POLS 2200 exam 1 Question and answers already passed
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POLS 2200 exam 1 Question and answers already passed
Comparative politics - correct answer the study and comparison of politics across different political systems (states). Topics include elections, political culture, judicial systems, etc
International relations - correct answer the stu...
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Comparative politics - correct answer ✔the study and comparison of politics
across different political systems (states). Topics include elections, political
culture, judicial systems, etc
International relations - correct answer ✔the study of relations between
states. Topics include war, trade, foreign aid, etc.
Politics - correct answer ✔struggle for power, for decision-making.
Determines who gets what, when and how
Institution - correct answer ✔organizations or activities that provide rules,
norms, and structure for politics
Power - correct answer ✔ability to influence or impose one's will upon others
Comparative method - correct answer ✔Need a research question to serve
as a guide. Use inductive reasoning or deductive reasoning.
Inductive reasoning - correct answer ✔have a case, get your hypothesis
from that
Deductive reasoning - correct answer ✔start with the hypothesis to get to
your case
traditional - correct answer ✔long-established customs, habits and social
structures. When power passes from one generation to another
, Modernization theory - correct answer ✔as societies developed they would
become more alike (capitalism and democracy)
Behavioral revolution - correct answer ✔studies of individual behavior that
could be applied across countries using the scientific method and statistical
research
Qualitative - correct answer ✔in depth study of a limited number of cases
Quantitative - correct answer ✔statistical method for a large number of cases
Rational choice - correct answer ✔assumes that individuals weight cost and
benefits in choosing to act and seek to maximize benefits
Formal - correct answer ✔institution based upon sanctioned rules (electoral
college)
Informal - correct answer ✔unwritten or unofficial rules (political culture)
Freedom - correct answer ✔an individuals ability to act independently
without fear of restriction or punishment by the state or other individuals
Equality - correct answer ✔a shared standard of living shared by individuals
within a community, society, or country
State - correct answer ✔an organization that maintains a monopoly of
violence over a territory/ a set of political institutions to generate and execute
policy regarding freedom and equality
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