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Which methods used in other social sciences are also used in political science?
Social methods
Economic methods
Technical methods
Mathematical methods
Moral methods
Since which years has political science been studied as an independent scientific field and academic discipline in our republic?
Since the 1992s
Since the 1996s
Since the 1997s
Since the 1990s
Since the 1995s
Which concept unites the spheres of state, law, party, elections, decision-making mechanisms, political processes, political relations, political culture, etc.?
The concept of politics
The concept of society
The concept of economy
The concept of nature
The concept of culture
Which of the following sciences studies the political sphere of society and the events and processes occurring within it?
Economics
Psychology
Sociology
Political science
History
Which method in political science studies political events as they are reflected in the actions (behavior) of individuals or groups?
Historical method
System method
Behavioral method
Comparative analysis method
Social method
The formation of political science as an academic discipline is associated with whom?
F. Lieber
John Behrens
M. Weber
J. Locke
N. Tusi
In which year was political science established as an independent science?
1830
1827
1857
1853
1880
What is the subject of political science as an independent discipline?
Politics, political consciousness, and culture
The relationship between political power and society
Political processes and political relations
Politics, and the interaction between society and individuals through political institutions
State law and political parties
Who stated that the organization of public labor and the need to prevent disorder in the production process require certain measures, all of which are called politics?
Nizami
Plato
M. F. Akhundov
N. Tusi
Aristotle
Who said that "Politics is a means of suppressing the awakening spirit of the people and their desire for change"?
M. Amadi
F. Aquinas
T. More
N. Machiavelli
N. Tusi
What is the primary purpose of political science as an independent discipline?
Studying the level of political consciousness and culture in society
Examining the methods and means of political power management
Analyzing the social and political structure of society
Studying the structure and functioning of political systems
Investigating public participation in society
Which of the following are considered political science laws?
Economic, political, and social laws (şübhəli)
Psychological, political, and public laws
Social, political, and public laws
Political-economic, political-social, and political-psychological laws
Social and public laws
What elements does the systems analysis method include?
System, environment, public opinion
Political and social environment, response reactions
System, environment, response reactions
Socio-political environment and public opinion
Environment and social sphere
Which of the following is not a function of political science?
Educational
Cognitive
Ideological
Predictive
How many types of politics exist?
Foreign, international, and world politics
Social, cultural, and economic policy
Social, economic, and military policy
Domestic, foreign, and world politics
Domestic, foreign, and social policy
In which year was the International Political Science Association established under UNESCO?
1948
1949
1957
1939
1947
Which function of political science is characterized by its close connection to political life and political practice in society?
Cognitive
Practical
Educational
Predictive
Governance
Which of the following sciences focuses on the political sphere of society, including events and processes occurring within it?
Sociology
Political Science
Philosophy
Economics
Psychology
The interaction between society and individuals through political institutions belongs to which field of study?
Economics
Demography
History
Political Science
Philosophy
Some political scientists suggest that politics should not be seen as a science but rather as what?
Status
Art
Duty
Profession
Social role
What type of political laws explain the relationship between individuals and political power?
Historical-descriptive
Socio-political
Scientific-theoretical
Political-psychological
Political-economic
Which type of political law describes the relationship between political power and the economic base of society?
Political-social
Historical-descriptive
Scientific-theoretical
Political-psychological
Political-economic
Which method in political science identifies similarities and differences between political processes and institutions?
Systematic method
Theoretical method
Behavioral method
Synthesis method
Comparative analysis method
Which function of political science is related to studying trends in political development and changes in various political events and processes?
Predictive function
Educational function
Ideological function
Cognitive function
Governance function
According to which philosopher are people divided into two groups—those who act based on good and those who act based on evil?
M.F. Akhundov
Nizami
Aristotle
N. Tusi
Plato
What does the narrow definition of the term "political science" include?
State and political power
Political parties and mass organizations
Political system and political regime
Problems that form the object and subject of political science
Political consciousness and culture
What does political science mean in a broader sense?
A discipline that encompasses all knowledge about society
A discipline that encompasses all knowledge about the political system
A discipline that encompasses all knowledge about political power
A discipline that encompasses all knowledge about the state
A discipline that encompasses all knowledge about politics
Which methods does political science use as an independent discipline?
Practical method, theoretical method
General logical method, educational method
Cognitive method, governance method
General logical method and theoretical method
Worldview method, governance method
In which year and by whom was the first higher political school established?
