CPO 2001 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2024-
2025
Politics
the struggle in an y group that will give one or more persons the ability to make
decisions for the larger group
power
the ability to influence others or impose one's will on them
Inductive reasoning
research that works from case studies in order to generate hypotheses
Deductive reasoning
research that works from a hypothesis that is then tested against data
Correlation
the apparent relationship between two or more variables; not the same as
causation
,casual relationship
cause and effect; when a change in one variable causes a change in the other
selection bias
a focus on effects rather than causes, which can lead to inaccurate conclusions
about correlation or causation
endogeneity
the issue that cause and effect are often not clear
modernization theory
a theory asserting that as societies developed, they would take on a set of
common characteristics, including democracy and capitalism
formal institutions
based on sanctioned rules and are clear
informal institutions
,unwritten and unofficial, but still powerful
state
the organization that maintains a monopoly of force over a territory
sovereignty
the ability to carry out actions and policies within a territory
regime
the fundamental rules and norms of politics; embodies long-term goals that guide
the state in matters of freedom and equality; where power should reside, and
how power should be used
government
the leadership that runs the state
increasing order of institutionalization
government, regime, state
, country
the political system that combines the three entities (state, government, and
regime), as well as the people who live within that system
legitimacy
a value where something or someone is recognized and accepted as right and
proper
traditional legitimacy
rests on the idea that someone or something is valid because they have been built
over a long period of time; built on history and continuity
charismatic legitimacy
relies on the power of ideas or beliefs instead of history and continuity
rational-legal legitimacy
based on a system of laws and procedures and are presumed to be neutral or
rational
federalism
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2024-
2025
Politics
the struggle in an y group that will give one or more persons the ability to make
decisions for the larger group
power
the ability to influence others or impose one's will on them
Inductive reasoning
research that works from case studies in order to generate hypotheses
Deductive reasoning
research that works from a hypothesis that is then tested against data
Correlation
the apparent relationship between two or more variables; not the same as
causation
,casual relationship
cause and effect; when a change in one variable causes a change in the other
selection bias
a focus on effects rather than causes, which can lead to inaccurate conclusions
about correlation or causation
endogeneity
the issue that cause and effect are often not clear
modernization theory
a theory asserting that as societies developed, they would take on a set of
common characteristics, including democracy and capitalism
formal institutions
based on sanctioned rules and are clear
informal institutions
,unwritten and unofficial, but still powerful
state
the organization that maintains a monopoly of force over a territory
sovereignty
the ability to carry out actions and policies within a territory
regime
the fundamental rules and norms of politics; embodies long-term goals that guide
the state in matters of freedom and equality; where power should reside, and
how power should be used
government
the leadership that runs the state
increasing order of institutionalization
government, regime, state
, country
the political system that combines the three entities (state, government, and
regime), as well as the people who live within that system
legitimacy
a value where something or someone is recognized and accepted as right and
proper
traditional legitimacy
rests on the idea that someone or something is valid because they have been built
over a long period of time; built on history and continuity
charismatic legitimacy
relies on the power of ideas or beliefs instead of history and continuity
rational-legal legitimacy
based on a system of laws and procedures and are presumed to be neutral or
rational
federalism
