Why are perspectives and levels of analysis referred to as ideal types?

a. They help us organize facts and ideas into theories.
b. They emphasize utopian versions of reality.
c. They only present facts that are favorable to us.
d. They present simplified characterizations of reality that help us see important relationships among facts.

d. They present simplified characterizations of reality that help us see important relationships among facts.

Political Science

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Which of the following is not an example of the contextual aspects of power?

a. The United States did not use nuclear weapons in Vietnam. b. Japan's immense economic strength can do little to protect its sea lines of communications through which it imports oil. c. Despite Soviet military power, Yugoslavia pursued an independent foreign policy. d. Vietnam invaded Cambodia, and Thailand could do nothing to stop the invasion.

Political Science

The National People’s Congress

a. has shown some greater degree of independence in recent years. b. has replaced the Politburo as the most powerful governmental body. c. increased in strength after the 1989 protests. d. is an important source of policy initiatives.

Political Science