Which of the following is not a strong social-science question about cause and effect?

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• 1. 

  Please select the logo of Visa in the given image.

• 2. 

  Please select the logo of Visa in the given image.

• 3. 

  Why is correlation not alone sufficient for explanation of a cause-and-effect argument?

  • A. 

    Correlative links do not necessarily imply causation.  

  • B. 

    Cause-and-effect argument doesn't happen in comparative politics.  

  • C. 

    Negative correlation necessarily negates association.  

  • D. 

    Only positive correlation is explanatory.

• 4. 

  To make a concept measureable, researchers would use __________.

  • A. 

    Operationalization  

  • B. 

    Coordination  

  • C. 

    Conceptualization  

  • D. 

    Organization

• 5. 

  Evidence that may come from narrative accounts of historical or contemporary events is called ____________ evidence.

  • A. 

    Quantifiable evidence  

  • B. 

    Quasi evidence  

  • C. 

    Quantitative evidence  

  • D. 

    Qualitative evidence

• 6. 

  In order to discern the causes and effects of political events, many social scientists use the __________ method.

  • A. 

    Causal

  • B. 

    Comparative  

  • C. 

    Qualitative

  • D. 

    Effective

• 7. 

  The Most Similar Systems Design is used when which of the following is true?

  • A. 

    Two or more cases have different outcomes.  

  • B. 

    Two or more cases have similar outcomes.  

  • C. 

    Two or more cases have similar hypotheses.  

  • D. 

    Two or more cases have different independent variables.

• 8. 

  What is a concept?

  • A. 

    An individual's opinion on a subject  

  • B. 

    An abstract idea that we attempt to define and measure  

  • C. 

    A theory in science that has been tested and vetted  

  • D. 

    An indisputable fact

• 9. 

  Which of the following would be unlikely to be cases in a study of comparative politics?

  • A. 

    Political parties  

  • B. 

    Social movements  

  • C. 

    Freedom  

  • D. 

    None of the above

• 10. 

  Which of the following is true about the cases Most-Similar-Systems designs?

  • A. 

    The outcomes should be similar  

  • B. 

    All variables in the analysis are similar  

  • C. 

    The outcomes should differ  

  • D. 

    All variables in the analysis are constant

• 11. 

  An empirical critique serves to:

  • A. 

    Establish the validity of the evidence presented  

  • B. 

    Point to evidence that does not support a conventional version of a given theory  

  • C. 

    Demonstrate the logical limitations of a given theory  

  • D. 

    Demonstrate the link between hypotheses and theory

• 12. 

  Which of the following is the most empirical question?

  • A. 

    Which societies are the most democratic?  

  • B. 

    Isn't American democracy the best in the world?  

  • C. 

    Isn't French democracy the best in the world?  

  • D. 

    Shouldn't all societies be democratic?

• 13. 

  Which of the following would be an example of a “leading” question?

  • A. 

    Why did the New World colonies revolt against the British?  

  • B. 

    When did the British colonize the New World?  

  • C. 

      Why did the British unfairly tax the New World colonies?  

  • D. 

    Why did the British colonize the New World?

• 14. 

  Which of the following is not a good comparative politics question?

  • A. 

    When did the Iranian Revolution happen?

  • B. 

    Why did the Iranian Revolution not lead to liberal democracy?

  • C. 

    Why did the Iranian Revolution happen?

  • D. 

    Why was the Iranian Revolution unlike the Russian Revolution in some key respects?

• 15. 

  Why is operationalization key to the study of comparative politics?

  • A. 

    Operationalization guarantees an unbiased study.

  • B. 

    Operationalization organizes concepts on the basis of their specificity or generalit

  • C. 

    Operationalization allows for researchers to see many sides to the story.

  • D. 

    Operationalization makes a concept measureable.

• 16. 

  Which of the following might be considered a theory?

  • A. 

    The Somali state is a weak state

  • B. 

    Revolutions are more likely to happen when there are opportunities to organize and express dissent.

  • C. 

    Comparative politics is a dynamic field

  • D. 

    The National Rifle Association has a high mobilization capacity.

• 17. 

  Which of the following is not true?

  • A. 

    Theories require real world support

  • B. 

    Theories are general explanations of empirical phenomena

  • C. 

    Theories are typically backed by facts and evidence

  • D. 

    Theories are usually inductive

• 18. 

  Which of the following would be considered an empirical critique of a theory?

  • A. 

      A theory says that institutional quality predicts economic growth, but a study argues that this can't be true because institutional quality is far too vague of an idea

  • B. 

    A theory says that institutional quality predicts economic growth, but a study finds that by standard measures of institutional quality, there is no independent effect once you control for resource endowments and international ties

  • C. 

    A theory says that institutional quality predicts economic growth, but a study argues that all cultures are so different that we cannot compare them.

  • D. 

      A theory says that institutional quality predicts economic growth, but a study argues that this is unknown since we don't know which kinds of institutions might be importan

• 19. 

  Deviant cases are unique because _________.

  • A. 

    They provide little insight to the study or its results.

  • B. 

    They do not fit the predicted pattern

  • C. 

    They result from deductive reasoning

  • D. 

    They specifically deal with the study of social deviants in a society

• 20. 

  How do hypotheses differ from theories?

  • A. 

    Hypotheses are less hypothetical than theories

  • B. 

      Hypotheses are more quantitative than theories

  • C. 

      Hypotheses are less intuitive than theories

  • D. 

    Hypotheses are more speculative than theories

• 21. 

  Which of the following would be considered a theoretical critique?

  • A. 

    A theory says that increasing economic growth leads to the decline of religion, but a study says that data on the United States are hard to reconcile with this idea

  • B. 

    A theory says that increasing economic growth leads to the decline of religion, but a study says that the idea of “the decline of religion” is not sufficiently specific for the theory to carry much weight

  • C. 

    A theory says that economic growth leads to the decline of religion, but a study shows the effect disappears when you control for literacy and educational levels the effect disappears

  • D. 

      None of these are valid because the theory linking economic growth to religious decline is immune to theoretical critique

• 22. 

  What is necessary for a good argument?

  • A. 

    Strong belief in the argument

  • B. 

    Emphatic elocution of the argument

  • C. 

    Loud voices to state the argument

  • D. 

    Evidence to support the argument

• 23. 

  Please select the logo of Visa in the given image.

• 24. 

  The “bellicist theory of the state” refers to the belief that states are created by _________.

  • A. 

    Revolution

  • B. 

    Geographical boundaries

  • C. 

    War

  • D. 

    Trade

• 25. 

  What are three ‘powers’ that modern states keep separate (to a greater or lesser degree)?

  • A. 

    Policy creation, regulation, law enforcement

  • B. 

    Head of state, head of government, representative of the people

  • C. 

    Parliamentary, presidential, municipal

  • D. 

    Decision-making, law enforcement, representation

  • E. 

    Executive, legislative, judicial

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