Chapter 1 Practice Quiz

Studying Politics
. Political studies is the formal study of politics within and among ________.

. Thomas Hobbes said that life without political authority would be "________, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."

. Harold Lasswell's famous book title is Politics: Who Gets ________, When, How.

. Some examples of disciplines in the social sciences include sociology, psychology, anthropology, social geography, and ________.

. Political studies is concerned with ________.

. The approach that focuses on the role of political structures and their functions in society is called ________-functionalism.

. Systems theory argues that politics is a dynamic process of information flows and responses that encompasses political institutions, groups, and ________.

. "Politics" can be found in ________.

. "Baby boomers" were born between ________.

. Globalization is the intensification of economic, political, social, and ________ relations across borders.

. The Chinese Taoist text Tao Te Ching reminds us, ________.

. The United Empire Loyalists came to Canada in ________.

. The four provinces that first formed Confederation were ________.

. The civil rights movement took place during the ________.

. Sputnik 1 was launched by ________.

. Aristotle stated, "That man is more of a political animal than ________ or any other gregarious animals is evident."

. One of the fundamental goals of politics is ________ in society.

. Political studies students become good writers and develop skills at public presentation, research, and ________.

. Authoritarianism is a political system requiring absolute ________ to a constituted authority.

. The study of politics was first pursued in university departments primarily in ________.

. Humans are by nature competitive creatures who rely—for better or worse—on their political communities to ensure their ________.

. Resources that are present in a political system whose use by one individual should not affect use by others are called ________.

. A non-profit group organized on a local, national, or international level is called a ________.

. The analytical approach views political studies as a ________ rather than one that can be broken down into parts.

. The behaviouralists emerged in the 1950s and 1960s, particularly in ________ political studies departments.

. In Greek, logos means both "language" and "reason."

. The analytical approach is also known as the traditional approach.

. Political economy is a "critical" approach concerned with the relationship between people, government, and the economy.

. Quebec is an officially bilingual province.

. Sputnik 1 was the first human-made object put into orbit.

. New immigrants to Canada must pass a quiz to obtain citizenship.

. Approximately 25,000 people become Canadian citizens every year.

. Canadian rights include the right to move freely across the border into the United States.

. Post-behaviouralism tried to inject an even more rigorous form of the scientific method into political analysis.

. The behaviouralists tried to remove human behaviour from their research.

. The study of politics is considered a social science.

. Political studies has roots in the early philosophies of Aristotle and Plato.

. The "black box" refers to decision-making.

. Politics allows for our collective survival.

. The scientific method in politics was popularized at the turn of the last century.

. Australia has an elected Senate.

. Compared to the 1960s, today's younger generation is no less involved in political life, from volunteer work to social media campaigns to active engagement in the traditional political process.

. It is a responsibility of Canadian citizenship to learn both official languages.

. Some people in Canada relate themselves to a "nation" even if they are citizens of another country.

. The passing grade on the Canadian citizenship quiz is 50%.

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