POLSCI 330 Week 1 Quiz | Complete Solution

1.    Question :    (TCO 1) Aristotle’s view that humans live naturally in herds is most related to what explanation for political power?

     Student Answer:           Biology 

               Psychology 

               Anthropology 

               Economics
 

     Instructor Explanation:    Chapter 1, page 8

     Points Received:    3 of 3 
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Question 2.    Question :    (TCO 1) The statement “Man is by nature a political animal” is attributed to _____.

     Student Answer:          Niccolo Machiavelli 

               Seymour Martin Lipset 

               Mao Zedong 

                Aristotle
 

     Instructor Explanation:    Chapter 1, page 7

     Points Received:    3 of 3 
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Question 3.    Question :    (TCO 1) When people base their views on beliefs that may not be based in reality, they are behaving _____.

     Student Answer:           irrationally 

               rationally 

               politically 

               legitimately
 

     Instructor Explanation:    Chapter 1, page 9-10.

     Points Received:    3 of 3 
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Question 4.    Question :    (TCO 1) The notion that we acknowledge the rightful roles of our leaders or our laws is known as _____.

     Student Answer:          sovereignty 

               authority 

                legitimacy 

               monarchy
 

     Instructor Explanation:    Chapter 1, page 11.

     Points Received:    3 of 3 
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Question 5.    Question :    (TCO 1) Despite a disputed 2000 presidential election, once President George W. Bush took office, few people doubted his _____.

     Student Answer:          charisma 

               control 

                legitimacy 

               sovereignty
 

     Instructor Explanation:    Chapter 1, page 11.

     Points Received:    3 of 3 
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Question 6.    Question :    (TCO 1) The term for measuring with numbers is _____.

     Student Answer:           quantify 

               hypothesis 

               qualify 

               empirical
 

     Instructor Explanation:    Chapter 1, page 14

     Points Received:    3 of 3 
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Question 7.    Question :    (TCO 1) When scholars consider various approaches to studying a given topic, they are most concerned with _____.

     Student Answer:           reason 

                balance 

               theory 

               rationality
 

     Instructor Explanation:    Chapter 1, page 15

     Points Received:    0 of 3 
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Question 8.    Question :    (TCO 1) Which of the following is the best example of theory?

     Student Answer:           People join groups because of an innate desire to be with others who have similar views. 
               Democratic governments last longer than nondemocratic governments. 

               Republicans are older than Democrats. 

               Corruption is rampant in government.
 

     Instructor Explanation:    Chapter 1, pages 14–15

     Points Received:    3 of 3 
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Question 9.    Question :    (TCO 1) _____ is a subfield of political science.

     Student Answer:           Public administration 

               Anthropology 

               Biology 

               Sociology
 

     Instructor Explanation:    Chapter 1, page 4.

     Points Received:    3 of 3 
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Question 10.    Question :    (TCO 1) The notion that politicians think practically and political scientists think abstractly is indicative of which of the following?

     Student Answer:           Political scientists often train politicians. 

               Politicians often train political scientists. 

                Political scientists and politicians are different in that the former studies the latter. 
               Political scientists and politicians are often indistinguishable. 

     Instructor Explanation:    Chapter 1, page 3

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