What is Science?1
What is a primary aim of science?
to collect data
What is primary source and give an example of it
First hand accounts of a topic from people who have a direction connection to it. (texts of law, newspaper reports, speeches, original documents, etc.)
Two main branches of science?
Natural and social
Name types of political power
2.Domination
3.Manipulation
baron de Montesquieu
What is main principle of scientific research?
Repeatability
What is a secondary source and give an example of it
cover the same topic but mostly interpretations and analysis. (Book about topic, documentaries, analysis of data)
What is a social science?
is a research on and knowledge about society; its institutions and structures, its history and people
what is casus belli?
an act or situation which provokes or justifies a war
3 branches of power
1.Legislative
2.Executive
3.Judiciary
What are the "Cause and Effect" questions and what are their outcomes?
What?why?-Reason and Result
5 steps of the scientific method?
ask a question - do research - create hypothesis - test hypothesis - analyze data
Name ten primary subjects within social science
1.Anthropology
2.History
3.Philosophy
4.Sociology
5.Law
6.Political science
7.Economics
8.Literature science
9.History of art
10. Psychology
11. Linguistic science
Aristotle viewed Political science as...
As the master science > people are human animals who want live together
Define "Systematic observation"
Natural events and natural conditions in order to explore facts and to formulate the laws and principles based on this facts
What is the scientific method?
It is the process by which science is carried out
Give an scientific definition of Political science
A systematic study of political theory, political institutions, political forces and processes
What is Think Tank?
a phrase to describe organizations which conduct public policy research and analysis
What is science?
is the pursuit and application of knowledge and understanding of the natural and social world following a systematic methodology based on evidence.
Harold Lasswell: politics is the process of determining....
who gets what, when they get it, how they get it
What is the main difference between the politics and political science?
Politics do politics while political science explains and analyzes political decisions
Name steps of effective decision making
1.Identify the decision
2.Gather information
3.Identify alternatives
4.Weigh the evidence
5.Choose among alternatives
6. Take an action
7. Review the decision