Question 1

The ancient Greeks used the following word for the term 'state'&#10;A)republica&#10;B)polis&#10;C)republic&#10;D)commonweal

Accepted Answer

The term 'polis' was used by the ancient Greeks to refer to a city-state, which was the fundamental political unit of ancient Greece.

Question 2

Who described politics as &#34;acting in concert&#34;?&#10;A)aristotle&#10;B)plato&#10;C)marx&#10;D)hannah arendt

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Hannah Arendt described politics as "acting in concert," emphasizing the collective nature and the power of collaborative action in the political sphere.

Question 3

Who wrote the work 'The Great Issues Politics'?&#10;A)maciver&#10;B)laski&#10;C)lipson&#10;D)catlin

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The work 'The Great Issues Politics' was written by Leslie Lipson.

Question 4

Who wrote the work &#34;The Web of Government&#34;?&#10;A)lasswell&#10;B)laski&#10;C)lipson&#10;D)catlin

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Question 5

Whose work is &#34;Marxism and Politics&#34;?&#10;A)macpherson&#10;B)willoughby&#10;C)charles merriam&#10;D)miliband

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"Marxism and Politics" is a work by Ralph Miliband, who was a notable Marxist theorist. This book is one of his significant contributions to the field of political science and Marxist theory.

Question 6

One of the following is an advocate of historical approach&#10;A)coleman&#10;B)lipset&#10;C)henry maine&#10;D)robert dahl

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Henry Maine is known for his historical approach to the study of societies and legal systems, emphasizing the evolution of legal institutions from primitive to modern societies.

Question 7

Who among the following was an advocate of behaviouralism and post behaviouralism?&#10;A)leo strauss&#10;B)david easton&#10;C)george catlin&#10;D)charles merriam

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David Easton was a prominent political scientist known for his advocacy of the behavioralism approach in political science, which emphasizes the empirical and methodological study of political behavior. Later in his career, he also contributed to the development of post-behavioralism, which sought to address the perceived limitations of behavioralism by incorporating broader philosophical and normative concerns.

Question 8

'It is better to be vague than irrelevant' This statement explains the following&#10;A)positivism&#10;B)empriricism&#10;C)behaviouralism&#10;D)post behaviouralism

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The statement "It is better to be vague than irrelevant" reflects the ethos of post-behavioralism, which emerged as a critique of the limitations of behavioralism in political science. Post-behavioralism advocates for research that is not only scientifically rigorous but also socially relevant, even if that means embracing complexity and foregoing some degree of precision.

Question 9

Who used to say &#34;I am the state&#34;&#10;A)louis ixv&#10;B)machiavelli&#10;C)john austin&#10;D)maciver

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Louis XIV of France is famously attributed with saying "L'état, c'est moi" or "I am the state," reflecting his absolute rule and the embodiment of the state's power.

Question 10

Who described man in the state of nature as a 'noble savage'?&#10;A)hobbes&#10;B)rousseau&#10;C)lock e&#10;D)laski

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau is the philosopher who described man in the state of nature as a 'noble savage'. He believed that humans were inherently good but were corrupted by society and its institutions.

Question 11

Whose work is &#34;the Process of Government&#34;?&#10;A)arther bentley&#10;B)robert dahl&#10;C)charles merriam&#10;D)karl popper

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Question 12

Which view is observed 'the state is a necessary evil'&#10;A)idealistic view&#10;B)individualistic view&#10;C)fascist view&#10;D)pluralistic view

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Question 13

Who observed 'the state is the march of God on Earth'&#10;A)plato&#10;B)aristotle&#10;C)hegel&#10;D)louis xiv

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Question 14

Who wrote the work &#34;The Prince&#34;?&#10;A)maciver&#10;B)locke&#10;C)austin&#10;D)machiavelli

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Question 15

Theorists who believe that &#34;state is an association of associations&#34; are best described as&#10;A)pluralists&#10;B)federalists&#10;C)socialists&#10;D)anarchists

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Question 16

Who observed &#34;the state should promote greatest good of the greatest number&#34;?&#10;A)t.h. green&#10;B)jeremy bentham&#10;C)j.s. mill&#10;D)laski

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Question 17

The chief advocate of the Patriarchal theory of the Origin of the state is&#10;A)henry maine&#10;B)morgan&#10;C)locke&#10;D)green

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Question 18

Locke has used the social contract theory to justify&#10;A)liberal democratic state&#10;B)supremacy of the judicial organ&#10;C)political obligation&#10;D)absolute loyalty of citizens of the state

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Question 19

Who contributed &#34;Leviathan&#34;?&#10;A)pateman&#10;B)hobbes&#10;C)locke&#10;D)rawls

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Question 20

The pluralist theory views power as&#10;A)repressive&#10;B)relational&#10;C)control over resources&#10;D)a fixed quantity

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Question 21

The theory of sovereignty is historically associated with the rise of&#10;A)democracy&#10;B)feudalism&#10;C)absolute monarchy&#10;D)decolonisation

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Question 22

Which one of the following is an apt description of Bodin's theory of sovereignty?&#10;A)political sovereignty&#10;B)limited sovereignty&#10;C)absolute sovereignty&#10;D)popular sovereignty

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Question 23

Who believed that irrespective of the forms of government, authority tends to be oligarchic ?&#10;A)laski&#10;B)weber&#10;C)robert michaels&#10;D)aristotle

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Question 24

Who said &#34;knowledge is Power&#34;&#10;A)morgenthau&#10;B)foucault&#10;C)lasswell&#10;D)easton

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Deck 6: Political Theory and Thinkers