Exam 1: Why Politics Matters

Describe some of the correlations associated with voting behavior in presidential elections over the past two decades. What political generalizations about voting behavior can be made as it relates to race/ethnicity, gender, and education?

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Question 41

Describe three different political systems, economic systems, or political ideologies. What do they have in common? What is different about them?

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Question 42

Ancient political thinkers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle believed which of the following?

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Question 43

According to Aristotle, what political ability is most highly valued because it allows us to put reason into action?

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Question 44

Which of the following disciplines are considered social sciences, and what do they communally seek to understand?

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Question 45

What are the different areas of research in political science? Why are theories such an important part of political science research? Which area of research do you find most compelling, and why?

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Question 46

Why does Aristotle argue that political debate is the most highly valued political skill? What does it take to win a political policy debate? How can learning debate skills influence public policy?

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Question 47

What differences do scholars find between the judicial decisions of men and women justices?

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Question 48

What is the most significant predictor of whether a young person is likely to vote?

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Question 49

Which of the following refers to a person who believes that all government is corrupt and that organized authority should be abolished?

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Question 50

Which of the following is an element of fascism?

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Question 51

How did Harold Lasswell define politics ?

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Question 52

When leverage is gained through the sway of diplomatic and cultural persuasion, the state is using which of the following?

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Question 53

Which of the following refers to an economic system in which the means of production, such as land and factories, are privately owned and operated for profit?

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Question 54

Which of the following statements about voting turnout rates is true?

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Question 55

A political system where a king or queen holds absolute or limited power, usually inherited, is known as what?

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Question 56

In 2011, the grassroots revolt against Middle Eastern autocrats was inspired by which of the following?

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Question 57

Which political belief system holds that war is never justified and that all disputes should be settled peacefully?

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Describe some of the correlations associated with voting behavior in presidential elections over the past two decades. What political generalizations about voting behavior can be made as it relates to race/ethnicity, gender, and education?

Describe three different political systems, economic systems, or political ideologies. What do they have in common? What is different about them?

Ancient political thinkers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle believed which of the following?

According to Aristotle, what political ability is most highly valued because it allows us to put reason into action?

Which of the following disciplines are considered social sciences, and what do they communally seek to understand?

What are the different areas of research in political science? Why are theories such an important part of political science research? Which area of research do you find most compelling, and why?

Why does Aristotle argue that political debate is the most highly valued political skill? What does it take to win a political policy debate? How can learning debate skills influence public policy?

What differences do scholars find between the judicial decisions of men and women justices?

What is the most significant predictor of whether a young person is likely to vote?

Which of the following refers to a person who believes that all government is corrupt and that organized authority should be abolished?

Which of the following is an element of fascism?

How did Harold Lasswell define politics ?

When leverage is gained through the sway of diplomatic and cultural persuasion, the state is using which of the following?

Which of the following refers to an economic system in which the means of production, such as land and factories, are privately owned and operated for profit?

Which of the following statements about voting turnout rates is true?

A political system where a king or queen holds absolute or limited power, usually inherited, is known as what?

In 2011, the grassroots revolt against Middle Eastern autocrats was inspired by which of the following?

Which political belief system holds that war is never justified and that all disputes should be settled peacefully?

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Nationalism and Populism in the United States and Abroad

Authoritarian Systems of Government

Democratic Systems of Government

Comparing Legislatures

Comparing Executives

Comparing Judiciaries

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War, Diplomacy, and the Beginning of International Relations

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