Within political science, what dictates which data you collect?

During the Brazilian Empire, the emperor acted as a moderating power (poder moderador). This meant that he

a. mediated conflicts among the branches of government and the oligarchy. b. mediated conflicts among the branches of government and royal agents. c. mediated conflicts among the oligarchy and peasants. d. mediated conflicts among regional strongmen. e. was granted total control of the country's foreign policy.

The statement “War is politics by other means” suggests which of the following?

a. War happens when the bargaining of politics fails. b. War is no different from an election because the outcome is driven by the consent of the governed. c. Political disputes are like wars because no rules can ever apply to those contests. d. The ends justify the means.