Political Scientists Who Study International Relations Are Attempting to Do

question 20

Multiple Choice

Political scientists who study international relations are attempting to do which of the following?

• A)Seek genuine "laws of nature" about politics, which have no exception
• B)Perform laboratory experiments in order to control the variables they are studying
• C)Establish cogent formulas for understanding political events and phenomena
• D)Discern generalizable tendencies in the patterns of international affairs

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Definitions:

Call Option

A finance-related contract granting the buyer the privilege, rather than a requirement, to buy an asset at a fixed price within a set period.

Risk-Free Bond

A debt security that is assumed to have no risk of default, typically issued by a government with a stable financial outlook, allowing investors to predict with a high degree of confidence their return on investment.