Author Question: Which of the following do realists suggest about the national interests of states? a. States have ... (Read 65 times)

Kthamas · **on:** Sep 4, 2018

Which of the following do realists suggest about the national interests of states?

a. States have little choice in defining their national interests because of the international system.
b. Democracies have very different national interests than do authoritarian or communist regimes.
c. National interests depend in large part on personalities of individual leaders.
d. National interests differ dramatically, depending on the internal culture of a state.
e. National interests are typically dictated by the capitalist class.

Question 2

A counterfactual could be described as a

a. factual statement that lends credence to an opposing theory.
b. thought experiment to define a causal claim.
c. false statement about factual evidence made to support a theory.
d. deliberate misinterpretation of facts.
e. competing theory.