Political Science: Systems of Governance and Power
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In which century did political science begin to separate itself from political philosophy and history?

  • 17th century
  • 19th century (correct)
  • 18th century
  • 16th century

    • At what time was it uncommon for political science to be considered a distinct field from history?

  • Early 19th century
  • Late 19th century (correct)
  • Early 20th century
  • Mid 19th century

    • Which sub-discipline does modern political science generally include?

  • Economics
  • Biology
  • Geography
  • Comparative politics (correct)

    • What are the antecedents of the modern discipline of political science?

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

    What is the main focus of political science?

    <p>Analysis of political activities and behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes political science from history and political philosophy?

    <p>Analysis of governance and power systems</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

    Who defined political science as 'the science of the state'?

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

    What was the focus of early behavioral political science?

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

    In which decade did a behavioral revolution emphasizing the systematic and rigorously scientific study of individual and group behavior sweep the discipline?

    <p>1950s and 1960s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did APSA members play a key role in setting up in the late 19th century?

    <p>Political science departments distinct from history, philosophy, law, sociology, and economics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What marked the founding of the American Political Science Association?

    <p>In an effort to distinguish the study of politics from economics and other social phenomena</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterized late 1960s and early 1970s political science?

    <p>Takeoff in the use of deductive, game-theoretic formal modelling techniques</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the International Political Science Association founded as part of?

    <p>A UNESCO initiative to promote political science in the late 1940s</p> Signup and view all the answers

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