In terms of explaining the causes of war, Waltz proposes a system level of analysis that focuses on
a. how individuals come together to start a conflict.
b. the distribution of power in the international system.
c. the nature of states themselves.
d. the interaction of state bureaucracies.
Besides the individual, state, and system levels of analysis, this text will also explore which other level of analysis?
a. Sub-atomic
b. Analytical
c. Substate
d. Supra-systemic
What is one way to categorize theories?
a. According to their levels of analysis
b. According to their quality
c. According to their detail
d. According to their degree of predictability
According to the textbook, if we find a war in which there was not an imbalance of power, should we reject the balance of power hypothesis?
a. yes, automatically reject the hypothesis.
b. only if in a dispute with the author of the hypothesis.
c. not if it fits with the data better than any other hypothesis.
d. no, we never reject hypotheses.
Which of the following best defines the domino theory?
a. the idea that policymakers recognize their generalizations can be called theories.
b. the notion that acquiring new generalizations leads to additional ones.
c. the idea that one state cannot democratize if it has autocratic neighbors.
d. the idea that if one state in a region becomes communist, others will follow.
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