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Which of the following concepts, which originated during the 19th century with Great Britain, France, Austria, Russia, and Prussia, refers to the ways in which great political powers have attempted to maintain security and avoid international conflicts by preventing one state from gaining too much power? 

What was the “Great Compromise” between large and small states at the Constitutional Convention that called for the U.S. House of Representatives to be apportioned according to the state’s population and the U.S. Senate to be comprised of two senators per state? 

Which chamber of the British legislature is considered to be a truer expression of the will of the people and is therefore responsible for passing legislation? 

How many senators make up the United States Senate?

What type of legislature is the United States Congress?

What is the power granted to certain supreme courts to declare acts and laws passed by legislatures and executives to be invalid if they are in conflict with the country’s constitution? 

Which of the following is NOT a way in which the legislative branch can check the executive branch? 

What is a strategy of international relations that describes the ability of one state to successfully threaten another state from initiating a certain act through the fear of a severe response? 

As explained in his work, Politics, which of the following best describes the key distinction between Aristotle and Plato’s beliefs on how to attain happiness?

Imagine you and I were having a conversation about human behavior and the “design” of the brain. In our conversation, I tell you that I think of a brain much like a car, and a car is nothing more than the consolidation of car parts coming together to make a car. As a response, you tell me my analogy about the brain is incorrect and that a car is more than car parts coming together to make transportation. You tell me that a car can be more than a steering wheel, tires, engine, etc.   In this answer, Continue this conversation by using information from the History of Psychology and Brain chapter. Begin your answer by explaining what perspective of psychology both you and I are relying on to understand the brain (e.g. are you a behaviorist and I am a gestalt psychologist?) In other words, explain how are you and I are thinking differently in terms of the various areas of psychology and why?   Last, Name and describe – with specific examples – at least 3 scientific perspectives (e.g. anthropology, biology, etc.) that YOU think would have to be included in any modern psychological theory of human behavior.