Exam 1: What Is Political Science

Twentieth-century political science has been dominated by two general/broad approaches to understanding politics. How are they different? How are they similar? Provide some real world politics examples and make arguments as to how you think our understanding could benefit from one approach versus the other, or both.

In a few specific cases, things in society can be connected to politics or political science in some way.

In which type of political culture are people generally unaware of a central government and are rarely involved or interested in governance?

As a discipline, political science's fundamental purpose is to ______.

The transition from the Medieval to the Renaissance period saw which philosophical transformation in political matters?

The notion of representation refers to which of the following?

Nye defines 'hard power' as ______.

The observer effect and historical contingency make prediction difficult.

Which of the following ideas emerged and developed during the Enlightenment period?

Political parties, like the Republicans or Democrats in the U.S., typically represent consistent or coherent beliefs.

Behavioralism in political science addresses the nature of politics and decision-making as subjective and irrational.

Is political science a science, or scientific? What arguments could be made in favor of the discipline being a true science? Or, alternatively, what are the reasons that political science is not, in fact, a science? Support your argument using examples of why this is the case.

The style and structure of the institutions that make authoritative decisions for a society is known as ______.

The set of political ideas, norms, beliefs, and actions in which a group of people generally believes is known as ______.

Debating how easy or difficult it is for Congress or the executive branch to accomplish anything is one element of ______.

Natural rights are ______.

Political theory in the current era is concerned with reconsidering the state, society, and the social contract.

Politics, especially those in America, have become far more polarizing and uncivil recently.

The governmental system for which inheritance by family ties is the traditional mode of political succession is known as ______.

The rise of behavioralism in political science led to an increased dependence on quantitative and statistical methodologies.