According to balance of power theory, what is the primary objective of states acting in international relations?
a. Preservation of peace
b. Preservation of the status quo
c. Preservation of economic gains
d. Survival of independent states
Question -2-The Democratic Peace concept is the idea that democracy is a force for peace among the nations of the world. Which of the following statements is NOT among the arguments supporting this idea?
a. When democracies fight, they usually engage in all-out war, thus making aggressors less likely to attack them.
b. Democracies do not have the same concerns about security that nondemocracies have.
c. Leaders in democracies are more constrained by public opinion than are leaders in nondemocratic systems.
d. None of the above statements support the Democratic Peace idea.
Question -3-If an analyst explains that the causes of World War II had to do with the perversity and aggressive impulses of Adolf Hitler, which image is he or she adopting as a guiding perspective?
a. The first image
b. The second image
c. The third image
d. Realism
Question -4-What is the CNN effect?
a. A term for what some believe to be the impact of liberal bias in the media on U.S. foreign policy
b. A term for what some believe to be the impact of conservative bias in the media on U.S. foreign policy
c. A term for the possible effects of increasing centralization in the media on U.S. foreign policy
d. A term for what some believe is the effect of instantaneous transmission of photographs and text on U.S. foreign policy