Intro To Political Science Chapter 1 Questions And
Answers Latest Update
Politics - correct answers the ongoing competition between people, usually in groups to shape policy in their
favor.
Political Power - correct answers ability of one person to get another to do something.
4 explanations of Political Power - correct answers Biological, Cultural, Rational, Psychological
Biological Explanation - correct answers Aristotle theory; humans naturally live in herds.
-Human politics shows the same "dominance"
-humans are naturally political
Psychological Explanation - correct answers Closely aligned with biological explanation
-both posits derived from centuries of evolution in the formation of political groups
-authority tells one to do something and they do it regardless if it aligns with the moral compass.
-they rationalize their actions and blamed the person who ordered them to do action.
-PEOPLE ARE NATURAL CONFORMISTS
Cultural Explanation - correct answers -"nurture vs. nature"
-Political communities are formed and held together on the basis of cultural values transmitted by parents,
schools, churches and the mass media.
Rational Explanation - correct answers -based on the ability to reason.
-Hobbes and Locke held that humans form "civl society" because their powers of reason tell them that it is
much better than anarchy.
, -a political system base on the presumption of human reason stands a better chance of governing justly and
humanely.
Legitimacy - correct answers Mass feeling that the government's rule is rightful and should be obeyed.
Name 3 Politicians - correct answers Hillary Clinton
Sarah Palin
Donald Trump
Name 3 Political Scientists - correct answers Gabriel Almond
Woodrow Wilson
David Easton
Characteristics of a politician - correct answers love power
seek popularity
think practically
hold firm views
seek name recognition
plan for next election
Characteristics of a political scientist - correct answers are skeptical of power
seek accuracy
seek professional prestige
offer many causes
plan for next publication
seek the good of the whole
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