1857 by Francis Lieber
1880 by John Burgess
1903 by John Locke
1853 by Max Weber
1815 by John Stuart
Which function of political science is evident in understanding political development, preparing recommendations for the future development of political systems, disseminating political theories, and training specialists in political science?
Predictive
Practical
Governance
Methodological
Educational
How did Aristotle refer to slaves belonging to slave owners?
Black laborer
"Talking tool" / “living tool”
Beggar, poor
Civilized animal
Black mass
Which concept did Bacon consider essential for the "political body" to function?
Contradictions
War
Peace
Tension
Conflict
What did Francis Bacon prioritize in the development of society?
Agriculture and industry
Post-industrial and agricultural development
Industry and capitalism
Technical and practical fields
Trade and industry
Which thinker proposed the idea of state sovereignty in France?
Francis Bacon
Machiavelli
Jean Bodin
Thomas More
John Locke
According to Marcus Tullius Cicero, which forms of government should be combined to ensure the stability of the state?
Polity, monarchy, timocracy
Oligarchy, democracy, autocracy
Monarchy, aristocracy, democracy
Aristocracy, oligarchy, tyranny
Ochlocracy, tyranny, democracy
Which thinker emphasized the combination of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy as the foundation of a stable state?
Polybius
Diogenes
Cicero
Dicaearchus
Isocrates
What ideology dominated India during the feudal era?
Religion
State
Politics
Economy
Law
Who were the leading thinkers in the history of Hellenistic political thought?
Socrates and Hegel
Pythagoras and Democritus
Aristotle and Plato
Parsons and Dahrendorf
Demosthenes and Isocrates
Which thinker considered a slave to be a "talking tool" belonging to a slave owner?
Aristotle
Plato
Comte
Hegel
Socrates
What was Montesquieu's ideal political system?
Despotism
Democracy
Absolute monarchy
Constitutional "enlightened" monarchy
Theocratic monarchy
According to Plato, what was the role of guardians in an "ideal state"?
Guardians protect the ruling and the ruled classes.
Guardians defend the rights of farmers and craftsmen.
Guardians safeguard the rights of priests.
Guardians preserve the existing state structure and the interests of the ruling class.
Guardians establish the state's coercive apparatus and protect the rule of the aristocratic slave-owning class.
Which thinker argued that the state has a natural origin and was created by humans?
Benedict Spinoza
Charles-Louis Montesquieu
Pierre Gassendi
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Which Renaissance thinker considered the state as an apparatus through which the wealthy exploit the common people?
John Locke
Niccolò Machiavelli
Francis Bacon
Thomas More
Jean Bodin
According to Claude Adrien Helvétius, which is the worst form of governance?
Theocratic monarchy
Enlightened monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
Absolute monarchy
Military monarchy
Who argued that if the state is created by a social contract, the people should have the right to dissolve a contract that does not serve their interests and form a new association?
Claude Adrien Helvétius
Denis Diderot
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Charles-Louis Montesquieu
According to Montesquieu, what is the ideal type of government?
Absolute monarchy
Democracy
Despotism
Constitutional "enlightened" monarchy
Theocratic monarchy
Which medieval thinker considered class-based hierarchical organization in society as necessary and natural?
Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
Al-Farabi
Al-Biruni
Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
Ibn Khaldun
According to the Chinese philosopher Confucius (6th-5th centuries BCE), into which stages is social and political life divided?
Independence, stability, great harmony
Stability, automatism, analogy
Stability, adaptation, anarchy
Adaptation, stability, instability
Disorder, stability, great harmony
Which ancient thinker considered the state as a synonym for the socially important institution of the family?
Laozi
Solon
Mozi
Confucius
Periander
Which ancient philosopher is associated with the patriarchal-paternalist theory?
Laozi
Shang Yang
Solon
Confucius
Mozi
Which American philosopher’s political ideas had a religious character?
Benjamin Franklin
Jeremy Bentham
John Eliot
Thomas Jefferson
Alvin Toffler
According to Plato, which is the ideal type of state?
Oligarchy
Democracy
Aristocracy
Timocracy
Tyranny
What is Aristotle’s ideal type of state?
Aristocracy
Monarchy
Polity
Tyranny
Oligarchy
According to Plato, which system did he consider the "ideal state"?
