How did events in World War II lead to a different view of sovereignty in the neo-Westphalian system?
What will be an ideal response?
How Germany treated Jews, Roma peoples (also known as Gypsies), homosexuals, and others was sufficiently horrible to lead others to say that such actions were wrong, regardless of whether they occurred within a state’s borders or not. As a result, in the neo-Westphalian system, governments are not allowed complete sovereignty, especially when they are involved in extreme human rights violations, such as genocide.
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During the Constitutional Convention and the ensuing ratification debates, the Anti-Federalists argued that the new Constitution suffered from what fundamental flaw?
A. The new Constitution created a national government that was too weak and would undermine the survival of the United States. B. The new Constitution created a national government so strong that it would infringe on the essential liberties of the people. C. The new Constitution gave too much power and authority to the states. D. The new Constitution would be unenforceable due to judicial weakness.
Prior restraint is the same as
a. muckraking. b. libel. c. censorship. d. the equal time rule. e. slander.
Which of the following does not explain the absence of a vociferous antiwar movement in U.S. military engagements after the Vietnam War?
a. The small scale of post–Vietnam conflicts restricted mass opposition. b. As a result of the body bag syndrome, the mass public became largely disengaged from foreign affairs after the Vietnam War. c. The abrupt timing and short duration of post–Vietnam interventions did not allow opponents to mobilize. d. International support for some interventions gave the impending conflict legitimacy and tempered antiwar sentiments.
When an interest group uses ____________, it tries to generate public pressure by running media campaigns and taking public opinion polls to influence Congress.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).