The idea of a zone of peace consisting of North American, Western Europe, and Japan implies
a. the number of democracies can be expanded through war.
b. an idealist view based on no legitimate data.
c. war is inevitable outside this zone.
d. this zone can be expanded to include more and more countries.
All of the following are fundamental criticisms of the democratic peace theory except
a. the specific definition of democracy in practice.
b. the few historic cases of democracies.
c. the lack of data suggesting democracies do not fight other democracies.
d. the nature of changes over time in the definition of democracy.
One of the central critiques of the democratic peace theory is
a. the evidence demonstrates that democracies frequently go to war.
b. democracies have existed for a relatively long period of history.
c. democracy is defined poorly and in contradictory ways.
d. the definition of democracy remains static over time.
The operationalization of a concept refers to the ability of
a. deconstructing a variable.
b. identifying a concept in practice.
c. making repairs to a concept in order to improve it.
d. creating different views of the concept.
In the 2010 U.S. Congressional elections, approximately what percentage of people between the ages of 18 and 29 voted?
a. 20 percent
b. 33 percent
c. 55 percent
d. 75 percent
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