POL 101 CBT Practice For FUOYE Students

1. One major difficulty in political science research is ________.

2. Knowledge is said to be systematic when it is ________.

3. The word “politics” is derived from the Greek word ________.

4. Aristotle first used the term politics to refer to the affairs of the ________.

5. Political power is difficult to measure because it is ________.

6. Darwin’s theory influenced political science by emphasizing ________.

7. Austin Ranney viewed politics primarily as a process of ________.

8. The scientific method begins with the ________.

9. Quantitative methods were adopted in political science mainly to enhance ________.

10. Political science focuses on explanation and prediction through ________.

11. The laboratory method is difficult for political scientists because ________.

12. The unpredictability of man makes political science ________.

13. The totality of political institutions and social organizations is known as the ________.

14. Political science differs from chemistry because ________.

15. Political science is considered scientific to the extent that it ________.

16. Political science cannot be an exact science mainly because ________.

17. Aristotle described man as a ________.

18. Jean Bodin is credited with first using the term ________.

19. According to Harold Lasswell, politics is concerned with ________.

20. One major characteristic of scientific knowledge is ________.

21. The rise of sociology encouraged political scientists to focus more on ________.

22. Ernest Barker defined politics as the process of ________.

23. Max Weber defined politics as the operation of the ________.

24. Unlike natural sciences, political science deals mainly with ________.

25. Political science is classified as a ________.

26. Pure science is primarily concerned with ________.

27. Verifiability requires that scientific statements be ________.

28. Generality in science refers to the ability to ________.

29. The principle of separation of powers aims primarily at ensuring ________

30. Montesquieu categorized the functions of government into ________.

31. Politics at the international level includes actions such as ________.

32. Which of the following is NOT an arena where politics is practiced?

33. The United Nations (UN) is an example of an:

34. One major aim of political science is to analyze ________.

35. Jean Bodin’s approach to politics was largely influenced by his training as a ________.

36. World War II led political scientists to study ________.

37. Political science uses historical facts mainly to ________.

38. Which concept refers to the legal membership of a country?

39. The military intervention in Nigeria between 1966 and 1999 was largely due to ________.

40. The study of politics goes beyond government to include ________.