Question 1

The establishment of gender quotas in a number of European legislatures is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  indirect representation 
B)  substantive representation 
C)  symbolic representation 
D)  descriptive representation

Question 2

Institutionalists argue that the origins of political behavior lie in the rules of the game that structure people's behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Though political science may concern itself with patterns of governmental or political behaviour, states are generally the main subject of study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Ideologies are forms of government or determine how states are run.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Provide an overview of the evolution of political science as we know it over time, from its origins to the present day. How has each development had an effect on how we understand politics and political science?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Neustadt's conceptualization that power is persuasion argues that power is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to use resources to get others to do what they otherwise would not 
B)  the ability to convince someone that they want to do something of their own volition 
C)  the resources that can be used to make others respond in a positive way to what is wanted 
D)  the ability to co-opt rather than coerce others to do what they otherwise would not

Question 7

What are some of the differences between politics and political science? Provide some unique examples to support your argument, which can be tied to different things in life or society around you.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Asocial contract is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a set of rights that all humans have 
B)  an agreement entered into by members of a society agreeing to give up some rights in return for a governing structure 
C)  a thought experiment imagining what life and human behavior might look like in the absence of government, society, and culture 
D)  freedoms to be treated fairly and equally

Question 9

The concept that all human action, and therefore political action, can be observed, quantified, and explained in an objective, scientific way is referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  constructivism 
B)  behavioralism 
C)  institutionalism 
D)  functionalism

Question 10

What is the role of political theory in political science today? In what ways is it, or is it not, integral to political science? How and why?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Institutionalism can be defined as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the study of political institutions and how they influence individual behavior 
B)  the way in which institutions create normative meaning for individuals 
C)  the study of paths chosen or designed early in the existence of an institution and how they tend to be followed throughout the institution's development 
D)  the approach that any given political actor within an institution will feel constrained or obligated by the norms and rules of the institution

Question 12

Political science finds its origins in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  ancient Greece 
B)  medieval Europe 
C)  the Renaissance 
D)  the Enlightenment

Exam 1: What Is Political Science

The establishment of gender quotas in a number of European legislatures is an example of ______.

Institutionalists argue that the origins of political behavior lie in the rules of the game that structure people's behaviors.

Though political science may concern itself with patterns of governmental or political behaviour, states are generally the main subject of study.

Ideologies are forms of government or determine how states are run.

Provide an overview of the evolution of political science as we know it over time, from its origins to the present day. How has each development had an effect on how we understand politics and political science?

Neustadt's conceptualization that power is persuasion argues that power is ______.

What are some of the differences between politics and political science? Provide some unique examples to support your argument, which can be tied to different things in life or society around you.

Asocial contract is ______.

The concept that all human action, and therefore political action, can be observed, quantified, and explained in an objective, scientific way is referred to as ______.

What is the role of political theory in political science today? In what ways is it, or is it not, integral to political science? How and why?

Institutionalism can be defined as ______.

Political science finds its origins in ______.