Question 1

A greater focus on individual freedom is most likely to require

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A) a smaller role for the state. 
B) a larger role for the state. 
C) greater civic responsibility. 
D) more political parties. 
A) a smaller role for the state. 
B) a larger role for the state. 
C) greater civic responsibility. 
D) more political parties. A

Question 2

Endogeneity refers to the

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A) problem of distinguishing cause from effect. 
B) use of methods from psychology to better understand comparative politics. 
C) problem that some political questions may not have answers. 
D) use of research from biology or other sciences to study human behavior. 
A) problem of distinguishing cause from effect. 
B) use of methods from psychology to better understand comparative politics. 
C) problem that some political questions may not have answers. 
D) use of research from biology or other sciences to study human behavior. A

Question 3

In which of the following ways can multicausality affect comparative politics research?

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A) It reduces limits to information and information-gathering procedures. 
B) It allows comparative politics researchers to make more accurate predictions about real-world phenomena. 
C) It complicates the comparative method and makes it more difficult to develop concrete explanations about real-world phenomena. 
D) It helps provide a wider number of cases for researchers to study. 
A) It reduces limits to information and information-gathering procedures. 
B) It allows comparative politics researchers to make more accurate predictions about real-world phenomena. 
C) It complicates the comparative method and makes it more difficult to develop concrete explanations about real-world phenomena. 
D) It helps provide a wider number of cases for researchers to study. C

Question 4

Which of the following could be considered a major challenge faced by political scientists in their use of the comparative method?

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A) tendency of researchers to focus on too broad a geographic area 
B) difficulty in choosing from among a large number of comparable cases 
C) general reluctance to look at historical factors 
D) difficulty in controlling variables 
A) tendency of researchers to focus on too broad a geographic area 
B) difficulty in choosing from among a large number of comparable cases 
C) general reluctance to look at historical factors 
D) difficulty in controlling variables

Question 5

In which of the following ways were behaviorialism and modernization theory similar?

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A) They both constituted a set of hypotheses about how countries develop. 
B) They both rejected the study of politics as a means to generate specific policy outcomes. 
C) They both attempted to broaden comparative politics outside of the European model. 
D) They both constituted new,more scientific attempts to study politics. 
A) They both constituted a set of hypotheses about how countries develop. 
B) They both rejected the study of politics as a means to generate specific policy outcomes. 
C) They both attempted to broaden comparative politics outside of the European model. 
D) They both constituted new,more scientific attempts to study politics.

Question 6

Which of the following would be an example of selection bias?

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A) studying revolutions by looking at cases with outcomes of revolution and non-revolution 
B) only studying evidence consistent with your political ideology 
C) studying the causes of democracy by looking only at cases with outcomes of democracy 
D) studying religiosity to see if it is correlated with postcolonial regimes 
A) studying revolutions by looking at cases with outcomes of revolution and non-revolution 
B) only studying evidence consistent with your political ideology 
C) studying the causes of democracy by looking only at cases with outcomes of democracy 
D) studying religiosity to see if it is correlated with postcolonial regimes

Question 7

In which of the following ways does quantitative research differ from qualitative research?

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A) It is more likely to have a specific geographic focus. 
B) It is more likely to use inductive reasoning. 
C) It favors a wider use of cases not restricted by area specialization. 
D) Its variables tend to be less rigorously defined. 
A) It is more likely to have a specific geographic focus. 
B) It is more likely to use inductive reasoning. 
C) It favors a wider use of cases not restricted by area specialization. 
D) Its variables tend to be less rigorously defined.

Question 8

The shift in comparative politics away from political institutions (such as legislatures and constitutions)and toward individual political behavior is known as the

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A) analytical revolt. 
B) statistical turn. 
C) behavioral revolution. 
D) causal transformation. 
A) analytical revolt. 
B) statistical turn. 
C) behavioral revolution. 
D) causal transformation.

Question 9

Which of the following events marked a major turning point in the field of comparative politics?

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A) World War I,World War II,and the Cold War 
B) the Great Depression 
C) the American Civil War and Reconstruction 
D) the United Nations and NATO 
A) World War I,World War II,and the Cold War 
B) the Great Depression 
C) the American Civil War and Reconstruction 
D) the United Nations and NATO

Question 10

Discuss the emergence of and basic characteristics of modernization theory and behavioralism.How do the two approaches in comparative politics differ from each other,and how are they similar?

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A good answer will briefly summarize the

Question 11

Which of the following statements best describes the current trend in comparative politics research?

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A) There is discussion of moving away from predictive models toward a more historical-cultural approach to establish trends and patterns. 
B) An evolution toward models that analyze politics and compare its role in different countries-inductively,deductively,qualitatively,and quantitatively-is well under way. 
C) There has been a strong trend in comparative politics toward using quantitative methodologies to the near-total exclusion of qualitative methods. 
D) More comparative politics scholars are using a mixed-method approach to conducting research. 
A) There is discussion of moving away from predictive models toward a more historical-cultural approach to establish trends and patterns. 
B) An evolution toward models that analyze politics and compare its role in different countries-inductively,deductively,qualitatively,and quantitatively-is well under way. 
C) There has been a strong trend in comparative politics toward using quantitative methodologies to the near-total exclusion of qualitative methods. 
D) More comparative politics scholars are using a mixed-method approach to conducting research.

