POL228

The formal systematic
study of the principles of
valid inference and correct
reasoning is
_.

The attainment of
community goals in a
political system is achieved
through the social
instrumentality of
_institutions.

Regional or area studies in
comparative politics involve
study of similar ----

The primary component of
a regime in every political
system consist of
_and

The rule by many for the
common good refers to a

Which approach relies on
measurements and
observation rather than
theory or norm?

Nigerian federalism could
be said to have evolved
through a process of
_.

The two broad approaches
of political inquiry are
and
approaches

The understanding of the
government and political
system of a country is
embedded in ------

Legislatures with only one
house are known as
_.

Michel's 'iron law of
Oligarcy' support that all
groups and organizations
develop a hierarchical
structure of authority with --
----

All but ----- constituted the
philosophers of the
renaissance period in the
era of the rebirth or revival
of Comparative Politics in
Europe

Revolutions by the
bourgeoisie according to
Barrington Moore result in -
----

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

In 1946, Nigeria was
divided into three groups of
North, West, and
_.

Political Science and
natural sciences seek to ----

During the traditional
Developmental epoch the
focus of comparative
politics was on the -----

The mathematical
manipulation of quantitative
data about a large number
of cases refers to
_.

Mill's Method of Similarity
consists of comparing ------

The term 'politics' was first
used by ----- to refer to the
affairs of a affairs of ------

Who is reputed as the
father of federalism?

The comprehensive study
of democracies around the
world was embarked upon
by ------

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 -----

The understanding of
politics is premised on the
view of politics as ------ and
----- according to Stephen
Giliat.

The theory of seperation of
powers is between ------

The major function of a
theory is
_.

Which approach introduced
quantitative method of
analysis in political studies?

Institutions do not exist
physically apart from the ---
---

Most of the developing
countries inherited the
_at independence by their
formal colonial
administrations.

In comparative politics the
focus on voting behaviours,
political stability, political
elite and leaders refers to

Which scientific method is
rarely conducted in political
science?

The essence of comparing
countries in comparative
politics is geared towards --
---

A Parliamentary system's
two styles of two houses is
called
_.

Aristotle's work, The Polity
compared -----

Harold Laswell equated
politics with -----

The political community is
comprised of people bound
together by a
_division of labour

The system of government
wherein the head of
government is both de facto
chief executive and chief
legislator refers to
_.

The legislation, execution
and the adjudication of law
categorization is premised
on the assumption that -----

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
_.

The remark “when a great
many people are unable to
find work, unemployment
results” attributed to
President Calvin Coolidge
is a
_.

Adam Przensorski and
Henry Tenure proposed two
general approaches to the
comparative method
namely
and
_.

Logic is often associated
with
_.

Most Different Systems
Design in comparative
politics is akin to -----

Which political enquiry
approach focuses upon
philosophy, values and
norms?

The exhibition of geopolitical structural
imbalance is typical of
_federalism.

To capture and analyse the
major political similarities
and differences between
countries is the focus of ----
--

Which method of analysis is
not a scientific method even
when it is one of the basic
specific methods in
comparative research?

The theory that explains the
role of political elites, and
makes explanatory
generalizations about their
social backgrounds and
political perceptions is the
_.

The categorization into
legislation, execution and
the adjudication of law is
attributed to -----

The inputs analyzed in a
political system refers to ----