Deck 1: Politics and Political Science

Question 1

If it can be measured using numbers,it can be __________.

A)quantified
B)qualified
C)hypothesized
D)theorized

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The term polis originated in __________.

A)Italy
B)the United States
C)Great Britain
D)Greece

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The famous Milgram study that asked subjects to administer electrical shocks is associated with what kind of power?

A)biological
B)psychological
C)cultural
D)rational

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The statement "Man is by nature a political animal" is attributed to __________.

A)Niccolò Machiavelli
B)Max Weber
C)Karl Marx
D)Aristotle

Question 5

What kind of research findings did Max Weber think should be discarded?

A)findings that supported one ideological viewpoint
B)findings that were too empirical
C)findings by political scientists,who he did not consider real scientists
D)findings that support the researcher's own opinion

Question 6

Aristotle's view that,like herd animals,humans naturally live in groups is most related to which kind of explanation for political power?

A)biological
B)psychological
C)cultural
D)economic

Question 7

Potential explanations that a scientist tests are known as __________.

A)ideologies
B)biases
C)qualitative data
D)hypotheses

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true of most political scientists?

A)They seek accuracy and respond to groups.
B)They seek popularity and are skeptical of power.
C)They offer single causes and think abstractly.
D)They are skeptical of power and see long-term consequences.

Question 9

Although they seized __________,the Taliban regime in Afghanistan lacked __________.

A)authority; power
B)control; power
C)power; legitimacy
D)control; authority

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true of most politicians?

A)They think practically and are skeptical of power.
B)They seek popularity and hold firm views.
C)They offer single causes and think abstractly.
D)They seek accuracy and see long-term consequences.

Question 11

__________ often try to win elections by focusing on the values of religion,family,and self-reliance.

A)Libertarians
B)Democrats
C)Republicans
D)Socialists

Question 12

Political scientists use __________ data to look for patterns and eventually form theories.

A)anecdotal
B)empirical
C)rhetorical
D)clinical

Question 13

Rationality is based on which of the following?

A)reason
B)myth
C)culture
D)biology

Question 14

Which philosopher discussed the difference between concepts and percepts?

A)Kant
B)Aristotle
C)Locke
D)Hobbes

Question 15

When people base their political views on beliefs that may not be based in reality,they are behaving __________.

A)irrationally
B)rationally
C)empirically
D)legitimately

Question 16

Which of the following approaches to political analysis might consider the degree to which people are tolerant of other ideas and religions?

A)one focused on rationality
B)one focused on control
C)one focused on authority
D)one focused on culture

Question 17

Voting for someone who is charismatic but whose policies might not benefit you would be considered __________ behavior.

A)irrational
B)rational
C)legitimate
D)selfish

Question 18

The phenomenon of "groupthink" is a form of __________ power in which leaders spend so much time together that they all believe the same things to be true.

A)psychological
B)biological
C)cultural
D)anthropological

Question 19

The ability to shape others' behavior is known as __________.

A)legitimacy
B)control
C)authority
D)power

Question 20

Numerical analysis is useful for reviewing poll results,but not for analyzing negotiations between world powers.In other words,political science must involve both __________ and __________ data.

A)hypothetical; historical
B)empirical; imagined
C)quantitative; qualitative
D)speculative; qualitative

Question 21

Which best explains the differences between historians and political scientists?

A)Historians look for generalizations,while political scientists are reluctant to generalize.
B)Historians are somewhat more reluctant to generalize,while political scientists look for generalizations.
C)Historians are much more likely to look for comparisons than political scientists are.
D)Historians tend to focus on nature-based explanations,while political scientists focus on nurture-based explanations.

Question 22

Reason and theory pertain to which of the following?

A)balance
B)power
C)scholarship
D)bureaucracy

Question 23

The subfield of international relations most directly includes the study of __________.

A)diplomacy and political philosophers
B)diplomacy and public opinion
C)conflict and the Constitution
D)conflict and international law

Question 24

Politics could be considered the "master science" because it __________.

A)predates the other social sciences
B)is more rigorous than other social sciences
C)is more commonly studied than other social sciences
D)relates to other social sciences

Question 25

The observation that politicians tend to think practically and political scientists think abstractly is indicative of which of the following?

A)Political scientists often train politicians.
B)Politicians often train political scientists.
C)Political scientists study politicians.
D)Political scientists and politicians are often indistinguishable.

Question 26

The fact that the United States has different tax rates for different levels of income relates to which of the following phrases?

A)Politics is "the master science."
B)The Constitution is "the crown jewel of the Enlightenment."
C)"Man is by nature a political animal."
D)Politics is the study of "who gets what."

Question 27

Max Weber would most likely advocate which of the following approaches?

A)utilizing theory when conducting research
B)limiting bias when conducting research
C)using quantitative rather than qualitative data
D)using qualitative data instead of quantitative data

Question 28

The subfield of __________studies major thinkers and attempts to define the good polity.

