According to Waltz, which of the following is a reason that inequalities across states have greater political impact than inequalities across income groups within states?
a. The inequalities of states are larger and have been growing more rapidly.
b. Income inequalities within states have little to no influence on state policy.
c. The income gap between states has been evening out, while income inequality within states has been rising.
d. In a system with central governance, the influence of the units of greater capability is disproportionately large.
e. Income inequalities within states have a greater impact on state policies, which in turn exacerbate state differences within the international system.
What does Waltz's observation about the variation among countries in the zone of globalization lead him to conclude?
a. The variation between countries inside the zone and those outside is growing.
b. Globalization is a prediction about the future, not a statement about the present.
c. The variation between those countries inside and those that remain outside will create the conditions for future conflict.
d. There is little variation among countries within the zone, but there are huge differences between these and countries outside the zone.
e. Globalization leads to greater heterogeneity among and between countries
International institutions like the United Nations, the IMF, and the World Bank are not used to legitimize the primacy of the United States in the global community.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following best describes Waltz's opinion of globalization?
a. a powerful force
b. an American fad
c. a threat to the sovereignty of the state
d. a positive development for the international system
e. a negative development for the international system
As explained by Roberts, which of the following would be an example of collective security?
a. Each state in the system pledges not to attack any other state in the system.
b. All states in the system merge their military forces to create a system-wide army.
c. All states in the system agree that they will join with an aggressor in an attack against a victim.
d. All states in the system agree that if any one state is attacked, the other will join forces with the victim of the attack.
e. A group of states join together against an external threat. They pledge to come to each other's aid in the event of an attack by the threatening state.
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