The United Nations’ standard of humanitarian intervention, based on the obligation to defend human rights even when doing so intervenes in the domestic affairs of a state, is an example of which type of ethics?

a. Pragmatism
b. Relativism
c. Universalism
d. Rationalism


c. Universalism

Political Science

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The Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade on the notion of a Constitutional right to

a. abortion. c. privacy. b. due process. d. equality.

Political Science

The term patrimonial state refers to

a. the great overrepresentation of males in state leadership positions. b. the tradition of authoritarianism that characterized Russian politics until the early 1980s. c. the personalistic nature of politics during the Soviet era in which one leader was elevated to a top position. d. the system of government in which the ruler treats the state as his personal property. e. none of these.

Political Science

The minimum level of support a party needs to obtain legislative representation is referred to as ______.

A. electoral threshold B. natural threshold C. formal threshold D. informal threshold

Political Science

When examining U.S. history, one observes that when the economy declines, immigrants are increasingly seen as a competitive threat to U.S. citizens.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Political Science