POLI 330N Week 8 Final Exam 5 with Answers
1. (TCO 1) Which best explains the differences between historians and political scientists? (Points : 3)
Historians look for generalizations, and political scientists
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POLI 330N Week 8 Final Exam 5 with Answers
1. (TCO 1) Which best explains the differences between historians and political scientists? (Points : 3)
Historians look for generalizations, and political scientists are reluctant to generalize.
Historians are reluctant to generalize, and political scientists look for generalizations.
Historians are more likely to look for comparisons than political scientists.
Historians tend to focus on nature-based explanations, and political scientists focus on nurture-based explanations.
Question 2. 2. (TCO 1) Which of the following did Machiavelli contribute to the study of politics? (Points : 3)
Social contract theory
The role of power in politics
The role of wealth in society
The connection between race and politics
Question 3. 3. (TCO 1) When people base their views on beliefs that may not be based in reality, they are behaving _____. (Points : 3)
irrationally
rationally
politically
legitimately
Question 4. 4. (TCO 1) A political leaders’ ability to command respect and exercise power is known as _____. (Points : 3)
sovereignty
corruption
authority
legitimacy
Question 5. 5. (TCO 1) Issues related to a border dispute between the United States and Canada would relate to _____. (Points : 3)
sovereignty
authority
legitimacy
monarchy
Question 6. 6. (TCO 1) A(n) _____ is an initial theory a researcher starts with to be proved with evidence. (Points : 3)
quantify
hypothesis
qualify
empirical
Question 7. 7. (TCO 1) When scholars consider various approaches to studying a given topic, they are most concerned with _____. (Points : 3)
reason
balance
theory
rationality
Question 8. 8. (TCO 1) Relating concepts in a way that connects them in an empirical manner is the basis of _____ building. (Points : 3)
scholarship
theory
power
culture
Question 9. 9. (TCO 1) _____ is a subfield of political science. (Points : 3)
Public administration
Anthropology
Biology
Sociology
Question 10. 10. (TCO 1) The notion that politicians think practically and political scientists think abstractly is indicative of which of the following? (Points : 3)
Political scientists often train politicians.
Politicians often train political scientists.
Political scientists and politicians are different in that the former studies the latter.
Political scientists and politicians are often indistinguishable.
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