30 Questions
What did Aristotle regard politics as?
the 'master science'
Why is it problematic to clarify the meaning of politics?
due to intellectual and ideological disagreements
What is politics often seen as?
a 'dirty' word
What is a characteristic of politics, according to Aristotle?
a social activity
Why is it challenging to approach the study of politics in an impartial way?
because students and teachers are biased
What do people disagree about, according to the text?
how to live, who should get what, and how power and resources should be distributed
What is traditionally referred to as the division between the state and civil society?
Public and private spheres
What is funded at the public's expense through taxation?
Institutions of the state
What is historically the preserve of men in the public sphere of life?
Politics, work, art and literature
What do radical feminists argue is excluded from political analysis?
The processes of male domination and female subordination
What is the approach that argues politics does not, and should not, infringe on personal affairs and institutions?
Restricted view of politics
What is the term used to describe the way in which decisions are made?
Politics as compromise and consensus
What is the main goal of the descriptive approach in political analysis?
To explain and analyze political phenomena
Why did behavioralism become popular in the 1950s and 1960s?
Because it provided objective and quantifiable data
What is a limitation of the behavioralism approach?
It constrains the scope of political analysis
What concept is often discarded in behavioralism?
Liberty
What is another name for rational-choice theory?
Formal political theory
What is game theory used to explore?
Problems of conflict and collaboration
What is the primary focus of politics according to Bernard Crick's definition?
Conciliating differing interests within a given unit of rule
What is the key to politics according to the view of politics as a way to resolve conflict through compromise and negotiation?
A wide dispersal of power
What is the criticism of the view of politics as a way to resolve conflict through compromise and negotiation?
It is biased towards Western pluralist democracies
According to Adrian Leftwich, where is politics at work?
In all collective social activity, formal and informal, public and private
What is the title of Harold Lasswell's book that reflects the idea of politics as power?
Politics: Who Gets What, When, How
What is the characteristic of politics as a way to resolve conflict through compromise and negotiation?
Civilized and civilizing
What is a major criticism of one approach to political science?
Ignoring social and historical factors
What is the main difference between a model and a theory?
A model is a representation, while a theory is an explanation
What do concepts, models, and theories have in common?
They are all used for political analysis
What is an example of a concept in political science?
Power
Which of the following is NOT a level of conceptual analysis?
Microbiology
What is a characteristic of virtually all conceptual devices, theories, and models?
They contain hidden values or implicit assumptions
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