A)public administration
B)comparative politics
C)public policy
D)political theory

Question 29

__________ is a subfield of political science.

A)Public administration
B)Anthropology
C)Psychology
D)Sociology

Question 30

When scholars consider various approaches to studying a given topic,they are most concerned with __________.

A)prestige
B)balance
C)predictive capacity
D)popularity

Question 31

Which of the following is the best example of theory?

A)People join groups because of an innate desire to be with others who have similar views.
B)Democratic governments last longer than non-Democratic governments.
C)Republicans are older,on average,than Democrats.
D)Corruption is rampant in government.

Question 32

Political scientists build __________ by making connections among empirical data.

A)evidence
B)theories
C)power
D)culture

Question 33

Lasswell's question,"Who gets what?" applies best to the social science of __________.

A)economics
B)geography
C)psychology
D)anthropology

Question 34

Which of the following would you expect to have the most direct influence on a country's political culture?

A)the size of its army
B)its universities' political science programs
C)its dominant religious beliefs
D)its weather conditions

Question 35

Political scientists __________ data,as scientists do in the natural sciences.

A)balance
B)misrepresent
C)rationalize
D)quantify

Question 36

Although political scientists must have some natural interest in their subjects,proper __________ is not biased.

A)legitimacy
B)discipline
C)scholarship
D)advocacy

Question 37

Which of the following statements about Hitler's rise to power would best reflect the views of German philosopher Hegel,who lived hundreds of years earlier?

A)Hitler's rise to power was an inexplicable fluke of history.
B)German voters in the 1930s must have been crazy to support Hitler.
C)Certain conditions in Germany led to Hitler's popularity.
D)Hitler's rise to power was an unlucky coincidence.

Question 38

Description of political phenomena often lacks __________.

A)rationality
B)reasoning
C)theory
D)balance

Question 39

A political scientist who studies the politics of several Eastern European countries following the fall of the Soviet Union would,most specifically,be considered an expert in the subfield of __________.

A)political science
B)public policy
C)political theory
D)comparative politics

Question 40

Which of the following examples most clearly illustrates an application of anthropology to political science?

A)People are born with predispositions toward conservative or liberal views.
B)People join groups because they have innate desires to be with others.
C)Many ruling families maintained power by passing down their authority from one generation to the next.
D)Power typically ends up with those with the most resources.

Question 41

Human behavior that is inherited is referred to as culture.

Question 42

Which of the following concepts did Machiavelli contribute to the study of politics?

A)social contract theory
B)the role of power in politics
C)the role of wealth in society
D)the connection between race and politics

Question 43

While the application of Marxism in the Soviet Union was disastrous,Marx's focus on the role of _________ in politics has been very insightful.

A)social democracy
B)the state of nature
C)social class
D)the social contract

Question 44

Generally speaking,political scientists are skeptical of power.

Question 45

Like other political philosophers,Karl Marx was concerned with how the government ought to be structured,and he did not consider real-life economic or historical conditions.

Question 46

Rousseau had a more optimistic view of the "state of nature" than Locke and Hobbes did.

Question 47

Conflict and diplomacy are the primary areas of interest within the subfield of comparative politics.

Question 48

If a political leader convinces the public to support legislation that is against its own interests,the public is behaving irrationally.

Question 49

Which thinker had a dark view of human nature,believing that humanity without a civil society would be "war of all against all"?

A)Machiavelli
B)Hobbes
C)Locke
D)Rousseau

Question 50

Which of the following is one reason why Marx believed the capitalist system would eventually collapse?

A)Capitalists would completely strip the world of its natural resources.
B)The bourgeois would rise up in revolution.
C)A severe economic depression was inevitable.
D)The global financial system would become too integrated.

Question 51

Which of the following is a subfield of political science that studies the interface of politics and economics?

A)public administration
B)public policy
C)comparative politics
D)political theory

Question 52

Which thinker gave us the concept of the social contract?

A)Locke
B)Rousseau
C)Machiavelli
D)Hobbes

Question 53

As a __________,Machiavelli argued that leaders needed power to achieve any of their goals.

A)tyrant
B)politician
C)idealist
D)realist

Question 54

Biological explanations of political power focus on learned behaviors.

Question 55

Which of the following thinkers would be most likely to accept an aggressive king?

A)Hobbes and Machiavelli
B)Hobbes and Rousseau
C)Rousseau and Machiavelli
D)Locke and Machiavelli

Question 56

Politicians often see more causes for political phenomena than political scientists do.

Question 57

The Founding Fathers particularly embraced Locke's idea of the right to __________,which Locke felt was a primary reason why humans created civil society.

A)freedom of religion
B)private property
C)free speech
D)assembly

Question 58

An empirical approach to political science is unable to coincide with the application of a theory.

Question 59

Harold Lasswell argued that politics is the study of "who gets what."

Question 60

Some political scientists have inferred totalitarian themes in Rousseau's idea of __________.

A)the general will
B)the social contract
C)the glory of the state
D)Marxist revolution