The concept of "levels of analysis" deals with
A. the political system having three branches of government: legislative, judicial, and executive.
B. types of observations and measurements we use and the types of conclusions that we can draw from those observations and measurements.
C. an explicitly political entity, created and alterable by men and women, based upon accepted boundaries.
D. the practice of assuming that because political institutions or relationships work one way in stable Western democracies they must work the same way in all political systems.
B
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In constructing a scatter plot, standard x- and y-axes are
A) Not used. B) Labeled with the names of the three variables of interest. C) Reversed so that the ordinate becomes the abscissa and vice versa. D) Labeled with the names of the two variables of interest.
Which, according to Waltz, is a reason states resist greater interdependence despite the fact that it could lead to integration like we see in domestic politics?
a. Integration would require a hegemon, which is something no state wants. b. Integration is only economic, but international politics involves military power. c. States are only concerned with absolute gains, while integration would require them to focus on relative gains. d. In international politics, greater dependence means greater vulnerability.