Many Social Scientists Who Study International Relations

question 7

Multiple Choice

Many social scientists who study international relations

• A) prefer to only describe a particular phenomenon.
• B) do not concern themselves with theoretical mechanisms.
• C) avoid using big data and programming languages to analyze political phenomena.
• D) seek to explain, predict, or make policy prescriptions.

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Definitions:

Autocratic Leaders

Individuals who rule with absolute power, making decisions without input from others, often found in dictatorial governments.

Alger Hiss

An American government official accused in 1948 of being a Soviet spy and convicted of perjury in connection with this charge, his case became a cause célèbre of the early Cold War.

Perjury

The intentional act of swearing a false oath or lying under oath during legal proceedings.

New Deal

A series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States during the 1930s to help the country recover from the Great Depression.