According to Thomas Kuhn, a theory is described as _________.
A. one scholar's idea about how politics works
B. a set of systematically linked generalizations
C. the set of concepts that most people accept as true
D. the most widely shared view about how a particular political process works
Answer: B
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a. aid to unmarried women b. veterans' relief c. food assistance to the poor d. aid to the elderly
In countries where referenda are used extensively, we may call such a system
a. direct democracy. b. representative democracy. c. popular democracy. d. Populism. e. indirect democracy.
What is the most accurate reason as to why it is difficult for Western governments to accept General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as the democratic president of Egypt?
a. He is merely a figurehead for the radical Muslim Brotherhood. b. He failed to stop the disturbances brought on by the Arab Spring. c. He helped plan and coordinate terrorist attacks before taking power. d. He won the election with an implausibly high percentage of the vote.
A free market capitalist system
a. involves a substantial role for government in the regulation of the economy and the establishment of social welfare programs. b. involves minimal government involvement in regulation of the economy and little social welfare spending. c. was a combination of state-led development measures and authoritarian political practices. d. benefits a small number of economically and politically powerful individuals. e. is a form of capitalism that accepts the general principle of free market economics, but allows significant government involvement in the economy in order to protect domestic economic interests.