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Quiz about Political Science. It is from previous quizes.
- 1.Political Science is concerned with both "empirical" questions (why the world works a certain way) and "normative" or philosophical issues about what is right and wrong.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.In political science, a qualitative or interpretive method of doing research is one which involves a heavy reliance on numerical data and high-powered statistical techniques to achieve generalizable theories.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.One component of authority is force, what is the other?
- 4.Which of the following kinds of statements is the principal goal of comparative politics?
- A.
Factual or descriptive statements
- B.
Value or normative statements
- C.
Explanatory or casual statements
- 5.Which of the following does not help qualify a set of ideas as an ideology?
- A.
It is a coherent set of basic, interrelated normative ideas
- B.
It is consciously formulated, to the point of being found in published works as having a set of well-known labels
- C.
It has a programmatic emphasis
- D.
It is carefully tied in to a particular world religion
- 6.Prof. Hawkins wants to encourage individuals in his class to attend a speech by a visiting EU ambassador. Which of the following would be a truly selective incentive he could offer them?
- A.
A promise that if over half the class goes, he will bring doughnuts the next day
- B.
A rousing speech in which he appeals to the students' sense of group spirit
- C.
A threat that he will give the class a quiz if enough of them don't attend
- D.
An offer to take attendance at the speech and give any student that attends extra credit
- 7.Government involvement in the economy sometimes has very negative consequences for economic growth. What was one of the three reasons mentioned for this negative effect?
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