Introduction

Question 1

Sovereignty

Answer 1

The ability of states to carry out actions or policies within a territory independently from external actors or internal rivals

Question 2

Institutions

Answer 2

Organizations or activities that are self-perpetuating and valued for their own sake

Question 3

Politics

Answer 3

The struggle in any group for power that will give one or more persons the ability to make decisions for the larger group

Question 4

Comparative Politics

Answer 4

A subfield that compares the “power” struggle across countries

Question 5

Comparative Method

Answer 5

A way to make comparisons across cases and draw conclusions

Question 6

Qualitative research

Answer 6

Mastery of a limited number of cases through the detailed study of their history, language and culture, emphasis on depth over breadth

Question 7

Quantitative research

Answer 7

Gathering of statistical data across a large number of countries in order to look for correlations and test hypotheses about cause and effect, emphasis on breadth over depth

Question 8

Normative

Answer 8

An approach in comparative study that makes a value judgment based on researched data, answers, “how the world should be”

Question 9

Empirical

Answer 9

An approach in comparative studies that emphasizes numerical data, answers, “how the world is”

Question 10

Statecraft

Answer 10

How to govern

Question 11

Modernization Theory

Answer 11

Held that as societies developed, they would become capitalist democracies, converging around a shared set of values and characteristics, here the focus of study is political institutions

Question 12

Behavioralism

Answer 12

A shift in political study from political intuitions to individual political behavior