Timocracy, monarchy
Democracy, polity
Oligarchy, polity
Tyranny, aristocratic republic
Monarchy, aristocratic republic
According to Aristotle, which are the "normal" (legitimate) forms of government?
Monarchy, aristocracy, polity
Polity, monarchy, tyranny
Oligarchy, aristocracy, polity
Democracy, aristocracy, polity
Monarchy, oligarchy, polity
According to Aristotle, what is the best form of government?
Tyranny
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Polity
Aristocracy
Which medieval philosopher's political thought focused on organizing the state to govern its citizens justly and generously, as well as studying and implementing methods of governance?
Ibn Khaldun
Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
Al-Biruni
Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
Al-Farabi
Which medieval thinker considered the class-hierarchical structure of society necessary and lawful?
Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
Al-Biruni
Al-Farabi
Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
Which philosopher was a proponent of the "Iron Fist" theory?
Francis Bacon
Thomas More
Niccolò Machiavelli
Jean Bodin
John Locke
According to Machiavelli, what should be the foundation of the state?
Religious values
Morality
Legal and moral principles
Power free from all moral principles
Legal norms
Who is the author of Two Treatises of Government?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Benedict Spinoza
Charles-Louis Montesquieu
Pierre Gassendi
Who wrote The Republic?
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Karl Marx
Pareto
According to Plato, which ideal state is divided into three classes?
Philosophers, rulers, workers
Philosophers, guardians, farmers, and artisans
Aristocrats, slaves, mercenaries
Peasants, slaves, aristocrats
Slave owners, slaves, artisans
According to Confucian teachings, the state functions as a synonym for which fundamental social unit?
Society
Family
Union
State
Community
According to Confucius, governance is based on which principle?
Plutocracy
Hierarchy
Ochlocracy
Democracy
Equality
What term did Aristotle use to refer to a slave in society?
Mass of people
Social animal
Beggar, poor
Talking tool
Lower class
In Hellenism, what replaced patriotism?
Liberalism
Cosmopolitanism
Interactionism
Interculturalism
Communism
In his political doctrine, which form of governance did Ibn Khaldun favor?
Enlightened monarchy
Caliphate
Natural monarchy
Political monarchy
Monarchy
The development of political and legal thought in the East took its most magnificent form with the emergence of which religious ideology?
Zoroastrianism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
How did Machiavelli describe the nobility?
"...the cursed enemy of all humanity."
"...the cursed enemy of all citizenship."
"...the cursed enemy of all collectives."
"...the cursed enemy of all individuals."
"...the cursed enemy of all persons."
According to Machiavelli, which class was the harbinger of cruel dictatorship?
Workers
Exploiters
Intellectuals
Peasants
Nobles
With which famous work did Thomas More make his mark in history?
Politics
Utopia
Leviathan
The Law
Rhetoric
Where did Thomas More see the root of evil?
Private property
Market economy
Common labor
Public wealth
Private enterprises
Who is the author of the famous phrase "Man is a wolf to man"?
Max Weber
Thomas Hobbes
Francis Bacon
John Locke
Thomas More
What form of government did Thomas Hobbes consider the best?
Democracy
Monarchy
Ochlocracy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
In which of his works did Thomas Hobbes advocate despotic repression against revolutionary uprisings?
The Law
Leviathan
Metaphysics
Politics
Triptychos
Which philosopher is associated with the concept of "Objective Spirit"?
Thomas Hobbes
Hegel
Friedrich Engels
Charles-Louis Montesquieu
Immanuel Kant
According to Aristotle, which forms of government are considered "incorrect" ("deviant")?
Democracy, aristocracy, tyranny
Tyranny, oligarchy, democracy
Democracy, polity, aristocracy
Tyranny, polity, democracy
Tyranny, oligarchy, anarchy
According to Plato’s Republic, which class creates the state's coercive apparatus and maintains the dominance of the aristocratic slave-owning class?
Polity
Guardians
Workers
Aristocracy
Philosophers
In ancient times, what was the primary orientation of early socio-political thought?
Social-political
Religious-mythological
Psychological-social
Economic-political
Mythological-political
In whom did Abbasgulu Agha Bakikhanov place all his hopes for societal development?
A democratic state
A wise and just king
An educated ruler
A merciful king
An enlightened monarch
What was Nizami Ganjavi’s political ideal, first and later?
