The most illustrative book of the historical approach in political science is George
H. Sabine’s A History of Political Theory. The correct answer is A.

In a theocracy god or a deity is recognized as the
immediate ruler of the state. THe priests in such a
state are required to implement God’s law drawn
from the statute book of the kingdom.

Government is defined as a system through which a state or an entity is controlled. In the same way, government may be considered as the group of people exercising executive authority over a state.Government is defined as a system through which a state or an entity is controlled. In the same way, government may be considered as the group of people exercising executive authority over a state. 

Modern writers prefer the use of the term ‘Political Science’ to ‘Politics’. So the suggestion E is not correct.

Conservatism extends the criterion even further. While liberalism offers the self—whatever that is—as a criterion of judgement, and while socialism offers an extension of this criterion so it includes the social—whatever that is—as a criterion of judgement, conservatism supposes that both of these are too abstract.

The projection of power can take the form of military, economic
(through aid and trade), diplomatic, and cultural. Diplomatic and cultural power projections are often called soft power.

In modern times, sovereignty has acquired an additional meaning that now has legal standing. Influenced by the writings of political philosophers such as John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau (see previous chapter for a full analysis of their writings), sovereignty is also interpreted as popular sovereignty, which means that ultimate authority lies with the people. 

According to Paul Janet, Political Science is “that part of science which treats the foundations of the state and
principles of government” (Johari, 2006: 7).

Legitimacy, in the political science context, can be defined as recognition of the right of rulers to govern. The issue of legitimacy has been a factor in governance since the beginning of history

A monarchy is a form of government where the sovereignty of the state is embodied in one or a few individuals who are expected to remain in power until death or until they decide to abdicate power.

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT), signed in 1947, “was an international
agreement that promoted international trade and
the reduction of trade barriers among member
states from 1947-1994” (www.asil.org, 2017).
GATT became the World Trade Organization
(WTO) in 1995.

Only a few of the nearly 200 political states or nation states are uniform in language, culture, and descent. Usually, these are mini-states such as Monaco (French-speaking) and Lichtenstein (German-speaking)

Karl Popper has criticized historicism – especially Marxism – on the grounds that it insists on discovering what is inevitable, and then advocates ‘totalitarian’ methods for its realization.

John Rawls’s ‘basic structure’ is a restatement
of Kant’s view without Kant’s metaphysics (Rawls,
2001: 48). In liberalism the relation between one
self and another is contingent, not constitutive; and
it is law which enables the freedom of separate selves
to co-exist. Answer is A.

Power and authority are differentiated in a number of ways. Authority derives fundamentally from an office or position usually appointed whereas power can be exercised officially or unofficially

A constitution can be defined as a set of laws or legal provisions that outline the rights of citizens and the duties of government.

Après moi, la déluge is a political expression that is translated as “After me, the flood.”

The Legal approach stands for an attempt to understand politics in terms of law. It focuses on the legal and constitutional framework in which different organs of government have to function and the powers and procedure which makes their actions legally valid. The correct answer is D.