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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of political science?

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

What distinguishes political science from history and political philosophy?

<p>Analysis of governance and power systems (C)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What was the focus of early behavioral political science?

<p>Studying political behavior (C)</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 (C)</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 (C)</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 (C)</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 (C)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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