Which of the following statements about the current institutional approach to comparative politics is accurate?
A) It rejects the value of studying how individuals shape politics.
B) It accepts the basic tenets of modernization theory but provides more empirical support.
C) It shares an emphasis on the importance of institutions with pre-1950s comparative politics research.
D) It differs from behavioralism in its rejection of cause-and-effect relationships.

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The current institutional approach to comparative politics shares an emphasis on the importance of institutions with pre-1950s comparative politics research. The approach looks at how formal and informal rules and structures shape political behavior and outcomes, and how they interact with other factors like culture and geography. It is not characterized by a rejection of the value of studying how individuals shape politics (A), nor does it accept the basic tenets of modernization theory (B) or reject cause-and-effect relationships (D) in the same way that traditional behavioralism did.

Which of the Following Statements About the Current Institutional Approach