American Politics
This subfield of political science focuses on institutions and processes mainly at what level of government?
What is the national or federal level of government?
This subfield focuses primarily on the relationships between or among what?
What are countries?
This subfield of political science focuses on the study of political systems in foreign countries.
What is comparative politics?
This subfield studies questions dealing with "good and bad" and "right and wrong". What do political scientists call these types of questions?
What are normative questions?
The subfield of political science that studies the bureaucracy is called what?
What is public administration?
In addition to the federal level what other two levels of government does this subfield study?
What are state and local governments?
This subfield of political science is most often associated with what cabinet-level department within the U.S federal government?
What is the State department?
A political scientist who studies legislatures in eastern Europe is what kind of scholar?
What is a comparativist?
This subfield of political science also studies the history of what type of philosophy?
What is political philosophy?
Questions concerning the good polity are what kind of questions?
What are normative questions?
In which executive form of government is the head of state and the head of government united?
What is the presidential form of government?
In a parliamentary system, when no one party has a majority what type of government is formed?
What is a coalition government?
Political scientists, who identify similarities and differences in political systems across countries are using what research methodology?
What is the comparative method?
Some political theorists focus on how politics is actually practiced. What type of theories do these political scientists develop?
What are empirical theories?
Political scientists use theories to build connections between or among what?
What is empirical data?
What are the three branches of government at the national level in the United States of America?
What are the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government?
In a country with a code law judicial system, the law is an instrument of the government. In a case law country, the law is __________ of the government?
What is independent?
Comparativists often study a particular set of countries. When they do this, they are called what?
What are regionalists?
What type of theory focuses on how the world "ought" to be, rather than how it is?
What are normative theories?
This subfield of political science studies conflicts and international law.
What is international relations?
When awarding seats in the electoral college there are two key factors in America's voting practices. They are plurality voting and _____________.
What is "winner-takes-all"?
Amnesty International, The International Federation of Journalists, and GreenPeace are examples of what kind of organization?
What is a nongovernmental international organization (NGO)?
Comparative political scientists study political behavior, political institutions, public law, public policy, and public administration, in what location?
What is outside the United States?
Some political scientists believe that democracies have greater longevity than non-democracies. This is an example of what?
What is a theory?
Political scientists like to use ___(A)____data, like natural scientists, but sometimes need to use ___(B)______ data instead.
What is quantitative (A) and qualitative (B)?