Comparative Politics and Political Science: Definitions and Key Concepts, Quizzes of Political Science

Download Comparative Politics and Political Science: Definitions and Key Concepts and more Quizzes Political Science in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 What are the three main ways in which Comparative Politics is defined? DEFINITION 1 1. The study of political phenomena within nations2. The study of political phenomena in every country except the one in which you reside3. The study of political phenomena through the comparative method TERM 2 Which one are we primarily working in? DEFINITION 2 The study of politics primarily within countries TERM 3 What is political science? DEFINITION 3 The study of politics in a scientific manner TERM 4 Fundamentally what is a cause? DEFINITION 4 a cause is a necessary or sufficient condition TERM 5 What is a necessary cause? DEFINITION 5 A circumstance in whose absence the event in question cannot occur.Oxygen is a necessary cause for fireTypically if the word "unless" is involved it is a necessary cause. TERM 6 What is a sufficient cause? DEFINITION 6 A circumstance in whose presence the even in question must occurJumping is a sufficient cause for the effect of leaving the ground(so is riding in an airplane or a space shuttle)(it is not necessary to jump to leave the ground)If always is involved it is typically a sufficient cause (jumping always leads to leaving the ground) TERM 7 What is an argument? DEFINITION 7 A set of logically connected statements typically in the form of set of premises and a conclusion. TERM 8 What is a premise? DEFINITION 8 A statement that is presumed to be true, within the context of the argument leading to a conclusion. TERM 9 What are the two parts of the major premise? DEFINITION 9 the antecedent and the consequent TERM 10 What does the major premise say in useful terms? DEFINITION 10 "If P, then Q."