Which of the Following Statements About the Current Institutional Approach

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the current institutional approach to comparative politics is accurate?

• A)It merges the core characteristics of modernization theory and behavioralism.
• B)It rejects the value of individual political behavior in shaping politics.
• C)It has adopted the basic tenets of modernization theory and supported them empirically.
• D)It shares an emphasis on the importance of institutions with pre-1950s comparative politics research.
• E)It differs from behavioralism in its rejection of cause-and-effect relationships.

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