Enlightened monarchy, then democratic republic
Utopian monarchy, then people's rule
Enlightened monarchy, then utopian state
Enlightened monarchy, then people's rule
Enlightened feudalism, then people's rule
How can Zoroaster’s idea be summarized?
The struggle of benevolence and ignorance, good and evil, life and death
The struggle of good and evil, life and death, those who desire Zoroaster’s teachings and those who do not
The struggle of good and evil, light and darkness, believers and the ignorant
The struggle of good and evil, light and darkness, life and death
The order of the world depends on the struggle of goodness and evil, light and darkness, life and death, religious people, and the ignorant
What did Abulhasan Bahmanyar say about the feudal system, and where did he see the path to happiness?
A state ruled by a supreme religious leader
He praised the existing system and saw happiness in a benevolent ruler
He criticized the existing system and saw happiness in the people coming to power
He criticized the existing system and saw happiness in revolution
He praised the existing system and saw happiness in education and moral development
According to Nasreddin Tusi, what is the state, and when does it emerge?
According to Tusi, the state is formed based on the unity of nations and peoples, aiming to solve social problems.
According to Tusi, the state is established based on human unity and cohesion, created to meet people's needs.
According to Tusi, the state exists to benefit people, fulfill their needs, and represent the unity of nations.
According to Nasreddin Tusi, what seven qualities should a ruler possess?
Fatherhood, nobility, influence, wealth, patience, loyal and righteous aides, ability to speak the truth.
Fatherhood, nobility, determination, wealth, patience, influence, loyal and righteous aides.
Fatherhood, nobility, determination, masculine willpower, influence, simplicity, loyal and righteous aides.
Fatherhood, nobility, determination, masculine willpower, patience, wealth, loyal and righteous aides.
Fatherhood, nobility, masculine willpower, patience, sincerity, wealth, loyal and righteous aides.
What did Nizami Ganjavi see as the main cause of the shortcomings of feudal society?
He blamed unjust and violent monarchs for not being enlightened.
He attributed it to the lack of enlightenment among rulers.
He believed it was because monarchs were not elected by the people.
He saw the character of the state, which was based on injustice, violence, and plunder, as the root cause.
He attributed it to the improper governance of the state by monarchs.
According to Tusi, which classes should constitute the state?
Merchants, intellectuals, aristocracy, military.
Aristocracy, masses, military, peasants.
Aristocracy, masses, public.
Elite intellectuals, military.
The literati (scholars), the warriors, the traders, and the agriculturists.
What was Abbasgulu Agha Bakikhanov's ideal form of government?
A state ruled by a supreme religious leader.
Absolute monarchy.
A state governed by the rule of law.
Parliamentary monarchy.
A state ruled by an enlightened monarch.
The idea that everything in the world, including political life, develops according to natural and unshakable laws belongs to which thinker?
M.F. Akhundov
H. Zardabi
J. Mammadguluzadeh
M.M. Kazimbey
A. Bakikhanov
Which of the following thinkers called on the people to overthrow the existing system by force and incited rebellion?
M.F. Akhundov
A. Bakikhanov
M. Kazimbey
J. Mammadguluzadeh
H. Zardabi
What did Abulhasan Bahmanyar say about feudalism, and where did he see the path to happiness?
He condemned the existing system and saw the path to happiness in education and moral perfection.
He condemned the existing system and believed that happiness could only be achieved when the people took power.
He praised the existing system and saw the path to happiness in education and moral perfection.
He condemned the existing system and saw revolution as the path to happiness.
He praised the existing system and saw happiness in a benevolent ruler.
What five fundamental forms of freedom did M.A. Rasulzadeh identify?
Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of association and union, freedom of conscience, and protection of property and life.
Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, human freedom, freedom of conscience, protection of property and life.
Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of association and union, freedom of conscience, national freedom.
Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of minorities, freedom of conscience, freedom of union.
Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, national freedom, protection of property and life, freedom of conscience.
What form of government did Nariman Narimanov promote in his youth?
Democratic republic
Constitutional monarchy
Socialist democracy
Enlightened monarchy
Despotism
Why did M.A. Rasulzadeh criticize Tercüman newspaper and its editor Ismail Gasprinski in 1907 in Təkamül newspaper?
For promoting Russia
For promoting Turkey
For supporting Iran
For promoting nationalism
For opposing democracy
In the early period of his work, which form of government did M.F. Akhundov support?
