PSC 3304: Exam One questions with
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Comparative Politics
study of politics within countries/nations
What is the scientific method in order?
Question, Theory, Hypotheses, Test Hypothesis, Evaluate
Theory
Set of logical and consistent statements that tell us why things that we observe occur.
Critical Test
Testing two theories at a time.
Necessary Condition
a circumstance in whose absence the even in question cannot occur
Sufficient Condition
Circumstance in whose presence the event in question must occur.
, Necessary and Sufficient Conditions
circumstance in whose absence the event will not occur and in whose presence must occur
Method of Agreement
Find necessary condition by observing countries that agree on the outcome.
Method of Difference
Tells us to look for some factor present on some occasion when E occurs and absent on an
otherwise similar occasion when it does not..
Assumptions of Mill's Methods
1. causal process must be deterministic.
2. causal factors must be independent of each other.
3. there can only be one cause
4. we have identified all possible causes/factors
5. we have observed all phenomena
What is a state?
A state is an entity that uses coercion and threat of force to govern the people in a given
territory.
verified answers passed
Comparative Politics
study of politics within countries/nations
What is the scientific method in order?
Question, Theory, Hypotheses, Test Hypothesis, Evaluate
Theory
Set of logical and consistent statements that tell us why things that we observe occur.
Critical Test
Testing two theories at a time.
Necessary Condition
a circumstance in whose absence the even in question cannot occur
Sufficient Condition
Circumstance in whose presence the event in question must occur.
, Necessary and Sufficient Conditions
circumstance in whose absence the event will not occur and in whose presence must occur
Method of Agreement
Find necessary condition by observing countries that agree on the outcome.
Method of Difference
Tells us to look for some factor present on some occasion when E occurs and absent on an
otherwise similar occasion when it does not..
Assumptions of Mill's Methods
1. causal process must be deterministic.
2. causal factors must be independent of each other.
3. there can only be one cause
4. we have identified all possible causes/factors
5. we have observed all phenomena
What is a state?
A state is an entity that uses coercion and threat of force to govern the people in a given
territory.
