Define politics, power, and authority.
What will be an ideal response?
Politics is the means by which society settles its conflicts and allocates the resulting benefits and costs. Those factions or people who prevail in getting their values accepted are said to have power. When power is exercised through the laws and institutions of government, authority is involved. Authority is defined as the recognized right of an official or institution to exercise power.
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What will be an ideal response?
Which group of economic actors often can force governments to adopt major financial reforms, even when those reforms are deeply unpopular with their citizens?
A. large corporations B. interest groups C. small businesses D. international financial institutions
Why did nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea undertaken between 2003 and 2009 by the U.S., Russia, China, and South Korea ultimately appear to fail?
a. As realist theory might have predicted, the major powers involved had conflicting national interests that did not allow for significant enough concessions to North Korea. b. North Korean leaders saw their history of interaction with these countries differently than their diplomats did, as constructivist theory might have suggested. c. Class differences between the more powerful, capitalist states and the Marxist state of North Korea drove the failure. d. North Korea extracted aid and assistance from the other countries involved in the talks, but failed to fulfill any promises made in exchange for it.
The George H. W. Bush administration developed what program to explore research and development programs in alternative energy sources?
A. the Renewable Energy Strategy B. National Energy Strategy C. Strategic Energy Reserve D. Renewable Energy Reserve