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1.8: Review Questions

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    1. What does APSA stand for?

    a. American Political Science Association

    b. American Politics Studying Association

    c. American Politics and Science Association

    2. Which of the following is NOT a subfield of political science?

    a. American government

    b. Comparative Politics

    c. International Relations

    d. Political Theory

    e. Logic

    3. Which of the following is NOT one of the twelve parts of analyzing a journal article?

    a. Theory

    b. Hypotheses

    c. Research Design

    d. Empirical Analysis

    e. Narrative

    4. A journal article is not peer-reviewed. True or false?

    a. True

    b. False

    5. Which of the following best defines a literature review?

    a. a process of collecting, reading, and synthesizing journal articles, books, and other scholarly materials related to your research topic

    b. A process of quoting journal articles, but not books

    c. A process of citing books, but not journal articles

    d. a process of collecting, reading, and synthesizing journal articles, books, and other scholarly materials


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