Political science is a science by definition. In practice, it is a science because it consists of two elements: The study of political systems and the elements thereof; A conducting of this investigation by using the scientific method.
What did Machiavelli bring to the study of politics? What is the crux of Marx's theory? What are the major differences between anarchism and nihilism as ideologies? What are the major components of a political ideology? What are the major characteristics of a democracy?
Within the last 18 months, Syria and the Ukraine presented a challenge to the world order backed by the United States. How would a realist and an idealist differ in the moves they would take in reaction?