What is the purpose of political science as a science

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1. What is the purpose of political science as a science? finding variables between characteristic and 2. What is not a part of the scientific method? introduction 3. Good political science research question? open ended leads to more questions 4. T or F normative concepts are what we observe and how society is False means ideas 5. Phenomenon that is affected by other variables or the effect in a cause-and-effect relationship? dependent variable 6. Operationalized means determine how you will measure abstract ideas like liberal bas conservative 7. Support for gun control policy is higher for liberal’s vs conservative is an example of political ideology 8. Average turnout in presidential elections 58% 9. Major reasons for decline in voting? instructional 10. T or f gender does not have an impact on voting, but age, race, and educational level do. True 11. Which cue is the most powerful to help voter pick a candidate? party 12. Which on the following isn’t an example of voter fraud? mail in voting 13. How is election fraud different from voting fraud? election fraud is illegal interference with the process of an election 14. Individuals their own money and party organizations are the only ways to raise money for election false 15. What is the significance of citizens united vs fec 2010 ? allowed corporations and labor unions very little on campaign spending 16. What is significant about soft money ? campaigns freely 17. Under what amendment is campaign spending protected? 1 st form of political speech 18. The process of targeting very specific potential groups of voter? Microtargeting 19. What are ways leader can identify current public opinion ? holding town halls and checking social media 20. What is random sampling? Everyone in the population has an equal chance of answering the poll 21. What of the following would be found in a push pull on uncc? Why is unnc the best university in nc pushing to positive answers 22. T or f pollsters are professionals who survey public opinion ? true 23. Political socialization is the process where people form their ? political belief and values 24. What are examples of political ideology? liberal and conservative 25. True or false 50% American locate their selves in the middle of ideological spectrum False 25% 26. Subsets of the population who are better informed about an issue because it touched them personally issue publics 27. Which is not a general or an average characteristics of a person who is well informed ? live in California 28. Another word for aggregate opinion ? mass opinion 29. All are true or durable alliances except they focus on one major policy concern they do reduce transaction cost solve collective actions problem form coalitions 30. 3 benefits of party memberships are party electorate_______________ and party in government. Party organization
31. The two party system is also known as ___________ plurality system and first past winner takes all
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