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POL228
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The ‘master strategy’ as proposed by Grander for drawing inferences about causation in any area of study is the
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In which system of government are legislative functions seperate from executive functions?
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According to Aristotle, the 'constitutions' of monarchy, aristocracy, and polity are -- ---
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To say “Nigerians are not patriotic when in fact only some Nigerians may be and not all” in political argumentation is to have committed the error of fallacy of
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Mill's Method of Similarity consists of comparing ------
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Generalizations or theories which are capable of explaining and predicting political phenomena is ------
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In comparative politics the focus on voting behaviours, political stability, political elite and leaders refers to
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The decline of behaviouralism in the 1960's culminated into the news perspetive conceived as ------
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David Easton's input – output analytical framework was a unique systemic approach developed for the purpose of ------
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A _theory can be used to explain the crisis in the boko haram in the North or the Niger Delta area of Nigeria.
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The understanding of the government and political system of a country is embedded in ------
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Which system established the presidency and the legislature as two parallel structures _.
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The philosophical approach in political science is focuced is on -----
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Michel's 'iron law of Oligarcy' support that all groups and organizations develop a hierarchical structure of authority with -- ----
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The introduction of political science heralded the focus on the ------
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Regional or area studies in comparative politics involve study of similar ----
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The traditional approach embraces the ----- in explaining any political phenomenon.
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Dudley,and laski conceived Politics as ----- of the community in which all are personally involved.
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Arend Lijphart divided the parliamentary democracies into two different systems namely and
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The comparative study of law or the legal system refers to ------
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Qualitative comparison of many counties is more difficult than quantitative comparison as evidenced in Finer’s (1997) attempt to compare _types over 5,000 years.
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The Nigerian federalism is traceable to the constitution of 1946.
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The three methods of country’s study in comparative politics include single – country studies, and .
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The development of ------ prompted the focus on the impact of social forces on government by political scientists
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The fallacy of making unwarranted inferences from statistical data or other facts, especially when trying to establish causation results in _inference.
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The two broad approaches of political inquiry are and approaches
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The first major crossnational survey of attitudes aimed at determining the role of political culture in maintaining the stability of democratic regimes is associated with -----
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The father of comparative politic is _.
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Harold Laswell equated politics with -----
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The rule by the many for the many is _.
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A is a set of propositions and/or hypothesis that are logically related to each other.
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The input – output analytical framework of the general systems theory was developed by _.
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Aristotle posits that corrupt types of constitutions are typical of -----
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The ---- states that electoral system based on single member districts tend to produce two parties.
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The objective and rationall judgement about political system and the dispeling of the 'feeling of superiority of one country over another' is the bane of ------
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The error of explaining something in terms of one sole cause when there may possibilities of other causes refers to _.
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Politics' is the search for the good life is attributed to ----- -
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Which approach introduced quantitative method of analysis in political studies?
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Political institutions constitute the formal organs of a state which include structures
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Most of the developing countries inherited the _at independence by their formal colonial administrations
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The system of government wherein the head of government is both de facto chief executive and chief legislator refers to _.
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A typical comparative studies design which identifies a particular outcome that is to be explained such as revolutions, military coups, transition to democracy, or “economic miracle “in newly industrialized countries refers to _.
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The ------ constitutes an existing and challenging area of concern in politics
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The theory that explains the role of political elites, and makes explanatory generalizations about their social backgrounds and political perceptions is the _.
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The making and implementation of binding decisions about behaviour or interaction in a society occurs within a
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Skopcol's purpose of comparism was to find possible ----- in explaining the phenomenon of political revolution.
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The new approach that emerged after the decline of behavioural approach was aimed at ------
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The term 'political science' was first used by ----, a ----- political philosopher.
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The most similar systems design strategy in comparative research is also known as ------
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The goal of science of politics is rooted in political science and natural science sharing the following features except -----
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