PLS 200 EXAM 1 PREP
TEST QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
One way of defining politics is the making of a common decision for a group of people
through the use of power - ANS-True
A good hypothesis must be testable, but does not need to be falsifiable - ANS-False
Politics should not be studied using the scientific method - ANS-False
Political science is about researchers giving their opinions about politics - ANS-False
Power is the ability of one person to cause another to do what the first wishes, by
whatever means - ANS-True
Coercion alone does not explain bases of power - ANS-True
We should not underestimate the importance of habit in maintaining governments in
power - ANS-True
Positive theories express what out to be, while normative theories express what is -
ANS-False
Ideologies help individuals make sense of politics and gather allies for public
argument - ANS-True
, In classic liberalism, power is a bad thing and so we should limit it as much as possible
- ANS-True
American liberalism has traditionally placed more emphasis on keeping government
regulation of people's social behaviors to a maximum - ANS-False
American conservatism is an offshoot of classic conservatism - ANS-False
Most Americans identify themselves as moderate or conservative - ANS-True
Americans are now less likely to have purely conservative or purely liberal political
values than in the past - ANS-False
Classic conservatism emphasizes the importance of hierarchy and acceptance of class
and other forms of domination - ANS-True
Socialism offers a more rigid interpretation of Marxist thought than Communism -
ANS-False
The Treaty of Westphalia set a precedent for noninterference in other states' affairs -
ANS-True
The process of state formation following the Treaty of Westphalia was short and
abrupt - ANS-False
A nation is a political entity whose government has ultimate authority - ANS-False
The passionate identification with a nation is called nationalism - ANS-True
The Star Spangled Banner features the lyric "for the land of the free" - ANS-False
TEST QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
One way of defining politics is the making of a common decision for a group of people
through the use of power - ANS-True
A good hypothesis must be testable, but does not need to be falsifiable - ANS-False
Politics should not be studied using the scientific method - ANS-False
Political science is about researchers giving their opinions about politics - ANS-False
Power is the ability of one person to cause another to do what the first wishes, by
whatever means - ANS-True
Coercion alone does not explain bases of power - ANS-True
We should not underestimate the importance of habit in maintaining governments in
power - ANS-True
Positive theories express what out to be, while normative theories express what is -
ANS-False
Ideologies help individuals make sense of politics and gather allies for public
argument - ANS-True
, In classic liberalism, power is a bad thing and so we should limit it as much as possible
- ANS-True
American liberalism has traditionally placed more emphasis on keeping government
regulation of people's social behaviors to a maximum - ANS-False
American conservatism is an offshoot of classic conservatism - ANS-False
Most Americans identify themselves as moderate or conservative - ANS-True
Americans are now less likely to have purely conservative or purely liberal political
values than in the past - ANS-False
Classic conservatism emphasizes the importance of hierarchy and acceptance of class
and other forms of domination - ANS-True
Socialism offers a more rigid interpretation of Marxist thought than Communism -
ANS-False
The Treaty of Westphalia set a precedent for noninterference in other states' affairs -
ANS-True
The process of state formation following the Treaty of Westphalia was short and
abrupt - ANS-False
A nation is a political entity whose government has ultimate authority - ANS-False
The passionate identification with a nation is called nationalism - ANS-True
The Star Spangled Banner features the lyric "for the land of the free" - ANS-False
