Test Bank chapter 1

Principles of Political Science 1st year

Complete the answer for the following questions:

1. Politics deals with the ………………………………… and the unlimited demand have faced
scarcity.
2. The Greek ……………………….. argued that humans are "political animals" in that only by
engaging in politics could humans reach their …………………….
3. Political science focuses primarily on these ……………… as they involve ………………….
4. The mass protests in ………………..…..in……….., inspired by those seeking to protect their
…………………., were not exactly the same as the Black Lives Matter protests in
…………………… or the climate change actions animated by ……………………………….
5. ……………. includes all the …………………………… make to ……………….behavior.
6. Power is not ……………………., as politicians sometimes try to………………. their power,
while at other times their power slips away.
7. The highest form of power is called ……………………….
8. ………………………… is the most important institution in any discussion of politics.
9. In ……………………., the government uses ………………, often imposed by the military
to repress dissent and ………………………..
10.In a ……………………, the government provides extensive social benefits like child care,
education, housing, and pensions.
11.The term ………….. is used to refer to a defined ………………….. with a
……………….government.
12.…………………… has …………… when those subject to its power recognize that power.
13.…………………. is generally limited to specific …………………….and……………..
where the authority is said to have ……………………….
14.Politics is ………………..for……………………… over scarce resources and differing
values without ……………….to…………………
15.……………………… occurs when groups; ……………………. as well as ethnic or religious
groups; become divided in ways that increase …………………… within the groups and also
increase suspicion and distrust across the groups.
16.……………… are almost certain to …………….. when those bargaining are unwilling to
give an inch because they have diametrically opposed goals.
17.………………… is most likely to occur when those bargaining generally agree on the goals
but have …………………. on the specific details.

True/False for each of the following:

1. Harold Lasswell defined politics as ―who gets what, when, how. ( )

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2. Politics exists wherever people interact with one another to make decisions that affect them
collectively. ( )
3. politics is not mutual interaction in public sphere inside and among individuals, groups, or
institutions that seek to arrive at a decision about how to make a collective choice, or to solve
collective issues. ( )
4. Every political issue has a unique identity that requires special treatment. ( )
5. Whenever you seek to understand a political event; it is useful to focus on the following
questions such as: What are the most important rules that govern analyzing it? ( )
6. Public policy is one of the main items of politics. ( )
7. In making public policy, political organizations typically invoke the public interest ( )
8. Public policy, can be defined as the ability to compel someone to do something that they would
not otherwise choose to do. ( )
9. Power can be counted or weighed. ( )
10.Some people have a lot of power, while others have very little. ( )
11.Power is, in part, a matter of belief: if you believe someone has power over you, they do, at
least to the extent that you do what they want. ( )
12.In specific countries, the sovereign is the highest-ranking individual leader. ( )
13.The government of a place typically exercises its powers over individuals who live within its
borders or who are otherwise subject to its laws. ( )
14.A government is one of the three elements that make up a State. ( )
15.The terms State, Nation, and Nation-State are sometimes used synonymously, and they are all
identical. ( )
16.A nation, in contrast, refers to a population connected by history, culture, and beliefs that
generally lives in a specific area. ( )
17.A nation that is a State is sometimes called a Nation-territory. ( )
18.In politics, there is a continual struggle over which uses of authority are legitimate and which
are not. ( )
19.Conflict will not always exist because people have differing beliefs and preferences; that is
differing values. ( )
20.Recently, the resolution of conflicts has often involved brute force. ( )
21.Violence can resolve conflicts, at least temporarily. ( )
22.Politics can determine how scarce resources will be allocated and which values will prevail.
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