POL228

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POL228

1 / 50

The Structural Functional
Analysis is fundamentally
concerned with the -----

A. patterns of action

B. Comparative maintenance of systems

C. institutional evaluation

D. system-maintenance and regulation

2 / 50

Aristotle's famous typology
was based on two criteria
namely ----- and -----

A. the performance of rulers and regime change

B. the type of rulers and nature of political regime

C. the number of rulers and nature of political regime

D. the number of parties and nature of polity

3 / 50

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

A. French Philosopher,Bodin(1689- 1755)

B. European Philosopher, Dahl(1689-1755)

C. English Philosopher Laswell(1689- 1755)

D. French Philosopher, Montesquieu(1689- 1755)

4 / 50

David Easton's input –
output analytical framework
was a unique systemic
approach developed for the
purpose of ------

A. political feedback

B. political analysis

C. political input

D. political relations

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

A. different structures

B. different constitutions

C. different electoral systems

D. similar constitutions

6 / 50

The ----- approach is
critiqued as narrow and
parochial.

A. empirical

B. legalistic

C. institutional

D. traditional approach

7 / 50

Which theory provides a
broad framework for the
examination of politics?

8 / 50

Countries in particular
geographical region of the
world, such as Europe,
Asia, Africa, and Latin
America are well suited for
_design.

9 / 50

The two broad approaches
of political inquiry are
and
approaches

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10.

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

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11.

The decline of the
intellectual force of
behaviouralism in the
1960's culminated into the -
---- in the study of politics.

A. the laying of emphasis on the constitution and less on the citizenry

B. the laying of emphasis on the state and less on the informalprocesses of politics

C. the laying of emphasis on the formal processes of politics and less on the state

D. the laying of emphasis on the Informal processes of politics and less on the state

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12.

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

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13.

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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14.

The Nigerian federalism is
traceable to the
constitution of 1946.

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15.

The explanation of the
difference between and
similarities among countries
is the premise of ------

A. comparism study

B. systemic study

C. compact systemic study

D. comparative systemic study

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16.

Politics' is the search for the
good life is attributed to -----
-

A. Aristotle

B. Bentham

C. Dahl

D. Plato

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17.

Outputs in a political
system refers to -----

A. interactions

B. goals

C. behaviour

D. policy decisions and actions

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18.

Politics as 'who gets what,
when and how' underlines
the importance of ------

A. legitimacy as a major feature of politics

B. bargain as a major feature of politics

C. power as a major feature of politics

D. authority as a major feature of politic

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19.

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

A. Arend Lichart

B. Arend Lijandt

C. Arend Lijphart

D. Arendt Almond

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20.

The major function of a
theory is
_.

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21.

The ----- could be
encompassed within the
categories of legislation,
execution and the
adjudication of law

A. functions of the state

B. functions of the government

C. functions of law

D. functions ofexecution

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22.

One of the following is NOT
an approach in political
science -----

A. decision-making approach

B. systematic approach

C. structural-functional approach

D. group approach

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23.

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

24 / 50

24.

Thematic studies in
Comparative politics is
centred on all these except
------

A. regions

B. themes

C. countries

D. institutions

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25.

The following are important
traditional approaches in
comparative politics except
-----, legalistic and
institutional approaches

A. empirical

B. legalistic

C. historical

D. institutional

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26.

Aristotle as a traditional
comparative philosopher
was in ------

A. questions of equity

B. questions of justice

C. questions of democracy

D. questions about renaissance

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27.

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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28.

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

A. very similar cases

B. very dynamic cases,

C. very different cases

D. very structured case

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29.

An important study of
politics is ------

A. the study of legislations

B. the study of policies

C. the study of governments

D. the study of power

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30.

Which system established
the presidency and the
legislature as two parallel
structures
_.

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31.

Political institutions
constitute the formal organs
of a state which include
structures

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32.

Aristotle posits that corrupt
types of constitutions are
typical of -----

A. plutocracy and democracy

B. tyranny, oligarchy and polity

C. tyranny, oligarchy and democracy

D. tyranny, gerontocracy and democracy

33 / 50

33.

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

34 / 50

34.

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

A. elites as their head

B. a major elite as their head

C. a small elite as their head

D. an autonomous elite

35 / 50

35.

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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36.

The behavioural approach
in political science is
synonymous with -------

A. political personalities

B. political parties.

C. political ethics

D. political behaviour

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37.

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 -----

A. Gabriel Alma and Sidney Verb, The Civic Culture

B. Robert Almond and Sidney Dahl, The Civic Culture

C. Gabriel Almond and A.V. Dicey, The Civilization Culture

D. Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba, The Civic Culture

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38.

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

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39.

Logic is often associated
with
_.

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40.

The traditional comparative
government has been
critiqued for being ------

A. non-relational

B. essentially noncomparative

C. non-exposing

D. non-contextual

41 / 50

41.

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

A. a means of conflict resolution and production and promotion of conflicts

B. a positive means of conflict management,production and promotion of conflicts

C. a positive means of conflict consensus and promotion of conflicts

D. a means of conflict management and resolution

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42.

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 ------

A. comparative study of structures

B. comparative study of institutions

C. comparative study of processes

D. comparative study of governments

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43.

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

A. bourgeoisie governance

B. fascist governance

C. monarchical governance

D. democratic governance

44 / 50

44.

Harold Laswell equated
politics with -----

A. power,organization and resolution

B. power,authority and influence

C. power, law and influence

D. power,influence and influential

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45.

The error of explaining
something in terms of one
sole cause when there may
possibilities of other causes
refers to
_.

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46.

The decline of
behaviouralism in the
1960's culminated into the
news perspetive conceived
as ------

A. post-descriptive approach

B. post-institutional approach

C. post-institutional approach

D. postexperimentation approach

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47.

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

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48.

Comparative Politics
studies the following but ----
--

A. political process

B. institutions

C. public policy

D. human behaviour

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49.

The rule by the many for
the many is
_.

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50.

Aristotle's observation that
‘man by nature is a political
animal’ presupposes -----

A. nature of persons is political and people playing politics

B. influencing one to be involved in politics and political relationship

C. the essence of social existence is not only politics but the interaction with one another amounts to political relationship.

D. communal activities

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