Is political science really a science? Explain and defend your answer.
What will be an ideal response?
Students should discuss the influence of the scientific method and natural science on the study of social and political ideas and concepts. Students should emphasize the Enlightenment ideas that impacted political science and discuss the data-driven approach that political scientists use in order to support their theories and concepts.
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States that use a "top-two" nomination process include __________
a. Ohio and New Hampshire– b. Michigan and Florida c. Louisiana and Washington d. Texas and Iowa
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.Successful Asian societies are more ethnically homogenous than Latin American or African countries. 2.Import substitution made Latin American states less vulnerable to international markets. 3.Latin American states escaped direct colonization earlier than other regions. 4.The ejido system is a Mexican land reform project that redistributed some land to peasants. 5.Like Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa experienced waves of democracy and reversals throughout the twentieth century.
The 1910 House revolt that weakened the office of Speaker and stripped Republican Speaker Joe Cannon of much of his power is an example of House members choosing to do which of the following?
A. tolerate higher conformity costs to reduce their transaction costs B. avoid higher conformity costs by increasing their transaction costs C. create higher transaction costs by increasing their conformity costs D. tolerate higher transaction costs to reduce their conformity costs
What limits the government's support of religiously based activities and blocks it from becoming a tool to benefit one religion over another?
a. The Lemon clause b. The free exercise clause c. The establishment clause d. The due process clause