Question 1

What is inductive reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A) The means by which we go from a hypothesis to studying a number of cases. 
B) The means by which we go from studying a single case to generating a hypothesis. 
C) The means by which we test evidence using logic and mathematics. 
D) The means by which we test evidence using extensive field research. 
E) The means by which we use ideological assumptions to create policy. 
A) The means by which we go from a hypothesis to studying a number of cases. 
B) The means by which we go from studying a single case to generating a hypothesis. 
C) The means by which we test evidence using logic and mathematics. 
D) The means by which we test evidence using extensive field research. 
E) The means by which we use ideological assumptions to create policy.

Question 2

The collapse of communism is important for comparative politics because:

Accepted Answer

A) scholars did not anticipate it, and it called their work to date into question. 
B) many scholars using qualitative methods predicted it, while those using quantitative methods did not. 
C) many scholars using quantitative methods predicted it, while those using qualitative methods did not. 
D) the absence of communism as a point of comparison weakened the field. 
E) it finally put an end to the use of Marxist ideas in the study of comparative politics. 
A) scholars did not anticipate it, and it called their work to date into question. 
B) many scholars using qualitative methods predicted it, while those using quantitative methods did not. 
C) many scholars using quantitative methods predicted it, while those using qualitative methods did not. 
D) the absence of communism as a point of comparison weakened the field. 
E) it finally put an end to the use of Marxist ideas in the study of comparative politics.

Question 3

Politics is defined in our text as the:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an example of an institution found in North America and Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) The army. 
B) Baseball, hockey, or soccer (football). 
C) Restaurants. 
D) Taxation. 
E) Legislature. 
A) The army. 
B) Baseball, hockey, or soccer (football). 
C) Restaurants. 
D) Taxation. 
E) Legislature.

Question 5

The move toward a more scientific approach to political science and comparative politics began:

Accepted Answer

A) with the Renaissance. 
B) at the start of the nineteenth century, alongside the Industrial Revolution. 
C) following World War II. 
D) following the Cold War. 
E) around the time of the U.S.Civil War. 
A) with the Renaissance. 
B) at the start of the nineteenth century, alongside the Industrial Revolution. 
C) following World War II. 
D) following the Cold War. 
E) around the time of the U.S.Civil War.

Question 6

A true comparative approach to politics only emerges with the work of:

Accepted Answer

A) Machiavelli. 
B) Hobbes. 
C) Rousseau. 
D) Montesquieu. 
E) Marx. 
A) Machiavelli. 
B) Hobbes. 
C) Rousseau. 
D) Montesquieu. 
E) Marx.

Question 7

What is deductive reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A) The means by which we go from a hypothesis to studying a number of cases. 
B) The means by which we go from studying a single case to generating a hypothesis. 
C) The means by which we test evidence using logic and mathematics. 
D) The means by which we test evidence using extensive field research. 
E) The means by which we use ideological assumptions to create policy. 
A) The means by which we go from a hypothesis to studying a number of cases. 
B) The means by which we go from studying a single case to generating a hypothesis. 
C) The means by which we test evidence using logic and mathematics. 
D) The means by which we test evidence using extensive field research. 
E) The means by which we use ideological assumptions to create policy.

Question 8

Institutions are important, in part, because they:

Accepted Answer

A) hinder democracy. 
B) command authority and can influence behavior. 
C) threaten personal freedom. 
D) always lead to "red tape" and inferior outcomes. 
E) only exist in wealthy countries. 
A) hinder democracy. 
B) command authority and can influence behavior. 
C) threaten personal freedom. 
D) always lead to "red tape" and inferior outcomes. 
E) only exist in wealthy countries.

Question 9

Approaches like game theory rest on the assumption that humans are:

Accepted Answer

A) rational. 
B) unpredictable. 
C) not comparable across cultures. 
D) only understandable through qualitative research. 
E) malleable. 
A) rational. 
B) unpredictable. 
C) not comparable across cultures. 
D) only understandable through qualitative research. 
E) malleable.

Question 10

Political scientists are limited in their use of the comparative method by:

Accepted Answer

A) the difficulty in controlling variables and a limited number of cases. 
B) the large number of comparable cases and the difficulties in choosing between them. 
C) university restrictions on carrying out field research. 
D) their general reluctance to look at historical factors. 
E) the decline of scholars interested in studying outside of their home country. 
A) the difficulty in controlling variables and a limited number of cases. 
B) the large number of comparable cases and the difficulties in choosing between them. 
C) university restrictions on carrying out field research. 
D) their general reluctance to look at historical factors. 
E) the decline of scholars interested in studying outside of their home country.

What is inductive reasoning?

The collapse of communism is important for comparative politics because:

Politics is defined in our text as the:

Which of the following is NOT an example of an institution found in North America and Europe?

The move toward a more scientific approach to political science and comparative politics began:

A true comparative approach to politics only emerges with the work of:

What is deductive reasoning?

Institutions are important, in part, because they:

Approaches like game theory rest on the assumption that humans are:

Political scientists are limited in their use of the comparative method by:

States

Nations and Society

Political Economy

Democratic Regimes

Nondemocratic Regimes

Political Violence

Advanced Democracies

Communism and Postcommunism

Less-Developed and Newly Industrializing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

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Exam 1: Introduction

What is inductive reasoning?

The collapse of communism is important for comparative politics because:

Politics is defined in our text as the:

Which of the following is NOT an example of an institution found in North America and Europe?

The move toward a more scientific approach to political science and comparative politics began:

A true comparative approach to politics only emerges with the work of:

What is deductive reasoning?

Institutions are important, in part, because they:

Approaches like game theory rest on the assumption that humans are:

Political scientists are limited in their use of the comparative method by:

States

Nations and Society

Political Economy

Democratic Regimes

Nondemocratic Regimes

Political Violence

Advanced Democracies

Communism and Postcommunism

Less-Developed and Newly Industrializing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

Filters