A document that defines and creates a people politically, sets out the fundamental principles of governance, and creates the rules and institutions through which a people choose to self-govern is defined as a ______.

a. confederation
b. political contract
c. constitution
d. statement of purpose


c. constitution

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A presidential primary in which contending candidates compete for popular votes, but the results do not control the selection of delegates to the national convention, is referred to as a

A) beauty contest. B) candidate parade. C) reality show. D) front-loader. E) horse race.

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Who was the first Marxist thinker to develop the idea of imperialism, which was the result of global capitalist monopolies?

a. Karl Marx b. Immanuel Wallerstein c. V. I. Lenin d. Friedrich Engels e. Mao Zedong

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The case where one state is able and willing to determine and maintain the essential rules by which relations among states are governed is called

a. anarchy. c. hegemony. b. free trade. d. capitalism.

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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

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