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WorksheetsPoliSci Ch1
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
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
Which subfield studies global relations and diplomacy?
Public Administration
Comparative Politics
Political Theory
International Relations
Which subfield compares different political systems and structures?
International Law
Political Psychology
Comparative Politics
Human Resources
Which subfield focuses on political ideas, ideologies, and values?
Public Administration
Political Theory
International Relations
Statistics
What does empirical political theory try to explain?
What should happen in politics
Historical political events
Why political events occur
Religious laws
Normative political theory focuses on:
Observing behavior
What exists in reality
What ought to be based on values
Managing elections
What is the purpose of formal political theory?
To give speeches
To use math and logic to model decision-making
To write laws
To predict the weather
Max Weber’s model of bureaucracy emphasizes:
No rules
Creative chaos
Hierarchy, rules, and efficiency
Election campaigning
Which of the following is NOT part of public administration?
Government finance
Leadership theory
Diplomacy with other nations
Policy implementation
How does sociology relate to political science?
It helps manage international trade
It studies how people behave in society
It focuses only on economics
It examines criminal justice
Political psychology is useful because it:
Studies economic policy
Explains history
Helps understand voter behavior and leadership style
Focuses on art
What does economics help political science understand?
Religious freedom
Legal systems
Budgeting and resource allocation
Social class behavior
Why is philosophy important for political science?
It justifies political theories morally
It creates business models
It manages taxes
It prevents elections
What did Aristotle believe politics should help promote?
Entertainment and leisure
Wealth for rulers
Good citizens, growth, and stability
Military power only
Al-Ghazali said politicians must:
Focus on business over morals
Avoid religion
Be highly skilled and moral
Use violence if needed
The concept of Imamah introduced by Al-Mawardi refers to:
A city council
Supreme leadership with religious duties
Political parties
Local government structures
Why did political science shift to scientific methods in the 1920s?
Philosophy was becoming too popular
Traditional approaches lacked data and clarity
Laws were becoming confusing
Technology required it
Behavioralism encourages political scientists to:
Use poetry and storytelling
Avoid data
Use statistics and measurable observations
Stick only to moral reasoning
What kind of questions does empirical political theory ask?
What is beautiful?
Why do things happen in politics?
How do we create songs?
Who is the strongest leader?
Which of these is an example of formal political theory?
Religious sermons
Game theory
Oral debates
Cultural dances
Which of these is a focus of normative political theory?
Election schedules
Statistics in trade
What values a society should have
Parliamentary voting laws
Which of these is NOT typically studied in IR?
Diplomacy
National holidays
International trade
War and conflict
What is foreign policy mainly about?
Planning school schedules
Strategies for managing international relations
Celebrating culture
Writing personal blogs
An example of a global conflict studied in IR is:
A family dispute
A sports rivalry
The Russia-Ukraine war
A school election
Which concept studies how public offices are structured?
Political theory
International law
Organizational theory
Behavioral science
Good governance involves:
Ignoring rules
Promoting corruption
Ethical leadership and effective policy
Strict silence in meetings
Comparative Politics helps identify:
The best sports team
Similarities and differences between political systems
How to start a business
National songs
A synchronic comparison looks at systems:
Over many centuries
At a single point in time
With no data
Using sound waves
What kind of comparison is diachronic?
Between two animals
Between two schools
Across different times
Between two languages
How does psychology help politics?
Designs better roads
Analyzes mental health of voters and leaders
Helps find planets
Decides tax rates
Which field studies how laws are made and enforced?
History
Economics
Law
Biology
Why is history important in political science?
It teaches singing
It shows past events and political ideas
It grows food
It improves building design
