Introduction to Political Science
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What is the main focus of political science?

  • Investigating technological advancements
  • Analyzing economic systems
  • Studying political activities and institutions (correct)
  • Exploring religious beliefs
  • Which sub-discipline is NOT commonly associated with modern political science?

  • Comparative politics
  • Economics (correct)
  • Political theory
  • International relations
  • When did contemporary political science start to take shape?

  • During the Industrial Revolution
  • In the latter half of the 19th century (correct)
  • During the Renaissance period
  • In the early 20th century
  • What distinguishes political science from history and political philosophy?

    <p>Focus on normative determinations of what ought to be</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which fields are considered antecedents of the modern discipline of political science?

    <p>Moral philosophy and political economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was uncommon in the late 19th century regarding political science and history?

    <p>They were often considered as overlapping disciplines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Munroe Smith define political science as in the inaugural issue of Political Science Quarterly?

    <p>The science of the state</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organization was founded in 1949 to promote political science?

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

    What characterized early behavioral political science?

    <p>Studying political behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scholars were involved in the collaboration on political behavior in early behavioral political science?

    <p>Paul Lazarsfeld and Bernard Berelson</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did APSA membership rise to in 1915?

    <p>1,462</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    What did the late 1960s and early 1970s witness?

    <p>'Behavioural revolution' in political science</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the journal Political Science Quarterly established?

    <p>1886</p> Signup and view all the answers

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