INTRO TO POSC EXAM QUESTIONS ND ANSWERS
Political analysis - Answers - to assess the accuracies of statements about the political
world are known as?
politics defined - Answers - the exercise of power, public allocation of things that are
valued, the resolution of conflict, and all of the above
normative statements - Answers - clinging to assumptions that certain choices and
actions are more desirable than others are known as?
the ideal for what should be - Answers - normative knowledge indicates the norm or
most commonly held to view?
self evident - Answers - an auditory truth is one that is?
that there are universal principles of political good which can be discovered by rational
thought - Answers - classical or Aristotle view of political science is?
Generalizations - Answers - in political science a theory is?
Urban Politics - Answers - which of the following is NOT a political subfield?
Political Theory - Answers - which of the following areas of political analysis differs from
the other?
lacks statistical methods for analyzing data - Answers - which of the following is NOT a
criticism of political science as a science?
society - Answers - which of the following is NOT a part of the germane of micropolitics?
affective orientation - Answers - the feelings or emotions invoked by political
phenomena constitutes an individual's?
the configuration of a political orientation among a people's of a society - Answers - the
political culture of a society can be defined as?
survey research - Answers - the systematic method for establishing the nature of a
political culture is based on?
all of the above - Answers - which of these have been studied as a shortcoming of
Almond/Verba's study of political culture?
operationalizing variables - Answers - defining how the concepts will be identified in
empirical research study's
, freedom of expression - Answers - according to Inglehart the core post-materialistic
values include which of the following?
conservatism - Answers - which of the following ideologies place particular importance
on stability, traditions, and loyalty to GOD and country?
Classical Liberalism - Answers - Which if the following ideologies advocates, individuals
freedom, limited government and laissez-faire economics?
descriptions of how politics ought to be - Answers - political ideologies are primarily
which of the following?
The Gallop Pole - Answers - which of the following are least likely to be source of
normative political statements?
commonly held beliefs - Answers - which of the following is NOT characteristic of the
scientific method?
examine existing evidence - Answers - the first step into applying the scientific method
is to?
accurate - Answers - in applying the scientific method reliable evidence is?
values - Answers - a framework that gives organization and direction to a given area of
scientific investigation has all but?
normative questions - Answers - according to Matt Faber the scientific method can NOT
provide answers to?
position, friends, revered leaders and all of the above - Answers - knowledge about
politics based on authority may include which of the following sources?
Extensive government intervention and policies that decrease equality of conditions -
Answers - which of the following refers to the contemporary definition of liberals in the
United States?
the environment - Answers - according to Marx what primarily determines an individuals
attitude and behavior?
Marxist-Leninist - Answers - which of the following ideologies particularly emphasizes
that humans can be substantially altered by their environment?
conservatism - Answers - which of the following ideologies is especially suspicious of
reason?
Political analysis - Answers - to assess the accuracies of statements about the political
world are known as?
politics defined - Answers - the exercise of power, public allocation of things that are
valued, the resolution of conflict, and all of the above
normative statements - Answers - clinging to assumptions that certain choices and
actions are more desirable than others are known as?
the ideal for what should be - Answers - normative knowledge indicates the norm or
most commonly held to view?
self evident - Answers - an auditory truth is one that is?
that there are universal principles of political good which can be discovered by rational
thought - Answers - classical or Aristotle view of political science is?
Generalizations - Answers - in political science a theory is?
Urban Politics - Answers - which of the following is NOT a political subfield?
Political Theory - Answers - which of the following areas of political analysis differs from
the other?
lacks statistical methods for analyzing data - Answers - which of the following is NOT a
criticism of political science as a science?
society - Answers - which of the following is NOT a part of the germane of micropolitics?
affective orientation - Answers - the feelings or emotions invoked by political
phenomena constitutes an individual's?
the configuration of a political orientation among a people's of a society - Answers - the
political culture of a society can be defined as?
survey research - Answers - the systematic method for establishing the nature of a
political culture is based on?
all of the above - Answers - which of these have been studied as a shortcoming of
Almond/Verba's study of political culture?
operationalizing variables - Answers - defining how the concepts will be identified in
empirical research study's
, freedom of expression - Answers - according to Inglehart the core post-materialistic
values include which of the following?
conservatism - Answers - which of the following ideologies place particular importance
on stability, traditions, and loyalty to GOD and country?
Classical Liberalism - Answers - Which if the following ideologies advocates, individuals
freedom, limited government and laissez-faire economics?
descriptions of how politics ought to be - Answers - political ideologies are primarily
which of the following?
The Gallop Pole - Answers - which of the following are least likely to be source of
normative political statements?
commonly held beliefs - Answers - which of the following is NOT characteristic of the
scientific method?
examine existing evidence - Answers - the first step into applying the scientific method
is to?
accurate - Answers - in applying the scientific method reliable evidence is?
values - Answers - a framework that gives organization and direction to a given area of
scientific investigation has all but?
normative questions - Answers - according to Matt Faber the scientific method can NOT
provide answers to?
position, friends, revered leaders and all of the above - Answers - knowledge about
politics based on authority may include which of the following sources?
Extensive government intervention and policies that decrease equality of conditions -
Answers - which of the following refers to the contemporary definition of liberals in the
United States?
the environment - Answers - according to Marx what primarily determines an individuals
attitude and behavior?
Marxist-Leninist - Answers - which of the following ideologies particularly emphasizes
that humans can be substantially altered by their environment?
conservatism - Answers - which of the following ideologies is especially suspicious of
reason?
