POLI330 Week 1 Quiz Latest 2017 April

POLI330 Week 1 Quiz Latest 2017 April

Subject: Political Science / General Political Science
Question
Question 1. Question :

(TCO 1) Anthropology applies most to political science based on which example?

People are born with predispositions towards conservative or liberal views.

People join groups because they have innate desires to be with others.

Many ruling families maintained power by passing down their authority from one generation to the next.

Power typically ends up with those with the most resources.

Question 2. Question :

(TCO 1) Which of the following did Machiavelli contribute to the study of politics?

Social contract theory

The role of power in politics

The role of wealth in society

The connection between race and politics

Question 3. Question :

(TCO 1) When people base their views on beliefs that may not be based in reality, they are behaving _____.

irrationally

rationally

politically

legitimately

Question 4. Question :

(TCO 1) Which of the following best exemplifies sovereignty?

The United States negotiating a trade agreement with Canada

The people of France acknowledging the authority of their president

Israel asserting jurisdiction over the Gaza Strip

President Obama having the support of the people who elected him

Question 5. Question :

(TCO 1) Despite a disputed 2000 presidential election, once President George W. Bush took office, few people doubted his _____.

charisma

control

legitimacy

sovereignty

Instructor Explanation: Chapter 1, page 11.

Points Received: 3 of 3

Comments:

Question 6. Question :

(TCO 1) A theory that is tested in an attempt to prove or refute with evidence, is known as _____.

scholarship

corruption

a methodology

a hypothesis

Question 7. Question :

(TCO 1) _____ refers to something based on observable evidence.

Quantify

Hypothesis

Qualify

Empirical

Question 8. Question :

(TCO 1) Descriptions of political phenomena often lack _____.

rationality

reasoning

theory

balance

Question 9. Question :

(TCO 1) Which political science subfield studies the interface of politics and economics?

Public administration

Public policy

Comparative politics

Political theory

Question 10. Question :

(TCO 1) The notion that politicians think practically and political scientists think abstractly is indicative of which of the following?

Political scientists often train politicians.

Politicians often train political scientists.

Political scientists and politicians are different in that the former studies the latter.

Political scientists and politicians are often indistinguishable.