Intro. to Comparative Politics & International Relations

POWER. which is the best definition?

• Ability to do work

• Electric, Nuclear, Hydroelectric

• Ability to control people and events

• Strength

STATE. which is the best definition?

• A political/legal organization that has control of a territory

• A particular condition that someone or something is in at a particular time

• Express something clearly either in writing or speech

• A political/legal organization that has control over the people and territory within a set boundary

SOVEREIGNTY. which is the best definition?

• Legal authority over people in a certain territory

• An idea that binds people together

• The ability to control people and territory

• The boundaries between nations

NATION. which is the best definition?

• A political/legal organization that has control over a territory

• A form of political identity. Members may or may not be part of a state

• A bounded territory

• A loosely held together group of people living within a set terriitory

REGIME. which is the best definition?

• The boundaries of a nation

• The ability to control people and events

• The organizational structure of a government

• A political/legal organization that has control over the people and territory within a set boundary

CASE STUDY. which is the best definition?

• A research method in which the scholar looks deeply into a small number of units of analysis

• A research method in which the scholar looks at a large set of units of analysis

• A research method in which the scholar interviews people

• A research method in which the scholar reads and takes notes on a wide variety of books

LARGE N ANALYSIS. which is the best definition?

• A research method in which the scholar looks deeply into a small number of units of analysis

• A research method in which the scholar looks at a large set of units of analysis

• A research method in which the scholar interviews people

• A research method in which the scholar reads and takes notes on a wide variety of books

QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH. which is the best definition?

• Research that involves interviewing people

• Research that involves reading a wide variety of books

• Research that involves the analysis of numerical data

• Research that involves building a holistic (or complete) picture by utilizing a wide variety of sources

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH. which is the best definition?

• Research that involves interviewing people

• Research that involves reading a wide variety of books

• Research that involves the analysis of numerical data

• Research that involves building a holistic (or complete) picture by utilizing a wide variety of sources

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS. which is the best definition?

• Analysis that is dependent upon observable and testable facts

• Analysis that is dependent upon considering how politics ought to be done

• Analysis that is dependent upon numbers alone

• Analysis that is dependent upon opinion