This is the use of practical methods, instead of moral or ideological means to secure political power
a. Raison d'être
b. Realpolitik
c. Liberalism
d. Raison d'état
e. None of the above
b
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In a 2x2 factorial design represented in a graph, a main effect for facto B is indicated (the x-axis labeled with the levels of factor A) but no interaction is presented. The graphed lines should be
A) perpendicular. B) parallel. C) vertical. D) intersecting.
The “Neutral State Model” refers to
a. a model of secularism wherein the state is neutral about, but not opposed to, religion b. a model of secularism advocating that religion should play no part in the public realm c. a model of secularism wherein the state is neutral among but willing to support religions that it recognizes as important elements in civil society d. a model of secularism that advocates the ability and right of a group to partially govern itself within a larger state
Which of the following would be a political linkage that explains President Obama's ability to wage a war of drone strikes against jihadist targets in Pakistan?
a. Congressional authorization of military action in Afghanistan against the Taliban b. the fact that the United States is the world's preeminent military power c. the absence of a legal challenge to the president's use of drones across an international border d. the American public's opposition to more ground forces in Afghanistan and preference for winding down the war quickly
Which of the following is an example of the use of an improvised explosive device?
a. the use of chemical nerve agents in an attempted genocide against a remote village b. the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan at the end of World War II c. an ISIS fighter using salvaged weapons components to create a bomb to put in an American jeep d. a large-scale bombing assault by the U.S. Air Force against a terrorist stronghold