While the Size of the State Sphere Has Stayed Constant

question 14

Multiple Choice

While the size of the state sphere has stayed constant or diminished, the size of the nonstate sphere has increased dramatically. This has caused some to argue that

• A) states are no longer interested in power.
• B) the Westphalian state system may be ending.
• C) military power is no longer important.
• D) states are choosing to give up their power to international organizations.

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Definitions:

Limbic System

A complex system of nerves and networks in the brain, involving several areas near the edge of the cortex concerned with instinct and mood. It controls the basic emotions (fear, pleasure, anger) and drives (hunger, sex, dominance, care of offspring).

Reactivity

The state or capacity of being reactive or the degree to which a thing is reactive.

Orphanages

Residential institutions dedicated to the care of children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them.

Centration

The tendency of young children to focus only on one aspect of an object or situation, a characteristic of preoperational stage of cognitive development.