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?

<p>Political (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What is the Latin term for knowledge?

<p>Scientia (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Seeley (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>The state and its organizations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of the term 'political'?

<p>Greek (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What is the relationship between the state and the government?

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

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

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

What is the United Nations actually composed of?

<p>States (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term 'nation' used to imply?

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

What is the state, according to the definition?

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

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