POLITICS CHAPTER 1

1.     How did political scientist Harold Lasswell define politics?

• “When people get what they wantt"

• “How to make friends and influence people”

• “The science of the possible”

• "Who gets what, when, how”

Answer explanation

Lasswell is an American political scientist

Which of the following statements about constitutions is FALSE?

• India has the shortest constitution in the world

• The larger a country’s population, the more words in its constitution.

• The United States and Canada have very similar written constitutions

•   All of these

[Blank] is a first woman who has served as the first chairman of the Assembly

____ power is granted by virtue of one's position in the organization.

• Legitimate

• Reward

• Coercive

• Expert

• Referent

What are human rights?

• Political battles over access to resources and privileges

• The essential freedoms and rights to which all humans are entitled

• The communication that occurs between different political actors

•   Institutions designed to maximize human happiness

What are the four elements of a country?

• Government, territory, population, and sovereignty

• Health care, education, immigration, and defense

• Justice, equality, due process, and liberty

• Executive, legislature, judiciary, and bureaucracy

A country might be called a police state if individuals form militias and take policing into their own hands

• True

• False

WHAT IS POWER?