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anjilletteb

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According to Waltz, what quality characterizes a sovereign state?
 
  a. It is equal to all other states in its system in its ability to impose its will on the other states.
  b. It decides for itself how to handle its domestic and foreign problems.
  c. It is free to act as it wants and to get what it wants without any constraints.
  d. It commands sole authority not only over its own people but also in the international system to which it belongs.
  e. It is insulated from the effects of other states.

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Why is the analogy of a market useful for Waltz's purposes?
 
  a. It illustrates how an order that constrains the decisions of units can arise spontaneously and without an orderer.
  b. States, like markets, are subject to the law of supply and demand.
  c. Markets, like the international system, are subject to instability.
  d. Markets illustrate the importance of hierarchy, which is the ordering principle of the structure of international politics.
  e. The concept of the market helps capture some of the complexities of international politics.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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