According to Gilpin, can we ultimately determine the distribution of power in the international system?
a. yes, but only retroactively after a war
b. yes, but only if we have access to reliable data
c. no, because states have powerful incentives to misrepresent how powerful they are
d. no, because we lack an adequate concept of state power
a
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Elite theories argue that
a. No group has complete or permanent power. b. Political parties are the most important political actors. c. Policy is the result of compromise among groups. d. Even in democracies, a small group possesses virtually all power.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Statistics help clarify the causes and effects of political decisions. 2. The scientific method is used to prove the relationship between two variables. 3. The dependent variable is the cause which affects the effect, which is also known as the independent variable. 4. The numerical characteristics of a full population are referred to as descriptive statistics. 5. Measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion are examples of univariate statistics.