Question 1

The statement 'we ought to obey the state' is a form of which type of political analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Empirical analysis 
B)  Semantic analysis 
C)  Normative analysis 
D)  Behaviouralism 
A)  Empirical analysis 
B)  Semantic analysis 
C)  Normative analysis 
D)  Behaviouralism C

Question 2

'Game Theory' suggests that political actors follow societal mores instead of self-interests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

How did Karl Marx understand politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  As the means by which one class oppresses another. 
B)  As a way of reaching mutually beneficial compromises. 
C)  As the natural product of human competitiveness. 
D)  As an arena for competition between a capitalist and a proletarian party. 
A)  As the means by which one class oppresses another. 
B)  As a way of reaching mutually beneficial compromises. 
C)  As the natural product of human competitiveness. 
D)  As an arena for competition between a capitalist and a proletarian party. A

Question 4

The logical positivists argued that…

Accepted Answer

A)  Meaningful enquiry should contain a mixture of normative and empirical analysis 
B)  Empirical statements are meaningless 
C)  Tautologies are meaningless 
D)  Normative statements are meaningless 
A)  Meaningful enquiry should contain a mixture of normative and empirical analysis 
B)  Empirical statements are meaningless 
C)  Tautologies are meaningless 
D)  Normative statements are meaningless

Question 5

An ontology…

Accepted Answer

A)  Asks what there is to know. 
B)  Acquires knowledge of that which exists. 
C)  Claims that reality is socially constructed. 
D)  Is what we ought to want. 
A)  Asks what there is to know. 
B)  Acquires knowledge of that which exists. 
C)  Claims that reality is socially constructed. 
D)  Is what we ought to want.

Question 6

Which of the following ideas is most associated with Karl Popper?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positivism 
B)  Falsification 
C)  Postmodernism 
D)  Historicism 
A)  Positivism 
B)  Falsification 
C)  Postmodernism 
D)  Historicism

Question 7

How did the American political scientist Harold Lasswell summarize political activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  'The organized power of one class for oppressing another'. 
B)  'Governing mankind by deceiving them'. 
C)  'Who gets what, when and how'. 
D)  'Politics is at the heart of all collective social activity'. 
A)  'The organized power of one class for oppressing another'. 
B)  'Governing mankind by deceiving them'. 
C)  'Who gets what, when and how'. 
D)  'Politics is at the heart of all collective social activity'.

Question 8

Andrew Gamble in his book 'Politics and Fate' argues which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Our fate is out of our control. 
B)  Human will can easily prevail. 
C)  Whilst humans face severe constraints, they can still have some impact on politics. 
D)  Politics is about fate. 
A)  Our fate is out of our control. 
B)  Human will can easily prevail. 
C)  Whilst humans face severe constraints, they can still have some impact on politics. 
D)  Politics is about fate.

Question 9

Deductive approaches tend to be rich in empirical terms but poor in theoretical sense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following authors argue that politics is the art of finding peaceful resolutions to conflict through compromise and the building of consensus? Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bernard Crick 
B)  Gerry Stoker 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Thomas Hobbes 
A)  Bernard Crick 
B)  Gerry Stoker 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Thomas Hobbes

Question 11

A key thesis of the 'end of history' argument is that….

Accepted Answer

A)  No-one believes in ideology any longer. 
B)  Liberal democratic values are dominant. 
C)  Karl Marx was right after all. 
D)  The end of the world is coming. 
A)  No-one believes in ideology any longer. 
B)  Liberal democratic values are dominant. 
C)  Karl Marx was right after all. 
D)  The end of the world is coming.

Question 12

Behaviouralism was most influential…

Accepted Answer

A)  In Britain in the 1950s 
B)  In the United States in the 1970s 
C)  In Italy in the 1930s 
D)  In the United States in the 1960s 
A)  In Britain in the 1950s 
B)  In the United States in the 1970s 
C)  In Italy in the 1930s 
D)  In the United States in the 1960s

Question 13

Correlation and causality can be used interchangeably in political research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

-In stating that the natural scientist, just like the social scientist, is 'socially and politically embedded within a complex
and densely structured institutional and cultural landscape, which they cannot simply escape by climbing the ivory tower of academe to look down with scientific dispassion and disinterest on all they survey', Hay highlights the limitations of value-free research in both natural and social science.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following types of regime did Aristotle regard as ruling in the interests of all?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monarchy 
B)  Tyranny 
C)  Polity 
D)  Democracy 
A)  Monarchy 
B)  Tyranny 
C)  Polity 
D)  Democracy

The statement 'we ought to obey the state' is a form of which type of political analysis?

'Game Theory' suggests that political actors follow societal mores instead of self-interests.

How did Karl Marx understand politics?

The logical positivists argued that…

An ontology…

Which of the following ideas is most associated with Karl Popper?

How did the American political scientist Harold Lasswell summarize political activity?

Andrew Gamble in his book 'Politics and Fate' argues which of the following?

Deductive approaches tend to be rich in empirical terms but poor in theoretical sense.

Which of the following authors argue that politics is the art of finding peaceful resolutions to conflict through compromise and the building of consensus? Please select all that apply.

A key thesis of the 'end of history' argument is that….

Behaviouralism was most influential…

Correlation and causality can be used interchangeably in political research.

Which of the following types of regime did Aristotle regard as ruling in the interests of all?

Politics and the State

Political Power, Authority, and the State

Democracy

Democracies, Democratization, and Authoritarian Regimes

Nations and Nationalism

The Ideal State

Ideologies

Political Economy: National and Global Perspectives

Institutions and States

Laws, Constitutions, and Federalism

Votes, Elections, Legislatures, and Legislators

Political Parties

Executives, Bureaucracies, Policy Studies, and Governance

The Media and Politics

Civil Society, Interest Groups, and Populism

Security and Insecurity

Governance and Organizations in Global Politics

Conclusion

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Exam 1: Introduction: The Nature of Politics and Political Analysis

The statement 'we ought to obey the state' is a form of which type of political analysis?

'Game Theory' suggests that political actors follow societal mores instead of self-interests.

How did Karl Marx understand politics?

The logical positivists argued that…

An ontology…

Which of the following ideas is most associated with Karl Popper?

How did the American political scientist Harold Lasswell summarize political activity?

Andrew Gamble in his book 'Politics and Fate' argues which of the following?

Deductive approaches tend to be rich in empirical terms but poor in theoretical sense.

Which of the following authors argue that politics is the art of finding peaceful resolutions to conflict through compromise and the building of consensus? Please select all that apply.

A key thesis of the 'end of history' argument is that….

Behaviouralism was most influential…

Correlation and causality can be used interchangeably in political research.

Which of the following types of regime did Aristotle regard as ruling in the interests of all?

Politics and the State

Political Power, Authority, and the State

Democracy

Democracies, Democratization, and Authoritarian Regimes

Nations and Nationalism

The Ideal State

Ideologies

Political Economy: National and Global Perspectives

Institutions and States

Laws, Constitutions, and Federalism

Votes, Elections, Legislatures, and Legislators

Political Parties

Executives, Bureaucracies, Policy Studies, and Governance

The Media and Politics

Civil Society, Interest Groups, and Populism

Security and Insecurity

Governance and Organizations in Global Politics

Conclusion

Filters