Which of the following would be an example of an October Surprise?
A) a report showing unemployment had decreased to historic lows
B) a news story revealing a late-breaking scandal for the incumbent president
C) a gaffe made by a presidential candidate during the first presidential debate
D) a surge in spending on negative advertising in the last month of the election
B
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The principle of parsimony implies that __________________.
a. assumptions are consistent with one another b. assumptions are consistent with reality c. many assumptions simplify reality too much d. a limited number of assumptions explain many events or facts
When a company in one country invests in a company in another country and gains control of the company by doing so, we call it
A) expropriation. B) foreign direct investment. C) nationalization. D) neocolonialism. E) reciprocity.
Network involving reciprocal, voluntary actions across national borders by international and national government actors, domestic and international nongovernmental actors, social movements and individuals are known as
A) civil society organizations. B) core groups. C) multinational corporations. D) supranational organizations. E) transnational advocacy networks.
There has only been one breakdown of elite consensus in American history; it resulted in the ___________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word