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Adam Przensorski and Henry Tenure proposed two general approaches to the comparative method namely and _.
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Theda Skocpol compared the major revolutions of ----
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The bane of systemmaintenance and regulation mode is the performance of _.
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The theory that enables scholars to test on a macro level the micro level empirical generalizations as well as integrate existing body of knowledge is known as _
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The comparative study of law or the legal system refers to ------
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What aligns with experiment in comparative approach to uncover relationships of cause and effect?
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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 three methods of country’s study in comparative politics include single – country studies, and .
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The term “logic” originated from Greek word _which means the art and science of reasoning
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Most Different Systems Design in comparative politics is akin to -----
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One of the following is NOT an approach in political science -----
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Politics as 'who gets what, when and how' is attributed to -----
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In which system of government are legislative functions seperate from executive functions?
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Arend Lijphart divided the parliamentary democracies into two different systems namely and
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The rule by many for the common good refers to a
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A Parliamentary system's two styles of two houses is called _.
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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 term 'politics' was first introduced in a book -----
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The ----- approach is critiqued as narrow and parochial.
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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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The development of ------ prompted the focus on the impact of social forces on government by political scientists
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Logic is often associated with _.
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The formal systematic study of the principles of valid inference and correct reasoning is _.
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Institutions do not exist physically apart from the --- ---
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The traditional comparative government has been critiqued for being ------
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Which theory provides a broad framework for the examination of politics?
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A bicameral legislature possesses two separate chambers, usually described as and _.
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Dudley,and laski conceived Politics as ----- of the community in which all are personally involved.
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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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Which theory presupposes that a political system is often made up of several structures which are “patterns of action and resultant institutions”?
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Barrington Moore's thesis on revolutions in England, Russia and Japan (among others) conluded that -----
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According to Barrington Moore's thesis revolutions by the elite result in ------
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Aristotle as a traditional comparative philosopher was in ------
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The understanding of the government and political system of a country is embedded in ------
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Gurr's (1968) demonstration that levels of civil strife across 114 countries are positively linked to the presence of economic, political, shortterm, and long-term deprivation refers to _
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Political institutions constitute the formal organs of a state which include structures
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Harold Laswell equated politics with -----
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The method of dividing governmental legislative powers so that general (central) and regional (component) governments are each within a sphere, coordinate and independent refers to _.
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Legislatures with only one house are known as _.
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Generalizations or theories which are capable of explaining and predicting political phenomena is ------
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Political Science and natural sciences seek to ----
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In political science, the theory used to describe how democracies are supposed to work in principle and in practice refers to _.
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The rule by the many for the many is _.
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The two broad approaches of political inquiry are and approaches
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The main critique of behaviouralism is none other than that -----
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To Aristotle, people's humanity can only be experienced through interaction with others in ---- --
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The theory of seperation of powers is between ------
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To capture and analyse the major political similarities and differences between countries is the focus of ---- --
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Regional or area studies in comparative politics involve study of similar ----
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Aristotle adopted a _classification scheme in his analysis of 150 constitutions of the Greek City states.
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