PoliSci Ch1

The word "politics" comes from the Greek word polis, which originally meant:

• War

• City or city-state

• Law

• Government building

According to Otto von Bismarck, politics is:

• A pure science

• An exact science

• Not a science, but an art

• A form of entertainment

What did Aristotle describe politics as?

• A way to get power

• A master art that organizes other disciplines

• A personal belief system

• A business strategy

Al-Ghazali believed politics was important because:

• It made people rich

• It was the lowest job in society

• It reformed and unified society

• It removed religion from politics

According to Al-Mawardi, political leaders must:

• Be elected every year

• Avoid religious matters

• Uphold Islamic values and govern both worldly and religious affairs

• Focus only on foreign policy

Which of the following best defines political science?

• The study of animal behavior

• The scientific study of politics using systematic methods

• A mix of history and art

• Writing laws

David Easton described politics as:

• A game of power

• Who has the most influence

• The authoritative allocation of values

• A system of bribery

Harold Lasswell defined politics using which phrase?

• “How power corrupts”

• “Who gets what, when, and how”

• “People versus the state”

• “Money makes power”

What does the behavioral approach in political science focus on?

• Art and poetry

• Philosophy and ethics

• Data, evidence, and scientific methods

• Historical stories

A key weakness of the traditional approach was:

• It used too many numbers

• It lacked data and was too abstract

• It ignored leadership

• It was too focused on experiments