Which of the following is a theory that serves as a foundation for The Declaration of Independence?

a. Monarchism

b. Neoliberalism

c. Social contract

d. Divine right of kings


Answer is c. Social contract (The social contract states that “rational people” should believe in organized government, and this ideology highly influenced the writers of the Declaration of Independence.)

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Which of the following examples demonstrates a security dilemma?

a. Turkey wants to join the European Union even though the European Union has criticized it for violations of human rights. b. The United States and South Korea run joint military exercises, and North Korea responds by developing nuclear weapons. c. The United States withdraws from the Paris Climate Agreement despite the opposition of the NGO Alliance. d. Turkey wants to assimilate the Kurdish people by using military aggression.

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If the House of Representatives impeaches the president, the president is automatically removed.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Joseph Stalin was followed by __________ as the leader of the Soviet Union?

a. Mikhail Gorbachev b. Boris Yeltsin c. Nikita Khrushchev d. Leonid Brezhnev e. Leon Trotsky

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Arguments about whether war is instinctual or learned behavior are just another example of the common ________________________ debate we find in many areas of human behavior

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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