Education is one of the largest and most costly of state functions

Which of the following is a negative consequence of a politically expedient presidency?

A) It can slow down the policy process. B) It can reduce the influence of the president in a time of crisis. C) It can lead to an increase in the power of Congress. D) It can distort and degrade the national interest.

The new "social scientific approach" that was adopted following World War II assumed that

a. international politics was best studied through an historical perspective. b. patterns of social behavior were nonexistent. c. individuals and nation-states are not social beings. d. knowledge could be acquired by investigating patterns of social behavior.