Comparative Politics

What changed in CP with the "behavioral revolution" in the 1950/60ies?

Parliamentary democracies are more likely to sustain democracy than presidential systems

governments (executive b) have legislative power, they can draft or initiate legislation, or issue decrees or ordinances

what are general functions of legislatures?

in the research question "how does the type of electoral system impact voter turnout?," voter turnout is the

the term polyarchy refers to the Athenian model of democracy in Ancient Greece

what applies to parliamentary democracies, but not to presidential democracies?

"What are the advantages and disadvantages of a proportional electoral system?" Is this research question aiming at...

Individuals' cases are typically studied at the micro level of analysis

if u want to show that the type of democracy is casually related to a level of political participation, u should measure

what applies to presidential democracies, but not parliamentary democracies?

which political regime can be described as totalitarian?

diverter law saysMajoritarian electoral system coincide with 2party systems proportional systems with multiparty systems

what are characteristics of consensus democracies?

which of the following elements characterize a theory?

which political scientist is associated with the term 'polyarchy'

in contrast to positivist approaches, constructivist approaches emphasize...

what are characteristics of majoritarian democracies?

authoritarian regimes performs worse than democratic regimes

One of the five "I"s in the chapter by Peters (2020) is: imagination

In the question "are presidential systems more likely to break down than parliamentary systems" type of democracy is the

what are general functions of legislatures?

What does "making authoritative decisions" when defining the term "politics" mean?

coalition governments, by default, cannot occur in presidential systems

which countries are examples of consensus democracies?

which of the following is not an autocracy?

which of the following elements is not a precondition for casual relationship between A and B?

legislature in parliamentary systems (f of powers)are referred to as congresses, legis. in presi. systems as parliaments

The study of supranational units (such as EU and NAFTA) are part of comparative politics

Method of data collection in political science

What is a 'small N' study?

autocracies are political regimes without turnover in power of the executive

Through which mechanisms do autocracies endure?

a Most Different Systems Design should be used if you want to test a hypothesized relationship between 2 variables

which countries are examples of majoritarian (Westminster) democracies?

what is a 'large N' study?

the positivist approach claims that research is objective, factual and value-free

a Most Similar Systems Design should be applied if a researcher wants to test a hypothesized relationship between 2 vari

David Easton proposed the Systems Theory in the 1950/60ies

In contrast to constructivist approaches, positivist approaches emphasize...

CP differs from int. relations in the following way: CP compares political systems at the national level and IR suprana.

What is NOT an element of systems theory?

what of the following are meaningful types of governments?

which of the following electoral systems is a majoritarian system?

Researchers in comparative politics study only national political systems.

presidential systems are characterized by a separation of powers, while in parliamentary systems powers are fused

rational choice theory assumes that individuals are self-interested utility maximizers