Technology, especially information technology, is shifting power from __________ to __________.
A. governments; transnational actors
B. substate actors; individuals
C. individuals; states
D. governments; individuals
Answer: D
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What will be an ideal response?
In explaining the origins of the Cold War, postrevisionists argue that
a. both parties are responsible, but the Americans share a larger portion of the blame. b. both parties are responsible, but the Soviets share a larger portion of the blame. c. individual-level actions, such as those of Roosevelt and Stalin, are most responsible. d. the war was inevitable or nearly so because of structural system conditions. e. the war was largely avoidable.
What effect did nuclear weapons have on the U.S. response when the Hungarians revolted against their Soviet rulers in 1956?
a. The United States felt comfortable providing military aid because it knew the Soviet Union would not risk nuclear war because of the de facto regime of superpower prudence. b. The United States sent troops into Hungary to prevent a Soviet attack because it knew nuclear weapons guaranteed that any war would be a limited war. c. The United States supported the Soviet retaliatory crackdown because it sought greater cooperation on nuclear weapons arms control agreements. d. The United States did not rush to help them because nuclear weapons had brought about a de facto regime of superpower prudence. e. The United States allied itself with Hungary immediately because it needed an eastern European base at which to house nuclear missiles.
The Declaration of Independence states that when a government created by “the consent of the governed” fails to protect their rights, the people have the right to
a. hold the president and Congress criminally liable. b. file a lawsuit in the federal courts. c. turn to the state governments for relief. d. alter or abolish such government. e. file actions in state courts against the federal government.