Question 12

What is inductive reasoning?

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A) starting from a hypothesis,then seeking out the evidence 
B) starting from a single case,then generating a hypothesis 
C) the process of testing evidence using extensive field research 
D) using ideological assumptions to create policy 
A) starting from a hypothesis,then seeking out the evidence 
B) starting from a single case,then generating a hypothesis 
C) the process of testing evidence using extensive field research 
D) using ideological assumptions to create policy

Question 13

Which of the following is true of the concept of political institutions?

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A) Strong institutions generate good norms and values;weak institutions generate negative or destructive ones. 
B) U.S.democracy is an institution in both the formal and informal sense. 
C) Most countries lack common formal political institutions. 
D) When taxation is "institutionalized," tax evasion often increases as a result. 
A) Strong institutions generate good norms and values;weak institutions generate negative or destructive ones. 
B) U.S.democracy is an institution in both the formal and informal sense. 
C) Most countries lack common formal political institutions. 
D) When taxation is "institutionalized," tax evasion often increases as a result.

Question 14

In which of the following ways did behavioralism differ from modernization theory?

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A) It was more of a methodology than a set of hypotheses. 
B) It put less emphasis on empirical,data-driven research. 
C) It demonstrated a narrower geographic range of interest. 
D) It put greater emphasis on the historical evolution of political institutions. 
A) It was more of a methodology than a set of hypotheses. 
B) It put less emphasis on empirical,data-driven research. 
C) It demonstrated a narrower geographic range of interest. 
D) It put greater emphasis on the historical evolution of political institutions.

Question 15

What is the difference between deductive and inductive reasoning? Why are both forms of reasoning important in determining correlations and/or causal relationships in comparative politics?

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A good answer will define inductive as s

Question 16

In case study research,one problem that may emerge is choosing only cases that match the expected results of the research question.This is known as

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A) choice limiting. 
B) inference liability. 
C) selection bias. 
D) norm bounding. 
A) choice limiting. 
B) inference liability. 
C) selection bias. 
D) norm bounding.

Question 17

Why is it difficult to create a science of comparative politics? Is it because this area of study is relatively new,or are there fundamental obstacles that will always limit what we can know based on the comparative method?

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A good answer will discuss a significant

Question 18

One big rift within the study of comparative politics is

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A) poststructuralism versus critical realism. 
B) epistemology versus ontology. 
C) quantitative versus qualitative research. 
D) structural versus agent-centered research. 
A) poststructuralism versus critical realism. 
B) epistemology versus ontology. 
C) quantitative versus qualitative research. 
D) structural versus agent-centered research.

Question 19

Politics is defined as the

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A) battle over economic resources and their use. 
B) struggle in any group for the power to make decisions for the larger group. 
C) ability to impose your values on others. 
D) relationship between international actors. 
A) battle over economic resources and their use. 
B) struggle in any group for the power to make decisions for the larger group. 
C) ability to impose your values on others. 
D) relationship between international actors.

Question 20

Modernization theory can be defined as the view that

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A) as societies develop,they will become capitalist democracies,converging around shared values. 
B) each country and region will likely take a different route to modernization. 
C) significant social and economic change is possible only through revolution. 
D) the only way to modernize is to apply scientific methods to social and economic problems. 
A) as societies develop,they will become capitalist democracies,converging around shared values. 
B) each country and region will likely take a different route to modernization. 
C) significant social and economic change is possible only through revolution. 
D) the only way to modernize is to apply scientific methods to social and economic problems.

Exam 1: Introduction

A greater focus on individual freedom is most likely to require

Endogeneity refers to the

In which of the following ways can multicausality affect comparative politics research?

Which of the following could be considered a major challenge faced by political scientists in their use of the comparative method?

In which of the following ways were behaviorialism and modernization theory similar?

Which of the following would be an example of selection bias?

In which of the following ways does quantitative research differ from qualitative research?

The shift in comparative politics away from political institutions (such as legislatures and constitutions)and toward individual political behavior is known as the

Which of the following events marked a major turning point in the field of comparative politics?

Discuss the emergence of and basic characteristics of modernization theory and behavioralism.How do the two approaches in comparative politics differ from each other,and how are they similar?

Which of the following statements best describes the current trend in comparative politics research?

What is inductive reasoning?

Which of the following is true of the concept of political institutions?

In which of the following ways did behavioralism differ from modernization theory?

What is the difference between deductive and inductive reasoning? Why are both forms of reasoning important in determining correlations and/or causal relationships in comparative politics?

In case study research,one problem that may emerge is choosing only cases that match the expected results of the research question.This is known as

Why is it difficult to create a science of comparative politics? Is it because this area of study is relatively new,or are there fundamental obstacles that will always limit what we can know based on the comparative method?

One big rift within the study of comparative politics is

Politics is defined as the

Modernization theory can be defined as the view that

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