Lab Activity 29: The Classification Pattern

Chapter 6: Transitions and Thought Patterns
Lab Activity 29: The Classification Pattern

Objective
To use transitions in the classification pattern to see the relationship of supporting details to the main idea.

Step 2: Refer to the selection in the Lab Manual from an international relations textbook to answer the following questions.

6. "National governments may be the most important actors in international relations, but they are strongly conditioned, constrained, and influenced by a variety of actors that are not states."

The term actors in this sentence refers to what or whom?

a. professional entertainers

b. international politics

c. national governments

d. participants such as national governments, companies, and organizations that influence international relations

7. The topic of the textbook selection is

a. nongovernmental organizations.

b. transnational actors.

c. nonstate actors.

d. multinational corporations.

8. What is the implied central idea of the selection?

a. National governments may be the most important actors in international relations.

b. Nonstate actors strongly influence international relations and can be grouped into two main categories.

c. Transnational actors include nongovernmental organizations such as the Catholic Church.

d. International organizations exercise great influence on international relations.

9. How many major categories of transnational actors are mentioned?

a. one

b. two

c. three

d. four

10. "Another type of transnational actor is the nongovernmental organization (NGO), thousands of which pull and tug at international relations every day."

The transition in this sentence that indicates the classification pattern is

a. Another type.

b. transnational actor.

c. of which.

d. every day.