If the U.S. successfully pressures China to decrease its human rights violations, despite the fact that China does not want to, the U.S. is exerting __________
a. force
b. legitimacy
c. sovereignty
d. power
d
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A skeptic might suggest that
a. there is no such thing as morality. b. states are the only actors that can adopt and enforce the moral laws necessary for international relations. c. moral categories have no meaning in international relations because no institutions exist to provide order. d. moral laws must be obeyed as best they can by actors in international relations, but international organizations cannot be trusted to enforce them. e. international politics rests on a society of states with certain rules, although those rules are not always perfectly obeyed.
Why do scientists favor operationalizing terms used in their research?
a. they reduce research questions to manageable, albeit ambiguous, levels b. they minimize ambiguity by requiring empirical referents c. it allows them to avoid less "scientific" concepts like emotions d. they lead to multiple definitions of the same concept
In the federal government the most familiar administrative units that are tasked with carrying out the most essential government functions are called __________
a. agencies b. bureaus c. corporations d. departments
Which of the following best describes the outcome of the 2010 congressional elections?
a. Democrats controlled the House and Senate. b. Republicans controlled the House and Senate. c. Democrats controlled the Senate and Republicans controlled the House. d. Democrats controlled the House and Republicans controlled the Senate. e. Democrats and Republicans each controlled about 50 percent of the House and Senate.