Which of the following does NOT fit with the definition of power?

a. Power is getting political actors to do what they would not normally do.
b. The exercise of power is always destructive.
c. Power can be used for a variety of purposes.
d. Power is central to the practice of politics.

b. The exercise of power is always destructive.

Political Science

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While conducting a study, you notice that most of the scores fall at the upper range of the response option. This pattern of data is known as a

a. ceiling effect. b. Yerkes-Dotson Law. c. floor effect. d. degree of response.

Political Science

Nelson W. Polsby has suggested that political parties deserve a continuing role in the selection of presidential nominees because

A) no better institutions have evolved to conduct nominating politics. B) they are crucial for the proper general functioning of the political system. C) they are constitutional. D) a and b. E) none of the above.

Political Science