POL228  EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS

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Comparative politics is interested in_____of government and the behaviour of actors operating the system

a.character

b.institutions

c.environment

d.challenges

 

The philosophers who belong to the renaissance period were highly______ in their study?

a.critical

b.empirical

c.analytical

d.normative

 

we study comparative politice in order to________?

a. to gain intellectual stmulating

b.intigate fight

c.to encourage corruption

d.to know how to read and write

 

In American presidential model

a.The president has a fixed term of office

b.The executive branch is impersonal

c.Executive branch exists separately from the legislature

d.The party that wins the highest seats in parliament forms government

 

The institutional approach to political inquiry focuses on the________?

a.informal structure

b.formal structures

c.improper structure

d.behavioural structure

 

_________ is used primary as a test case for the assumptions of the researchers?

a.Classification

b.Quantitative

c.Case study

d.Qualitative

 

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the following are Among the types of studies that students of Comparative Politics actually. Except_______?

a.studies of governmnet

b.Studies across regions

c.Studies of one country

d.Regional or area studies

 

The traditional approach embraces the historical, legalistic and_________approaches.

a.normative

b.institutional

c.behavioural

d.modern

 

Why do we compare in comparative Politics?

a.To evaluate what we see and hear about the world

b.Its create advantage and disadvantages to our own political system

c.It widens our understanding of politics

d.All of the above

 

 

 

Arend Lijphart argues that comparative politics does not have a substantive focus in itself, but rather a _________ one

a.methodological

b.casual

c.temporary

d.political

 

the era of the rebirth or revival of Comparative Politics in Europe is in ________ phase

a.first

b.fourth

c.second

d.third

 

__________ in the understanding of political phenomenon is referred to as the \’master strategy\’?

a.empirical method

b.Normative method

c.Comparative method

d.Scientific method

 

The earliest adopted method of comparing political institutions was __________?

a.Comparative Foreign Policy

b.Comparative Government

c.Comparative Public Administration

d.Comparative Politics

 

A theory is a set of propositions and/or __________ that are logically related to each other

a.deductions

b.hypotheses

c.constructs

d.ideas

The American federalism was established through a process of__________

a.Aggregation

b.Unification

c.Intimidation

d.Amalgamation

 

Which of the following is most required in business idea generation?

a.Design

b.Brainstorming

c.Capital

d.Labour

 

Cantillon (circa 1730) conceptualized the entrepreneur as: the “agent who buys means of production at certain prices in order to combine them” into a new

a.Promotion

b.roductivity

c.Product

d.Production

 

Generation of project idea is the starting point in product

a.Master Limited

b.Development

c.General

d.Partnership

 

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The need for achievement theory was propounded in 1961 by

a.McCarthy

b.McClelland

c.Shokefun

d.Abdallah

The theory that exhibits the inborn qualities or potentials of an individual is known as

a.Personality traits

b.Psychological traits

c.Social traits

d.Locus Control traits

 

Business idea generation and opportunity analysis are the foundation for launching a new

a.Business

b.Firm

c.Organisation

d.Venture

 

Individual with an external locus of control believes that life\’s events are the result of external factors, such as chance, luck or fate. This is referred to as

a.Internal locus of control

b.Major locus of control

c.Specific locus of control

d.External locus of control

 

Where does the success of an entrepreneur come from?

a.Support from government

b.Creativity and innovation

c.Support from the family

d.Government policies on business

 

The orientation is a belief about whether the outcomes of our actions are contingent on what we do (internal control orientation) or on events outside our personal control (external control orientation) This is referred to as

a.Locus of direction

b.Locus of control

c.Locus of command

d.Locus of power

 

the following are approaches to the emergence of political science except_______?

a.Descriptive-institutional approach

b.economically-approach

c.scientific-behavioural approach

d.normativephilosophical approach

 

Comparative Politics involves the systematic study and comparison of the world\’s______?

a.economical system

b.social system

c.political systems

d.world system

 

The Nigerian federalism evolved out of series of historical accidents engineered by_________

a.American government

b.French government

c.British government

d.Nigerian government

 

The philosophers who belong to the_____ period were highly normative in their study?

a.renaissance

b.enlightenment

c.contemporary

d.modern

 

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Philosophers who studied______on comparative basis used the descriptive approach

a.government

b.politic

c.society

d.state

 

 

Nigeria inherited ___________ system but changed to presidential system

a.parliamentary

b.traditional

c.pre-colonial

d.unitary

 

What is the second phase in the development of comparative politics?

a.Renaissance period

b.The age of enlightenment

c.Traditional period

d.Modern period

 

In Nigeria, collection of a large proportion of national revenue is vested in the______Government

a.Federal

b.Local

c.State

d.Regional

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_________ is used primary as a test case for the assumptions of the researchers?

a.Case study

b.Qualitative

c.Classification

d.Quantitative

 

Arend Lijphart argues that comparative politics does not have a substantive focus in itself, but rather a _________ one

a.casual

b.political

c.methodological

d.temporary

 

The philosophers who belong to the renaissance period were highly______ in their study?

a.analytical

b.critical

c.normative

d.empirical

 

the following are Among the types of studies that students of Comparative Politics actually. Except_______?

a.Studies across regions

b.Studies of one country

c.studies of government

d.Regional or area studies

 

The traditional approach embraces the historical, legalistic and_________approaches.

a.institutional

b.behavioural

c.modern

d.normative

 

The three primary components of every political system include the political community; the regime; and the______?

a.Political elite

b.Structures

c.Institutions

d.Authorities

 

As Postulated by Aristotle ________was the search for good life

a.Authority

b.Democracy

c.Constitution

d.Politics

 

________developed a unique systemic approach for the purpose of political analysis

a.Gabriel Almond

b.Herbert Spencer

c.David Easton

d.Harold Lasswell

 

In a narrow sense, theory can mean________ theory

a.political

b.proactive

c.common

d.normative

 

There are ______different phases in the development of Comparative Politics

a.Five

b.Four

c.Two

d.Three

 

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The Age of Enlightenment in the development of comparative politics is the_______ epoch.

a.first

b.second

c.third

d.fourth

 

A theory is a set of propositions and/or __________ that are logically related to each other

a.deductions

b.ideas

c.constructs

d.hypotheses

 

.In the opinion of Grander, comparative approach may simply refer to_______?

a.political strategy

b.economy strategy

c.social strategy

d.master strategy

 

Which approach to the study of comparative government grew out of a response to the historicism of the nineteen centuries?

a.Institutional approach

b.Scientific approach

c.Traditional approach

d.Modern approach

 

What are the two broad paths of political inquiry?

b.Normative and empirical

 

the following are approaches to the emergence of political science except_?

b.economically-approach

 

Comparative politics is characterised by an empirical approach based on the__________

d.Comparative method

 

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Politics was the search for good life

d.Aristotle

 

With the advent of_________ , models have gained increasing importance to the study of politics?

d.Behaviouralism

 

Comparative politics focuses on the how but does not specify the _________ of the analysis

a.what

 

The Nigerian federalism evolved out of series of historical accidents engineered by_________

c.British government

 

Comparative politics is interested in institutions of government and the______ of actors operating the system

d.Behaviour

 

Nigeria inherited ___________ system but changed to presidential system

c.parliamentary

 

 

Comparative Politics involves the systematic study and comparison of the world\’s__?

b.political systems

 

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