Which of the following scenarios represents the use of hard power?

a. A leader invites an adversary to join her in attending a sporting event.
b. A ruler refuses to sign an arms reduction plan she feels is unfair to some states involved.
c. A ruler amasses his state’s navy off the coast of a rival who violated sanctions.
d. An ambassador presents an innovative idea that improves trade for all states involved.


c. A ruler amasses his state’s navy off the coast of a rival who violated sanctions.

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Highly partisan newspapers popular in the early nineteenth century were known as __________

a. party presses b. broadsheets c. penny dreadfuls d. yellow news

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Today, property taxes

a. are the largest source of state government revenues. b. represent the largest component of New Hampshire's tax revenues and the smallest part of those revenues in Alaska c. are easier to collect because the property never moves and its value seldom changes. d. are the largest source of local government revenues.

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What makes a state unique relative to other organizations within its territory?

a. The state is the only organization which can, lawfully, make rules. b. The state claims ultimate rule-making authority. c. The state is the only organization which can, lawfully, use power. d. Both A and C are true.

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An example of ______ is farmers, agricultural equipment makers, and bureaucrats at the U.S. Department of Agriculture working together to promote particular policies.

A. an elite organization B. an advocacy coalition framework C. the policy cycle D. an institutional agenda

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