Exam 1: Politics and Political Science

__________ is a subfield of political science.

The fact that the United States has different tax rates for different levels of income relates to which of the following phrases?

The famous Milgram study that asked subjects to administer electrical shocks is associated with what kind of power?

As a __________,Machiavelli argued that leaders needed power to achieve any of their goals.

Although they seized __________,the Taliban regime in Afghanistan lacked __________.

Aristotle's view that,like herd animals,humans naturally live in groups is most related to which kind of explanation for political power?

Which of the following statements is true of most politicians?

Politics could be considered the "master science" because it __________.

Description of political phenomena often lacks __________.

Rousseau had a more optimistic view of the "state of nature" than Locke and Hobbes did.

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

Although political scientists must have some natural interest in their subjects,proper __________ is not biased.

Some political scientists have inferred totalitarian themes in Rousseau's idea of __________.

Which of the following examples most clearly illustrates an application of anthropology to political science?

Max Weber would most likely advocate which of the following approaches?

The subfield of international relations most directly includes the study of __________.

Voting for someone who is charismatic but whose policies might not benefit you would be considered __________ behavior.

What kind of research findings did Max Weber think should be discarded?

Which of the following approaches to political analysis might consider the degree to which people are tolerant of other ideas and religions?

When scholars consider various approaches to studying a given topic,they are most concerned with __________.