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Comparative Politics The subfield of political science that aims to analyze multiple cases using
comparative methods
Open-Ended Question A question that, in principle, is open to numerous possible answers
Empirical Drawn from observation of the World
Normative Concerned with specifying which practice or institution is morally or ethically
justified
Concepts An Idea comparativists use to think about the processes we study.
Conceptualization The deliberate process through which we create and select social-scientific
concepts.
Sartori's Ladder of Abstraction The idea that we can organize concepts on the basis of their specificity or
generality.
Operationalization The process through which we make a concept measurable.
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Comparative Government
Test – Complete Study
Guide, Practice Questions,
and Exam Review
1 Guidehttps://www.stuvia.com/dashboard!@_)#*)(@$)($@*($@)($@*_
Page 1 of 11 Page 1
, Comparative Government Test 2026-04-10 Comparative Government Test.pdf
Comparative Politics The subfield of political science that aims to analyze multiple cases using
comparative methods
Open-Ended Question A question that, in principle, is open to numerous possible answers
Empirical Drawn from observation of the World
Normative Concerned with specifying which practice or institution is morally or ethically
justified
Concepts An Idea comparativists use to think about the processes we study.
Conceptualization The deliberate process through which we create and select social-scientific
concepts.
Sartori's Ladder of Abstraction The idea that we can organize concepts on the basis of their specificity or
generality.
Operationalization The process through which we make a concept measurable.
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