If an international relations scholar were to consider how the U.S. might have acted after September 11th if Al Gore had been president by examining the former vice president’s words and actions in office, he or she would be engaging in a type of

In Mearsheimer's view, before taking aggressive action, a great power will __________

a. signal its intentions to neighboring states to deter a preemptive attack b. cut off diplomatic ties to the target state and its allies c. make a careful cost benefit calculation about the current balance of power and the likely reactions of other states d. construct an alliance of states that appear to have similar interests in the region

The voluntary transfer of power by the central government to state or local governments is known as ________

A) ?preemption B) ?pluralism C) ?devolution D) ?federalism E) ?logrolling