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What did Aristotle regard politics as?
What did Aristotle regard politics as?
- a monologue
- a means to achieve personal gain
- the 'master science' (correct)
- the 'dirty' word
Why is it problematic to clarify the meaning of politics?
Why is it problematic to clarify the meaning of politics?
- due to the lack of scholars in the field
- due to intellectual and ideological disagreements (correct)
- due to the simplicity of the concept
- due to the lack of interest in the subject
What is politics often seen as?
What is politics often seen as?
- a 'dirty' word (correct)
- a method of peaceful resolution
- a means to achieve personal gain
- a solution to all problems
What is a characteristic of politics, according to Aristotle?
What is a characteristic of politics, according to Aristotle?
Why is it challenging to approach the study of politics in an impartial way?
Why is it challenging to approach the study of politics in an impartial way?
What do people disagree about, according to the text?
What do people disagree about, according to the text?
What is traditionally referred to as the division between the state and civil society?
What is traditionally referred to as the division between the state and civil society?
What is funded at the public's expense through taxation?
What is funded at the public's expense through taxation?
What is historically the preserve of men in the public sphere of life?
What is historically the preserve of men in the public sphere of life?
What do radical feminists argue is excluded from political analysis?
What do radical feminists argue is excluded from political analysis?
What is the approach that argues politics does not, and should not, infringe on personal affairs and institutions?
What is the approach that argues politics does not, and should not, infringe on personal affairs and institutions?
What is the term used to describe the way in which decisions are made?
What is the term used to describe the way in which decisions are made?
What is the main goal of the descriptive approach in political analysis?
What is the main goal of the descriptive approach in political analysis?
Why did behavioralism become popular in the 1950s and 1960s?
Why did behavioralism become popular in the 1950s and 1960s?
What is a limitation of the behavioralism approach?
What is a limitation of the behavioralism approach?
What concept is often discarded in behavioralism?
What concept is often discarded in behavioralism?
What is another name for rational-choice theory?
What is another name for rational-choice theory?
What is game theory used to explore?
What is game theory used to explore?
What is the primary focus of politics according to Bernard Crick's definition?
What is the primary focus of politics according to Bernard Crick's definition?
What is the key to politics according to the view of politics as a way to resolve conflict through compromise and negotiation?
What is the key to politics according to the view of politics as a way to resolve conflict through compromise and negotiation?
What is the criticism of the view of politics as a way to resolve conflict through compromise and negotiation?
What is the criticism of the view of politics as a way to resolve conflict through compromise and negotiation?
According to Adrian Leftwich, where is politics at work?
According to Adrian Leftwich, where is politics at work?
What is the title of Harold Lasswell's book that reflects the idea of politics as power?
What is the title of Harold Lasswell's book that reflects the idea of politics as power?
What is the characteristic of politics as a way to resolve conflict through compromise and negotiation?
What is the characteristic of politics as a way to resolve conflict through compromise and negotiation?
What is a major criticism of one approach to political science?
What is a major criticism of one approach to political science?
What is the main difference between a model and a theory?
What is the main difference between a model and a theory?
What do concepts, models, and theories have in common?
What do concepts, models, and theories have in common?
What is an example of a concept in political science?
What is an example of a concept in political science?
Which of the following is NOT a level of conceptual analysis?
Which of the following is NOT a level of conceptual analysis?
What is a characteristic of virtually all conceptual devices, theories, and models?
What is a characteristic of virtually all conceptual devices, theories, and models?
