what is political theory

political theory is a _________ of political science

subfield

one of the two primary ways of doing political theory that looks at what other people have written

history of political thought

political theory is a field ______

of study

in deciding what our political world ought to be, political theory focuses on ______ arguments

understanding, analyzing, and critiquing

one of the two primary ways of doing political theory in which we describe what we think our political world ought to be

normative political theory