As explained by your text, what is the “paradox” of U.S. power?

a. The United States seeks international peace through war.
b. The United States is constrained by the very forces that propelled its rise to global predominance.
c. The more influence the United States exerts internationally, the less pleased the American public becomes with the government.
d. The United States supports democratic movements in foreign countries but only if they elect democratic regimes.


b. The United States is constrained by the very forces that propelled its rise to global predominance.

Political Science

You might also like to view...

All citizens in a city elect all members of a city council, who run for specific seats, in the _________ election system

a. single-member district b. pure at-large c. council d. at-large place e. commission

Political Science

The major source of revenue for public schools in the 1920s was

a. from the federal government. b. from private donations and philanthropists. c. from local school districts. d. from state government.

Political Science

Confidence votes are normally introduced by the opposition to get the prime minister to call for new elections

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Political Science

As a result of two clear blocs of liberal and conservative justices, __________ often casts a "swing vote" on the Supreme Court

A) Justice Breyer B) Justice Stevens C) Justice Kennedy D) Justice Ginsburg E) Chief Justice Roberts

Political Science