America has experienced __________ since 1971 and they have grown quite large since 1985 especially in the areas of merchandise goods, running consistently more than 500 billion over the last few years.
a. trade surpluses c. budget surpluses
b. trade deficits d. economic contraction
Most third image theories in international relations do not allow us to predict war and peace into the future because
a. we must also be able to predict, independently, the extent of relative deprivation.
b. at the same time, we must be able to predict the role of public opinion.
c. we also must be able to predict, independently, what conditions make war or peace more likely.
d. third image theories tell us a great deal about the actual calculations that bring states into war.
Which of the following is a potential negative consequence of increasingly open trade?
a. Job loss in manufacturing sectors
b. Undermining industries vital to national security
c. Cultural clashes leading to growing anti-Americanism
d. All of the above are true.
Power transition, as defined by A. F. K. Organski, refers to the
a. transfer of power from one administration to the next in democratic nation-states.
b. transfer from an authoritarian to a democratic form of government.
c. period when a rising challenger approximates the power of the dominant state.
d. period when a rising challenger extends the power gap with the dominant state.
Advocates of free trade often point out that free trade creates aggregate economic growth for the United States and its trade partners as well an increase in __________ that comes from economic integration and interdependence.
a. international cooperation c. domestic political support
b. international conflict d. bipartisan cooperation