PLS 200 Exam 1 Question and answers
correctly solved
Power is the ability of one person to cause another to do what the first wishes,
by whatever means - correct answer ✔True
Politics should not be studied using the scientific method - correct answer
✔False
Coercion alone does not explain bases of power - correct answer ✔True
We should not underestimate the importance of habit in maintaining
governments in power - correct answer ✔True
The process of state formation following the treaty of Westphalia was short
and abrupt - correct answer ✔False
According to the Montevideo convention, one criteria for statehood is
recognition - correct answer ✔False
Meeting the four criteria of statehood defined by the Montevideo convention
does not guarantee statehood - correct answer ✔True
Declaring independence ensures that an aspiring state will be recognized by
the international community - correct answer ✔False
Somaliland has encountered significant difficulties maintaining order and
stability since it declared independence - correct answer ✔False
, Poorer states tend to have higher government spending because they need to
spend more to catch up to the industrialized world - correct answer ✔False
Democracies tend to have higher levels of government spending than
dictatorships - correct answer ✔True
Positive theories express what is, while normative theories express what
ought to be - correct answer ✔True
Ideologies help individuals make sense of politics and gather allies for public
argument - correct answer ✔True
In classic liberalism, power is a bad thing, and we should limit it as much as
possible - correct answer ✔True
American liberalism has traditionally placed more emphasis on keeping
government regulation of people's social behaviors to a maximum - correct
answer ✔False
American conservatism is an offshoot of classic conservatism - correct
answer ✔False
Most Americans identify themselves as moderate or conservative - correct
answer ✔True
Americans now have more mixed political values than in the past - correct
answer ✔False
correctly solved
Power is the ability of one person to cause another to do what the first wishes,
by whatever means - correct answer ✔True
Politics should not be studied using the scientific method - correct answer
✔False
Coercion alone does not explain bases of power - correct answer ✔True
We should not underestimate the importance of habit in maintaining
governments in power - correct answer ✔True
The process of state formation following the treaty of Westphalia was short
and abrupt - correct answer ✔False
According to the Montevideo convention, one criteria for statehood is
recognition - correct answer ✔False
Meeting the four criteria of statehood defined by the Montevideo convention
does not guarantee statehood - correct answer ✔True
Declaring independence ensures that an aspiring state will be recognized by
the international community - correct answer ✔False
Somaliland has encountered significant difficulties maintaining order and
stability since it declared independence - correct answer ✔False
, Poorer states tend to have higher government spending because they need to
spend more to catch up to the industrialized world - correct answer ✔False
Democracies tend to have higher levels of government spending than
dictatorships - correct answer ✔True
Positive theories express what is, while normative theories express what
ought to be - correct answer ✔True
Ideologies help individuals make sense of politics and gather allies for public
argument - correct answer ✔True
In classic liberalism, power is a bad thing, and we should limit it as much as
possible - correct answer ✔True
American liberalism has traditionally placed more emphasis on keeping
government regulation of people's social behaviors to a maximum - correct
answer ✔False
American conservatism is an offshoot of classic conservatism - correct
answer ✔False
Most Americans identify themselves as moderate or conservative - correct
answer ✔True
Americans now have more mixed political values than in the past - correct
answer ✔False
