Exam 1: Politics and Political Science

Issues related to a border dispute between the United States and Canada would relate to __________.

Machiavelli is associated with the concept of __________.

The statement, "Man is by nature a political animal" is attributed to __________.

How might a political scientist use a study of 19ᵗʰ Century Britain in their research?

Is the public rational? How might the public utilize rationality today?

Politicians often see more causes for political phenomena than political scientists.

Political Science is a(n) __________ discipline and utilizes both quantitative and qualitative data.

Aristotle's view that humans live naturally in herds is most related to what explanation for political power?

__________ is the use of public office for private gain.

The term for measuring with numbers is __________.

__________ is a subfield of political science.

How can Politics be treated as a science?

How is politics seen as the struggle for power? How can this be problematic?

If a political leader convinces the public to support legislation that is against their own interests, they are behaving irrationally.

When people base their views on beliefs that may not be based in reality, they are behaving __________.

A __________ approach to power might examine whether people have a genetic predisposition to join with other people with similar views.

Which are both True for most political scientists?

How might corruption undermine legitimacy?

Which of the following explanations of power might examine the tolerance of individuals?

The techniques for studying questions objectively is most associated with the term __________.