POLI 105 MIDTERM REVIEW QUESTIONS
All political behavior is based on ________.
a) individual behavior
b) national behavior
c) party behavior
d) group behavior - Answers - a) individual behavior
Empirical political science seeks to ________.
a) explain and predict
b) analyze and postulate
c) experiment and inoculate
d) hypothesize and extrapolate - Answers - a) explain and predict
Facts are _________.
a) tell us what is right and wrong
b) exist but may be disputed
c) are determined by those in power
d) are based on political ideology - Answers - b) exist but may be disputed
Generalizations are __________.
a) are always true
b) are never right
c) can be useful if frequently true
d) are always harmful - Answers - c) can be useful if frequently true
Hypotheses are ________.
a) statements of research methods
b) principles that guide research
c) tentative statements about reality
d) statements that are proven to be true - Answers - c) tentative statements about reality
Normative political science seeks to understand political ________.
a) "meanings, purposes, and goals "
b) "attributes, inferences, and consequences "
c) "beliefs, attitudes, and preferences"
d) "heroes, villains, and enablers" - Answers - a) "meanings, purposes, and goals "
One of the main sources of political conflict is ________.
a) plentiful opportunities
b) scarce resources
c) complex systems
,d) multiple groups - Answers - b) scarce resources
Perhaps the most important set of rules for any institution is ________.
a) its code of conduct
b) its constitution
c) its judicial guide
d) Robert's Rules of Order - Answers - b) its constitution
Political events involve ________.
a) "guidelines, reality, and prerogatives "
b) "procedures, educated guesses, and rules "
c) "rules, reality, and choices "
d) "directions, procedures, and choices" - Answers - c) "rules, reality, and choices"
Politics can be defined as ________.
a) how things happen now
b) "who gets what, when, and how " c) "when what happens, and why"
d) what should be - Answers - b) "who gets what, when, and how"
Political science is usually ________.
a) statistical
b) deterministic
c) random
d) probabilistic - Answers - d) probabilistic
Power is ________.
a) measurable
b) observable
c) visible
d) real - Answers - d) real
The fourth branch of government is _________.
a) ASEAN
b) the judiciary
c) parliament
d) the media - Answers - d) the media
The de facto rule is the rule __________.
a) as it is in practice
b) as it is written
c) as it is designed
d) as it is in intention - Answers - a) as it is in practice
, Questions in normative political science can be answered by ________.
a) logic and reason
b) facts and figures
c) data and analysis
d) power and authority - Answers - a) logic and reason
The status quo is _______>
a) the current state of affairs
b) the person who is most respected
c) the future set of affairs
d) the emperor is king - Answers - a) the current state of affairs
The study of politics can be scientific only if ________.
a) politics has universal laws
b) political phenomena can be precisely measured
c) the researcher uses certain methods
d) the researcher uses quantitative analysis - Answers - c) the researcher uses certain
methods
Three types of normative reasoning emphasize _______.
a) "countries, states, and nations "
b) "consequences, rules, and virtue "
c) "legislatures, executives, and judiciaries "
d) "sovereigns, citizens, and refugees" - Answers - c) "consequences, rules, and virtue"
What is a fact?
a) Something I believe to be true
b) Something that an authority says is true
c) Something that can be verified by compelling evidence
d) Something that appears on a website that I trust - Answers - c) Something that can
be verified by compelling evidence
What is NOT an example of public policy?
a) a law
b) a court ruling
c) an executive order
d) a papal effect - Answers - d) a papal effect
What is one likely outcome of bargaining?
All political behavior is based on ________.
a) individual behavior
b) national behavior
c) party behavior
d) group behavior - Answers - a) individual behavior
Empirical political science seeks to ________.
a) explain and predict
b) analyze and postulate
c) experiment and inoculate
d) hypothesize and extrapolate - Answers - a) explain and predict
Facts are _________.
a) tell us what is right and wrong
b) exist but may be disputed
c) are determined by those in power
d) are based on political ideology - Answers - b) exist but may be disputed
Generalizations are __________.
a) are always true
b) are never right
c) can be useful if frequently true
d) are always harmful - Answers - c) can be useful if frequently true
Hypotheses are ________.
a) statements of research methods
b) principles that guide research
c) tentative statements about reality
d) statements that are proven to be true - Answers - c) tentative statements about reality
Normative political science seeks to understand political ________.
a) "meanings, purposes, and goals "
b) "attributes, inferences, and consequences "
c) "beliefs, attitudes, and preferences"
d) "heroes, villains, and enablers" - Answers - a) "meanings, purposes, and goals "
One of the main sources of political conflict is ________.
a) plentiful opportunities
b) scarce resources
c) complex systems
,d) multiple groups - Answers - b) scarce resources
Perhaps the most important set of rules for any institution is ________.
a) its code of conduct
b) its constitution
c) its judicial guide
d) Robert's Rules of Order - Answers - b) its constitution
Political events involve ________.
a) "guidelines, reality, and prerogatives "
b) "procedures, educated guesses, and rules "
c) "rules, reality, and choices "
d) "directions, procedures, and choices" - Answers - c) "rules, reality, and choices"
Politics can be defined as ________.
a) how things happen now
b) "who gets what, when, and how " c) "when what happens, and why"
d) what should be - Answers - b) "who gets what, when, and how"
Political science is usually ________.
a) statistical
b) deterministic
c) random
d) probabilistic - Answers - d) probabilistic
Power is ________.
a) measurable
b) observable
c) visible
d) real - Answers - d) real
The fourth branch of government is _________.
a) ASEAN
b) the judiciary
c) parliament
d) the media - Answers - d) the media
The de facto rule is the rule __________.
a) as it is in practice
b) as it is written
c) as it is designed
d) as it is in intention - Answers - a) as it is in practice
, Questions in normative political science can be answered by ________.
a) logic and reason
b) facts and figures
c) data and analysis
d) power and authority - Answers - a) logic and reason
The status quo is _______>
a) the current state of affairs
b) the person who is most respected
c) the future set of affairs
d) the emperor is king - Answers - a) the current state of affairs
The study of politics can be scientific only if ________.
a) politics has universal laws
b) political phenomena can be precisely measured
c) the researcher uses certain methods
d) the researcher uses quantitative analysis - Answers - c) the researcher uses certain
methods
Three types of normative reasoning emphasize _______.
a) "countries, states, and nations "
b) "consequences, rules, and virtue "
c) "legislatures, executives, and judiciaries "
d) "sovereigns, citizens, and refugees" - Answers - c) "consequences, rules, and virtue"
What is a fact?
a) Something I believe to be true
b) Something that an authority says is true
c) Something that can be verified by compelling evidence
d) Something that appears on a website that I trust - Answers - c) Something that can
be verified by compelling evidence
What is NOT an example of public policy?
a) a law
b) a court ruling
c) an executive order
d) a papal effect - Answers - d) a papal effect
What is one likely outcome of bargaining?
