What are some cautions for comparative analysis?
What will be an ideal response?
Cases should be chosen for their difference in terms of key factors; relying on just a small number of cases for comparisons introduces uncertainty into the conclusions; the focus on comparisons between nations may itself be a mistake for some analyses. National boundaries often do not correspond to key cultural differences, so comparing subregions within countries or larger cultural units that span multiple countries may make more sense for some analyses; comparing countries that have fractured along cultural or religious divides simply in terms of average characteristics would obscure many important social phenomena.
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Which of the following is NOT commonly seen as one of the elements of democracy?
a. Coup d'etat b. Participation c. Contestation d. Civil liberties e. Freedom of association
Which of the following statements is not true?
A) Members of the House serve two years at a time. B) Members of the Senate serve six years at a time. C) States have a constitutional right to limit the terms of members of Congress. D) Congress is the center of the national legislative process. E) Members of the House are often reelected by their constituents.
The process of acquiring political values, beliefs, and opinions begins
a. at birth. b. during childhood. c. at around eighteen to twenty-one years old. d. around middle age. e. in retirement years for many individuals.
In a large-scale comparison of the effects of several new medications on depression, the researcher must begin at
A) the naturalistic level in order to observe participants in their natural environment. B) a highly constrained experimental level in order to exert the necessary controls. C) a lower constraint level in order to gather as much personal information as possible without exerting too much control. D) the differential level of constraint because depression is a preexisting variable.