CPO test 1 Questions And Answers

1. Maria constructs a series of hypotheses that might explain why some countries have strong networks of interest groups and civic organizations, whereas other countries do not. Maria then gathers data to test the validity of her hypotheses. This is an example of a. multicausality. b. deductive reasoning. c. selection bias. d. inductive reasoning. - Answer- b. deductive reasoning. 2. A full explanation of why a country does or does not have an institutionalized democratic system of governance would include considerations of the country's history, political culture, economics, and demographics. This exemplifies which difficulty of comparative politics research? a. small sample size b. selection bias c. multicausality d. endogeneity - Answer- c. multicausality 3. Thinkers such as John Locke and Thomas Hobbes worked during which period in the study of politics? a. They came after Machiavelli but before political science became a more defined and structured discipline. b. They both wrote in antiquity, during the Roman Empire. c. They were two very influential behavioralist scholars who helped set out what the behavioral revolution would entail. They wrote at the turn of the twentieth century, focusing on detailed, almost - Answer- a. They came after Machiavelli but before political science became a more defined and structured discipline. 4. When studying economic development, it can be difficult to disentangle cause and effect. For example, a country with a strong education system might be expected to have higher levels of economic development. But countries with higher levels of economic development are able to spend more on their education systems, thus creating better education systems. This is an example of which difficulty of doing comparative political research? a. limited access to information about cases b. selection bias c. lack of control over variables d. endogeneity - Answer- d. endogeneity 5. Which of the following statements best describes the current trend in comparative politics research? a. Schola