Politics and Political Science
Struggle for power that will give ability to make decisions for others
What is Politics
Developed notion of social contract which means people submitting to sovereign in return of security
Who is Thomas Hobbes
the means by which social scientists make comparisons across cases
What is comparative method
a theory asserting that as societies developed, they would take on a set of common characteristics, including democracy and capitalism
What is Modernization theory
Electoral system is an example of what kind of institution
What is formal institution
Political Science is what kind of science?
What is an empirical science
This philosopher is known as the first empirical political scientist and is also the author of Politics.
Who is Aristotle
an educated guess of the relationship between a specific cause and effect.
What is hypothesis
Tradition that stresses on the study of individual's behavior
What is behavioralism
Baseball is an example of what kind of institution
What is informal institution
This is the ability of one person to get another to do something
What is Political Power
This person is considered the first modern political scientist and he wrote 'The Prince'
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli
research that works from case studies in order to generate hypotheses
What is inductive reasoning
study of only one country is an example of which research method
What is qualitative method
individual’s ability to act independently, without fear of restriction or punishment by the state or other individuals or groups in society
What is freedom
The study and comparison of domestic politics across countries
What is Comparative Politics
Predicted eventual collapse of capitalism and democracy
Who is Karl Marx
research that works from a hypothesis that is then tested against data
What is deductive reasoning
Survey data, and large number statistical data are examples of which research method
What is quantitative method
A material standard of living shared by individuals within a community, society, or country
What is equality
The study of relations between countries
What is International Relations
Stressed on the idea that private property is essential for individual freedom and prosperity
Who is John Locke
additional factor that could affect the dependent variable
What is control variable
approach that assumes that individuals weigh the costs and benefits and make choices to maximize their benefits
What is rational choice
condition in which variables may be both cause and effect in relationship to one another
what is endogeneity