Question 1

A major criticism of comparative politics at the turn of the twentieth century was that it:

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A) focused too strongly on religious explanations. 
B) was descriptive rather than explanatory. 
C) was too quantitative. 
D) was too broad in geographic scope. 
E) was too focused on postrevolutionary states. 
A) focused too strongly on religious explanations. 
B) was descriptive rather than explanatory. 
C) was too quantitative. 
D) was too broad in geographic scope. 
E) was too focused on postrevolutionary states.

Question 2

Recent discussions of the future of comparative politics and political science have called for:

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A) a greater connection to real-world concerns and contribution to the ideals of civic life. 
B) a greater use of social media to promote findings. 
C) a greater focus on the relationship between politics and environmental change. 
D) a greater distance between scholarship and real-world politics in order to remain objective. 
E) making comparative politics a field of history rather than of political science. 
A) a greater connection to real-world concerns and contribution to the ideals of civic life. 
B) a greater use of social media to promote findings. 
C) a greater focus on the relationship between politics and environmental change. 
D) a greater distance between scholarship and real-world politics in order to remain objective. 
E) making comparative politics a field of history rather than of political science.

Question 3

Which of the following statements about game theory is accurate?

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A) It assumes rational, predictable behavior by individual human beings. 
B) It is most closely associated with qualitative methods of research. 
C) Its primary political actor of focus is the institution. 
D) It considers cultural factors to be a major determinant of human political choices. 
E) It demonstrates a bias against western political thought. 
A) It assumes rational, predictable behavior by individual human beings. 
B) It is most closely associated with qualitative methods of research. 
C) Its primary political actor of focus is the institution. 
D) It considers cultural factors to be a major determinant of human political choices. 
E) It demonstrates a bias against western political thought.

Question 4

Should comparative politics simply describe and explain politics around the world, or should it seek solutions to political problems? What might be some of the benefits or dangers of the latter approach?

Accepted Answer

Comparative politics should not simply d

Question 5

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 helps provide a wider number of cases for researchers to study. 
D) It encourages research to lean more toward the quantitative method. 
E) It complicates the comparative method and makes it more difficult to develop concrete explanations about real-world phenomena. 
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 helps provide a wider number of cases for researchers to study. 
D) It encourages research to lean more toward the quantitative method. 
E) It complicates the comparative method and makes it more difficult to develop concrete explanations about real-world phenomena.

Question 6

What changes in the world, and in the United States' place within it, helped give rise to modernization theory and behavioralism in comparative politics? How do the two approaches differ from each other, and how are they similar?

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Modernization theory and behavioralism i

Question 7

What is inductive reasoning?

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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 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 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

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

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

Question 9

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 constituted new, more scientific attempts to study politics. 
D) They both constituted a set of methods about how to approach politics. 
E) They both attempted to broaden comparative politics outside of the European model. 
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 constituted new, more scientific attempts to study politics. 
D) They both constituted a set of methods about how to approach politics. 
E) They both attempted to broaden comparative politics outside of the European model.

Question 10

In case study research, one problem that can emerge is the choosing of only cases that match the expected results of the research question, or what is known as:

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

Question 11

What is deductive reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A) the means by which we go from a hypothesis to studying evidence 
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 evidence 
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 12

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

Question 13

How strongly is democracy institutionalized in your country? Has its level of institutionalization changed over time, and how difficult would it be to de-institutionalize democracy? What formal structures support its institutionalization?

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The answer of How strongly is democracy institutionalized in your...

Question 14

A greater focus on individual freedom is most likely to require:

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A) a smaller state. 
B) a larger state. 
C) political violence. 
D) civic responsibility. 
E) political parties. 
A) a smaller state. 
B) a larger state. 
C) political violence. 
D) civic responsibility. 
E) political parties.

Question 15

Which of the following statements about the current institutional approach to comparative politics is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) It merges the core characteristics of modernization theory and behavioralism. 
B) It rejects the value of individual political behavior in shaping politics. 
C) It has adopted the basic tenets of modernization theory and supported them empirically. 
D) It shares an emphasis on the importance of institutions with pre-1950s comparative politics research. 
E) It differs from behavioralism in its rejection of cause-and-effect relationships. 
A) It merges the core characteristics of modernization theory and behavioralism. 
B) It rejects the value of individual political behavior in shaping politics. 
C) It has adopted the basic tenets of modernization theory and supported them empirically. 
D) It shares an emphasis on the importance of institutions with pre-1950s comparative politics research. 
E) It differs from behavioralism in its rejection of cause-and-effect relationships.

A major criticism of comparative politics at the turn of the twentieth century was that it:

Recent discussions of the future of comparative politics and political science have called for:

Which of the following statements about game theory is accurate?

Should comparative politics simply describe and explain politics around the world, or should it seek solutions to political problems? What might be some of the benefits or dangers of the latter approach?

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

What changes in the world, and in the United States' place within it, helped give rise to modernization theory and behavioralism in comparative politics? How do the two approaches differ from each other, and how are they similar?

What is inductive reasoning?

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

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

In case study research, one problem that can emerge is the choosing of only cases that match the expected results of the research question, or what is known as:

What is deductive reasoning?

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

How strongly is democracy institutionalized in your country? Has its level of institutionalization changed over time, and how difficult would it be to de-institutionalize democracy? What formal structures support its institutionalization?

A greater focus on individual freedom is most likely to require:

Which of the following statements about the current institutional approach to comparative politics is accurate?

States

Nations and Society

Political Economy

Democratic Regimes

Nondemocratic Regimes

Political Violence

Developed Democracies

Communism and Postcommunism

Developing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

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Exam 1: Introduction

A major criticism of comparative politics at the turn of the twentieth century was that it:

Recent discussions of the future of comparative politics and political science have called for:

Which of the following statements about game theory is accurate?

Should comparative politics simply describe and explain politics around the world, or should it seek solutions to political problems? What might be some of the benefits or dangers of the latter approach?

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

What changes in the world, and in the United States' place within it, helped give rise to modernization theory and behavioralism in comparative politics? How do the two approaches differ from each other, and how are they similar?

What is inductive reasoning?

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

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

In case study research, one problem that can emerge is the choosing of only cases that match the expected results of the research question, or what is known as:

What is deductive reasoning?

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

How strongly is democracy institutionalized in your country? Has its level of institutionalization changed over time, and how difficult would it be to de-institutionalize democracy? What formal structures support its institutionalization?

A greater focus on individual freedom is most likely to require:

Which of the following statements about the current institutional approach to comparative politics is accurate?

States

Nations and Society

Political Economy

Democratic Regimes

Nondemocratic Regimes

Political Violence

Developed Democracies

Communism and Postcommunism

Developing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

Filters