A consideration of the U.S. and Russia in terms of power resources, which demonstrates a rivalry in the number of nuclear weapons but vast disparities between them in economics and state effectiveness, suggests that realist theory __________
a. overlooks the importance of economic power, as well as state effectiveness
b. is a strong predictor of interstate tension here, since only nuclear power matters, from the standpoint of realist theory
c. is inferior to liberal theory in its explanatory power, in regards to the renewed U.S.-Russian rivalry
d. cannot explain the renewed U.S.-Russian rivalry, since hard power realities do not seem to be driving it
Answer: D
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The _____ states that "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
a. Seventh Amendment b. Eighth Amendment c. Ninth Amendment d. Tenth Amendment
The commerce clause empowers the federal government to
a. engage in commerce with the states. b. regulate interstate commerce. c. adjudicate the appropriateness of contracts that states negotiate with contractors within their state borders. d. regulate all forms of commerce of whatever variety in the United States. e. regulate only commerce between states and foreign governments.
The __________ clause makes the Constitution of the United States, plus all laws and treaties made under the Constitution, superior to state law
A) commerce B) equal protection C) guarantee D) republican E) supremacy
Which of the following arguments presents a realist explanation for the start of the Cold War?
a. The Cold War was a consequence of the security dilemma. b. The United States and the Soviet Union came to see themselves as enemies rather than rivals. c. The United Nations failed as an international institution to establish collective security. d. Regional institutions cultivated security and economic interdependence, which transformed political interests and identities.