In the international system, present-day actors
a. have never been more secure than now. With the exceptions of terrorist groups
and national liberation movements, the future is assured for present-day actors.
b.are under internal and/or external assault. Although their survival may not
currently be in question, their legitimacy and raison d'être are.
c. seldom satisfy the needs of their constituents. It therefore would not be too
surprising if several classes of actors were to pass from existence before the end of
the century.
d. are becoming more and more similar across the board. States act more and more
like multinational corporations, which in turn act more like nongovernmental
organizations, and so on. This is called "convergence."
b
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Confederal political systems are systems in which
A. two levels of government exist above the local level, both with equal sovereignty. B. there is only one level of government above the local level. C. a union of sovereign states retain their powers, but agree to coordinate their activities in certain respects. D. a civil war has existed and the confederal states are the southern states.
The response of the federal government to the protest led by Martin Luther King Jr. in Birmingham in 1963 that was met by violent police action was to
a. urge Dr. King to abandon the protest. b. order the Alabama governor and Birmingham police to protect the protestors and pay them compensation. c. send federal troops and officials to Birmingham to work out an agreement. d. ignore the protest, claiming it was a local matter. e. refuse to recognize Dr. King as the leader of the SCLC.
The American Revolution brought
A) an enormous social and political change. B) a new nation based on the idea of freedom and equality. C) a legally created United States. D) all of the above. E) no changes.
The framers clearly meant that the president would be the primary decision maker in what type of war?
A. preemptive B. offensive C. defensive D. just