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What exists because people disagree about the aims and objects of human endeavor?
What exists because people disagree about the aims and objects of human endeavor?
Politics
What approach emphasizes the study of the history of every political reality?
What approach emphasizes the study of the history of every political reality?
- Behavioral
- Institutional
- Historical (correct)
- Legal
The legal approach is concerned with the study of informal structures and institutions.
The legal approach is concerned with the study of informal structures and institutions.
False (B)
According to Harold Lasswell, what questions define politics?
According to Harold Lasswell, what questions define politics?
Which characteristic of the behavioral approach emphasizes testing and verifying everything?
Which characteristic of the behavioral approach emphasizes testing and verifying everything?
According to Amable Tuibeo, politics is the strategy for maintaining cooperation among people with different needs and ideals in ______.
According to Amable Tuibeo, politics is the strategy for maintaining cooperation among people with different needs and ideals in ______.
What is the classical discipline that deals with the study of political phenomena?
What is the classical discipline that deals with the study of political phenomena?
Why is it important to care about politics according to the text?
Why is it important to care about politics according to the text?
What is the nature of politics?
What is the nature of politics?
Which of the following best describes the legal approach in politics?
Which of the following best describes the legal approach in politics?
Politics is the strategy for maintaining ______ among people with different needs and ideals.
Politics is the strategy for maintaining ______ among people with different needs and ideals.
According to Harold Lasswell, politics can be defined by the question 'Who gets what, when, and how.'
According to Harold Lasswell, politics can be defined by the question 'Who gets what, when, and how.'
What is Political Science?
What is Political Science?
Why is it important to care about politics?
Why is it important to care about politics?
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Study Notes
Nature of Politics
- Politics arises from disagreements regarding human goals and methods.
- Disagreements are resolved through the acquisition of power to enforce a specific viewpoint.
Historical Approach
- Emphasizes studying the history of political realities for situational analysis.
- Focuses on formal structures and institutions: legislature, executive, judiciary, and political parties.
Legal Approach
- Concerns the legal processes, institutions, and the importance of judicial independence.
Behavioral Approach Characteristics
- Regularities: Identifies uniformities in political behavior through generalizations.
- Verification: Emphasizes the importance of testing and validating hypotheses in political research.
- Techniques: Advocates for research methods yielding valid, reliable, and comparable data.
- Quantification: Stresses the need to measure and quantify collected data.
- Values: Argues for value-free research to maintain objectivity.
- Systematization: Political science research should be systematic.
- Pure Science: Political studies should be supported by evidence.
- Integration: Political science should be interconnected with other social sciences like history, sociology, and economics.
Definitions of Politics
- Politics as a means to organize social affairs and control circumstances (Amable Tuibeo).
- Harold Lasswell defines politics as "who gets what, when, and how," focusing on distributive consequences of political action.
Study of Politics: Political Science
- Political science critically examines political phenomena to foster understanding of political actions and processes.
- Seeks to develop theoretical tools to interpret politically significant events.
Importance of Politics and Government
- Being informed about politics is essential for active societal engagement.
- Participation in politics is crucial to influence outcomes and decisions that affect individuals and communities.
Nature of Politics
- Politics arises from disagreements regarding human goals and methods.
- Disagreements are resolved through the acquisition of power to enforce a specific viewpoint.
Historical Approach
- Emphasizes studying the history of political realities for situational analysis.
- Focuses on formal structures and institutions: legislature, executive, judiciary, and political parties.
Legal Approach
- Concerns the legal processes, institutions, and the importance of judicial independence.
Behavioral Approach Characteristics
- Regularities: Identifies uniformities in political behavior through generalizations.
- Verification: Emphasizes the importance of testing and validating hypotheses in political research.
- Techniques: Advocates for research methods yielding valid, reliable, and comparable data.
- Quantification: Stresses the need to measure and quantify collected data.
- Values: Argues for value-free research to maintain objectivity.
- Systematization: Political science research should be systematic.
- Pure Science: Political studies should be supported by evidence.
- Integration: Political science should be interconnected with other social sciences like history, sociology, and economics.
Definitions of Politics
- Politics as a means to organize social affairs and control circumstances (Amable Tuibeo).
- Harold Lasswell defines politics as "who gets what, when, and how," focusing on distributive consequences of political action.
Study of Politics: Political Science
- Political science critically examines political phenomena to foster understanding of political actions and processes.
- Seeks to develop theoretical tools to interpret politically significant events.
Importance of Politics and Government
- Being informed about politics is essential for active societal engagement.
- Participation in politics is crucial to influence outcomes and decisions that affect individuals and communities.
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