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Harold Lasswell (1936) - correct answers 'Who Gets What, When, How?'
Narrow definition of politics - correct answers e.g. 'an activity that takes place in specific locations, such as in
parliaments'
Problem with the narrow definition of politics - correct answers excludes numerous activities, which we
normally regard as 'political', such as demonstrations
Wide definition of politics - correct answers e.g. 'a way of settling the differences between individuals and
groups'
Problem with the wide definition of politics - correct answers can expand to include all human activities, thus
making them meaningless
Politics - correct answers "the process by which groups representing divergent interests and values make
collective decisions."
(Diversity,
Scarcity)
Area of interest in political science - correct answers Political philosophy/Political theory
Area of interest in political science - correct answers American politics
Area of interest in political science - correct answers Comparative politics
, Area of interest in political science - correct answers Methodology
Area of interest in political science - correct answers Public administration/Public policy
Area of interest in political science - correct answers International relations
Positivism - correct answers The view that politics can be studied through the methods of natural science
Logical positivism - correct answers only those things that are observable are legitimate to study
Normative analysis - correct answers concerned with the beliefs we hold or judgments we make about what
the political world should be like and/or about how the existing political world falls short of that ideal
Empirical analysis - correct answers focused on the data that is subject to observation and sometimes
measurement; this approach is concerned with what is, not what could be
Deductive analysis - correct answers an approach in which the investigator starts her/his research with certain
assumptions, which s/he later tests them via empirical evidence
Inductive analysis - correct answers an approach in which theories are built up on the basis of empirical
evidence and observation
Scientific method of analysis - correct answers Begin by observing some aspect of political life.
Develop or identify a theory that is consistent with what you have observed.
Use the theory to make predictions.
Test those predictions by using a scientific method of analysis.
Modify the theory in light of your findings.
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