And The Winner Is...
This term refers to states where the outcome of the presidential election is uncertain and where both major party candidates have a reasonable chance of winning.
Swing states (or battleground states)
Machiavelli is often considered a founder of modern political science because he analyzes politics based on this, rather than on abstract ideals.
Reality (or how things are, not how they should be)
This core realist concept describes the international system as lacking a central authority.
Anarchy
According to Allen, the Industrial Revolution primarily began in this country.
Great Britain (or England)
On his first day in office, President Trump stopped the United States from taking in refugees. But last week he welcomed dozens of refugees from which group?
Afrikaners
This Republican figure, known for her time as Governor of South Carolina and UN Ambassador, was a significant challenger to Donald Trump in the primary debates.
Nikki Haley
Machiavelli dedicates "The Prince" to this powerful Florentine family, hoping to gain their favor.
The Medici family
Liberals often emphasize the role of these non-state actors in international relations.
International organizations (or NGOs, multinational corporations)
The "Great Divergence" led to the impoverishment of many regions, particularly those that became suppliers of this to industrializing nations.
Raw materials (or primary products)
The EIU Democracy Index categorizes regimes into four types: full democracies, flawed democracies, _________, and authoritarian regimes.
Hybrid regimes
The total number of electors in the Electoral College is 538. A candidate needs this many electoral votes to win the presidency.
270
This type of principality is inherited, making it the easiest to maintain.
Hereditary principality
The English School seeks a middle ground between realism and liberalism, focusing on the concept of international ______.
Society
According to Allen, the "demand side" for industrial goods was boosted by Britain's growing population and its extensive network of these.
Colonies (or global trade routes)
This term refers to the mass displacement of Palestinians during the 1948 war, meaning "catastrophe" in Arabic.
Nakba
If no presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, this body decides the election.
The House of Representatives
Machiavelli advises against relying too heavily on these soldiers, as they are unreliable and can turn against the prince.
Mercenaries (or auxiliary troops)
Huntington argues that future conflicts will primarily occur along the fault lines between these large cultural groupings.
Civilizations
Allen argues that the "supply side" of the Industrial Revolution was driven by the unique combination of these two economic factors in Britain.
High wages and cheap capital (or cheap energy)
The conflict in Ukraine significantly impacted global supplies of this key agricultural commodity.
Wheat (or grain)
These are the seven states we tracked during 2024 Presidential Election.
Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada
Machiavelli states that a prince should learn to be both a fox and a ______.
Huntington identifies eight major contemporary civilizations, including Western, Islamic, Sinic, and this one centered in Russia.
Orthodox
This agricultural innovation in Britain, preceding the Industrial Revolution, helped to increase food supply and free up labor for factories.
Enclosure Movement
The Trump administration oversaw the appointment of these three justices to the Supreme Court.
Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett.