States that enjoy primacy in the international system

When there are several hegemons (great powers) the international system is defined as being ____________

________________ is viewed as resembling a three-dimensional chess game.

Generally understood as the ability to get others—individuals, groups, or nations—to behave in ways that they would ordinarily try to avoid.

____________ are usually determined by economic strength, military strength, and political effectiveness.

_____________ include a country’s geographic area and location, its population, and it's natural resources.

Seen as the foundation of military and political power

The ability to persuade others to behave in certain ways, to shape their interests, and to influence their thinking

Derived largely from the control of economic resources, military power, technology, and other sources of power that enable a small group of countries to shape the international system.

The ability to determine the rules, principles, procedures, and practices that guide the behavior of members of the global community. Institutions provide order and predictability and allow the dominant power to exercise control.

Primarily the ability to seize opportunities to build or reorient the global system, apart from the distribution of power and the building of institutions.

Preventing powers from expanding and destroying order and balance internationally

The idea that white Americans were divinely ordained(told by God) to settle the entire continent of North America.

The divergence of political attitudes to ideological extremes