Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Case studies can prove or disprove a theory.
2. According to elite theory, power is concentrated in the hands of a political elite.
3. The comparative method is the means by which scholars try to mimic laboratory conditions by careful selection of cases.
4. Quantitative statistical technique is a research method used for large-scale studies that reduces evidence to sets of numbers so that statistical analysis can systematically compare a huge number of cases.
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. True
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Activities that seek to affect the composition, power, and actions of government are known as _______
a. opportunism b. civics c. public affairs d. politics
What does Waltz conclude about competition between the United States and Iran to dominate the Persian Gulf region?
a. Most of the other states in the region will likely choose to ally with Iran over the United States because they have more to fear from America's massive military might than from Iran's much smaller force. b. The competition between the United States and Iran is based on ideological concerns rather than on material strategic concerns and will likely disappear as ideological fervor in both countries dwindles. c. Most of the other states in the region will likely choose to ally with Iran over the United States because they share Iran's Islamic faith. d. Most of the other states in the region will likely choose to ally with the United States over Iran because Iran is a more proximate threat. e. Iranian influence in the region will gradually increase as its neighbors react against the potentially destabilizing effect of America's pro-democratic agenda on their own regimes.