Introduction to Political Science
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What are the three sub-disciplines of modern political science?

  • Political economy, political theology, and history
  • Normative determinations, moral philosophy, and political thought
  • Political philosophy, governance systems, and political activities
  • Comparative politics, international relations, and political theory (correct)
  • Which fields are considered as clear set of antecedents for the modern discipline of political science?

  • Comparative politics, international relations, political theory
  • Moral philosophy, political economy, political theology, history (correct)
  • Normative determinations, governance systems, political thought
  • Political philosophy, political activities, constitutions
  • When did contemporary political science start to take shape as a distinct field?

  • Latter half of the 19th century (correct)
  • Mid-20th century
  • Late 17th century
  • Early 18th century
  • What are the main aspects dealt with in political science?

    <p>Systems of governance, power, political activities, political behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of modern political science deals with the study of political activities in different countries?

    <p>Comparative politics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was it uncommon for in the late 19th century with regard to political science?

    <p>Political science to be considered a distinct field from history</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What marked the advent of political science as a university discipline?

    <p>The creation of university departments and chairs with the title of political science</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which association was founded in an effort to distinguish the study of politics from economics and other social phenomena?

    <p>The American Political Science Association</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who defined political science as 'the science of the state' in the inaugural issue of Political Science Quarterly?

    <p>Munroe Smith</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which initiative led to the founding of the International Political Science Association in 1949?

    <p>UNESCO initiative to promote political science</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterized early behavioral political science?

    <p>A focus on studying political behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When were the American Political Science Association and the American Political Science Review founded?

    <p>In 1903 and 1906 respectively</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What revolution characterized the 1950s and 1960s in the discipline of political science?

    <p>The behavioral revolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What techniques aimed at generating a more analytical corpus of knowledge in the discipline were used in the late 1960s and early 1970s?

    <p>Deductive, game-theoretic formal modelling techniques</p> Signup and view all the answers

    As part of a UNESCO initiative to promote political science in the late 1940s, what was founded in addition to the International Political Science Association?

    <p>National associations in France, Britain, and West Germany</p> Signup and view all the answers

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