POL228

In political science, the
theory used to describe
how democracies are
supposed to work in
principle and in practice
refers to
_.

Which scientific method is
rarely conducted in political
science?

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

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
_

One of the differentiating
feature between natural
science and political
science is the__.

The making and
implementation of binding
decisions about behaviour
or interaction in a society
occurs within a

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

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
_.

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

Who is reputed as the
father of federalism?

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

Dudley,and laski conceived
Politics as ----- of the
community in which all are
personally involved.

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

What aligns with
experiment in comparative
approach to uncover
relationships of cause and
effect?

Politics as 'who gets what,
when and how' is attributed
to -----

Richard Jesen's aversion
that the motto of his
generation of political
scientists was ‘history is
past politics and politics
present history’ portrayed
political science as ------

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

In comparative politics, the
comparing of very similar
cases that differ only in the
dependent variable refers
to ------

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

To Aristotle, people's
humanity can only be
experienced through
interaction with others in ----
--

The rule by many for the
common good refers to a

The comparative study of
law or the legal system
refers to ------

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

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

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

The use of neither the
experimental nor the
statistical method in
analysis is employed in the

A word, term, or a label
which applies to a whole
class or category of ideas is
a
_.

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

The acronym RMAFC
refers to
_in Nigeria.

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

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

The ‘master strategy’ as
proposed by Grander for
drawing inferences about
causation in any area of
study is the

A simplified representation
of reality in descriptive or
abstract form refers to a
_.

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

Which theory presupposes
that a political system is
often made up of several
structures which are
“patterns of action and
resultant institutions”?

In order to gain knowledge
about single cases, the
approach is apt.

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

According to Barrington
Moore's thesis revolutions
by the elite result in ------

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
_

Generalizations or theories
which are capable of
explaining and predicting
political phenomena is ------

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

With the advent of
behaviuoralism and the
post behavioural school,
gained increasing
importance to the study of
politics.

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

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

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 ------

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

The introduction of political
science heralded the focus
on the ------

The major function of a
theory is
_.

The proponents of the
system theory identified
three components for every
political system namely
communities, regimes ,and

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