International Relations: Midterm 2

How does the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) serve the interests of both nuclear and non-nuclear weapons states?

Nuclear weapons state may keep their nuclear weapons while other states receive assistance in developing nuclear energy.

Among the following scenarios, which would most likely threaten the success of mutual nuclear deterrence?

Pakistan is taken over by extremist militants.

Question: The U.S. Congress is traditionally thought to be more protectionist than the president. Which of the following best explains this belief?

a. The president is more associated with left-wing parties and Congress with right-wing parties.

b. The United States does not have strong class-based parties.

c. Legislators are elected on a proportional basis according to party rather than as individual candidates, unlike the president.

d. The president represents the whole country, while members of Congress are electorally responsive only to the interests of their district.

d. The president represents the whole country, while members of Congress are electorally responsive only to the interests of their district.

Question: Unlike the Stolper-Samuelson model, the Ricardo-Viner model focuses on:

a. military power.

b. time periods

c. sectors in which factors of production are employed.

d. the institutions of the state that control the economy.

c. sectors in which factors of production are employed.