The general idea that one or more states' power is being used to counter that of another state or group of states is called __________.

According to neorealism, what states are considered to be essential actors?

a. States whose support is necessary for the dominant leader to remain in power. b. States whose assistance is necessary to counteract a threat from a rival coalition of states. c. States whose survival is essential for a system to remain multipolar. d. Strong states around which weaker states cluster.

The concept of the political system refers to

A. how elections take place within a nation-state. B. the residency requirement that permits some individuals to vote in a nation while others cannot vote. C. linkages between voters and their representatives. D. sets of political objects or concepts that are theoretically related to each other in an analytic way.

What does Gilpin mean when he describes the relationship between economics and politics as "reciprocal"?

a. Economics determines who has political power. b. Economics and politics are analytically inseparable. c. At the heart of all political power is economic strength. d. Political power determines who gets access to scarce resources. e. Politics determines the framework for economic activity, but economic processes in turn transform political relationships.

A small town decides to ban cell phone texting while driving

Before putting the law into effect, officials measure the amount of cell phone use among drivers by placing observers at a busy intersection and recording the percentage of drivers using phones. They do this over 6 consecutive one-week intervals, each week being the middle week of a month (i.e., six months of pretesting). Right after the law is passed, officials repeat the observational study for another six months. Which of the following is true about the design of this study? a. it is an interrupted time series design b. it is an example of a nonequivalent control group design c. without a control group, there is no way to evaluate trends with this design d. because there are multiple observations this would qualify as a regression discontinuity design