Theological monarchy
Parliamentary monarchy
Absolute monarchy
Enlightened monarchy
Theocratic monarchy
In Letters of Kemalüddövlə, which form of government did M.F. Akhundov advocate?
Absolute monarchy
Theocratic monarchy
Enlightened monarchy
Parliamentary monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
Which Azerbaijani intellectual saw science and education as the primary sources of social progress, economic development, and the improvement of people's material and moral well-being?
J. Mammadguluzadeh
M. Kazimbey
A. Bakikhanov
H. Zardabi
M.F. Akhundov
According to H. Zardabi, what was the main cause of society's socio-economic and cultural backwardness?
The low level of political awareness among the people.
The low level of political culture among the people.
The political illiteracy of the people.
The low level of public engagement.
The people's lack of knowledge of modern science.
How many forms of freedom did M.A. Rasulzadeh distinguish?
7
3
4
5
2
What ideas played a leading role in M.A. Rasulzadeh's political legacy?
Civil liberties
Freedom and liberty
Freedom of conscience
Legal equality
Property rights
How did the Khurramites refer to themselves?
Rebels for freedom
Muhammirs
Messengers of liberty
Lovers of freedom
Revolutionaries
What does the Avesta promote?
The sanctity of humanity
Strong state power
Civil liberties
The rule of the nobility
The inviolability of the ruler
According to the Avesta, who should lead the state?
The people
A benevolent ruler
Priests
Military leaders
The wealthy
"The state emerges when people voluntarily unite out of a desire to meet their needs." To which medieval thinker does this idea belong?
M. Fizuli
N. Tusi
N. Ganjavi
M. Avadi
A. Bahmanyar
In the early stages of his political career, which ideology did M.A. Rasulzadeh support?
Neoliberalism
Islamism
Neoconservatism
Liberalism
Conservatism
According to M.F. Akhundov, who should be the creator of the constitution?
Intellectuals
The people
The ruler
Government officials
The military
Under a constitutional monarchy, what did Akhundov believe should be the primary duty of the monarch?
Laws should be enforced
Only approved laws should be ratified
The monarch should focus on protecting the country
The monarch should abide by enacted laws
The monarch should only issue decrees
According to J. Mammadguluzadeh, what is the ideal form of government?
Parliamentary monarchy
Democratic republic
Constitutional monarchy
Republic
Monarchy
Which form of government did N. Narimanov criticize?
Enlightened monarchy
Despotism
Democracy
Democratic republic
Constitutional monarchy
Who stated that "society and the state" have the same meaning and that the state is a reflection of the kingdom of heaven on earth?
N. Ganjavi
Zoroaster
Aristotle
Thomas Aquinas
Plato
In whose work does the theme of education occupy a special place?
H. Zardabi
Bahmanyar
N. Tusi
Aristotle
N. Ganjavi
Which thinker proposed limiting the monarch's power through parliament, allowing people to participate in legislation, and establishing a bicameral parliament?
H. Zardabi
M.F. Akhundov
John Locke
Charles-Louis Montesquieu
N. Narimanov
Who argued that the state should be based on legal principles and that the foundations of a legal state should be established?
A. Bakikhanov
M.A. Rasulzadeh
J. Mammadguluzadeh
Charles-Louis Montesquieu
M.F. Akhundov
Who stated that law represents the will of the ruling classes and, in exploitative societies, contradicts the interests of the working class?
Karl Marx
N. Narimanov
John Locke
Charles de Gaulle
Charles-Louis Montesquieu
Which thinker used the concepts of "society" and "state" interchangeably?
M. Kazimbey
M.F. Akhundov
N. Ganjavi
H. Zardabi
Which form of government was NOT proposed by N. Narimanov?
Democratic republic
Enlightened monarchy
Absolute monarchy
Despotism
Constitutional monarchy
Which thinker placed all hope in an enlightened monarch and believed that society could be transformed in a progressive direction through fundamental reforms implemented by a wise king?
M. Kazimbey
N. Tusi
N. Ganjavi
A. Bakikhanov
H. Zardabi
Who believed that "everything in the world, including political life, develops according to natural and unshakable laws"?
N. Narimanov
M.A. Rasulzadeh
J. Mammadguluzadeh
M. Kazimbey
M.F. Akhundov
According to J. Mammadguluzadeh, what are the main characteristics of an ideal state?
Parliamentary governance
Separation of powers
Rule of law
Democratic elections and equality of citizens' rights
Protection of rights and freedoms
