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PLS 200 Exam 1 Questions with complete solution One way of defining politics is the making of a common decision through the use of power - correct answer True A good hypothesis must be testable, but does not need to be falsifiable - correct answer False, a good hypothesis must be falsifi...

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PLS 200 Exam 1 Questions with
complete solution
One way of defining politics is the making of a common decision through the
use of power - correct answer ✔True


A good hypothesis must be testable, but does not need to be falsifiable -
correct answer ✔False, a good hypothesis must be falsifiable


Politics should not be studied using the scientific method - correct answer
✔False, it should


Political science is about researchers giving their opinions about politics -
correct answer ✔False, it is the study of politics. It does not involve opinions


Power is the ability of one person to cause another to do what the first wishes,
but whatever means necessary - correct answer ✔True


Coercion alone does not explain the basis of power - correct answer ✔True.
There is more to power than coercion. (Coercion means force)


We should not underestimate the importance of habit in maintaining
governments in power - correct answer ✔True


Positive theorists express what IS, while normative theorists express what
ought TO BE - correct answer ✔True


Ideologies help individuals make sense of politics and gather allies for public
arrangement - 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... They work to keep gov't regulation to a minimum


American conservatism is an offshoot of classic conservatism - correct
answer ✔False, they are both separate entities


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... remember the chart we looked at in class... Today, we have
more EXTREME values


Classic conservatism emphasizes the importance of hierarchy and
acceptance of class and other forms of domination - correct answer ✔True


Socialism offers a more rigid interpretation of marxist thought on communism -
correct answer ✔False, it's the other way around... Communism was
invented after... Socialism existed before


The treaty of Westphalia set a precedent for states to not get involved in the
affairs of other states - correct answer ✔True... This was a major precedent
that the treaty set

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