Communism and Postcommunism

Developing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

United Kingdom

Russia

China

Iran

Mexico

Nigeria

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Exam 1: Introduction

The shift in comparative politics away from political institutions (such as legislatures and constitutions) and toward individual political behavior is known as the

How strongly is democracy institutionalized in your country? Has its level of institutionalization changed over time, and how difficult would it be to deinstitutionalize democracy? What formal structures support its institutionalization?

An institution can be defined as any

Endogeneity refers to the

A greater focus on collective equality is associated with

What is the difference between deductive and inductive reasoning? Why are both forms of reasoning important in determining correlations and/or causal relationships in comparative politics?

Which of the following is true of the concept of political institutions?

Which of the following would be an example of selection bias?

In which of the following ways does quantitative research differ from qualitative research?

Critics of the behavioral revolution accused it of which of the following?

Which of the following statements about the current institutional approach to comparative politics is accurate?

In which of the following ways were behaviorialism and modernization theory similar?

In case study research, one problem that may emerge is choosing only cases that match the expected results of the research question.This is known as

What is inductive reasoning?

One big rift within the study of comparative politics is

A distinct comparative approach to politics first emerges with the work of

Which of the following is true of the work of most comparativists?

Recent discussions of the future of comparative politics and political science have called for

A major criticism of comparative politics at the turn of the twentieth century was that it

Which of the following statements best describes the current trend in comparative politics research?

States

Nations and Society

Political Economy

Political Violence

Democratic Regimes

Developed Democracies

Nondemocratic Regimes

Communism and Postcommunism

Developing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

United Kingdom

Russia

China

Iran

Mexico

Nigeria

Filters