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Definition of Political Science

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What is the primary objective of the study of political science?

To analyze the role of citizens in a city
To develop a system of governance
To study the principles of economics and geometry
To understand the fundamental concepts of the state and its organizations (correct)

What does the term 'polis' mean in Greek?

Government
State
City (correct)
Citizen

According to Bluntschi, what does political science endeavor to comprehend?

The state in its fundamental conditions and development (correct)
The science of wealth and statistics
The role of citizens in government
The principles of government administration

What does the term 'politikos' mean?

Political (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following definitions of political science is closest to Dr. Paul Janet's definition?

A branch of social science that deals with the principles of government administration (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the Latin term for knowledge?

Scientia (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following writers defined political science as a discipline that investigates the phenomena of government?

Seeley (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the study of political science?

The state and its organizations (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of the term 'political'?

Greek (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary distinction between the state and the nation?

The state is a legal concept, while the nation is a racial or ethnic concept (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the state and the government?

The state is the principal, and the government is its agent (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a nation, according to Hackworth's observation?

A relation of birth or origin, implying a common race (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the United Nations actually composed of?

States (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term 'nation' used to imply?

A relation of birth or origin, implying a common race (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the state, according to the definition?

A community of persons, permanently occupying a fixed territory, and possessed of an independent government (A) Signup and view all the answers

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