Question 1

Should there be rules of warfare, and if so, how should they be enforced?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there should definitely be rules of warfare in order to minimize the suffering and destruction caused by armed conflict. These rules, also known as international humanitarian law, are designed to protect civilians and combatants who are not actively participating in the hostilities. They also aim to limit the methods and means of warfare in order to prevent unnecessary suffering and damage.

The enforcement of these rules is crucial in order to ensure compliance and accountability. One way to enforce these rules is through international treaties and agreements, such as the Geneva Conventions, which establish the legal framework for the conduct of warfare. These treaties are binding on the signatory states and provide a basis for holding individuals and states accountable for violations.

Additionally, international organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations play a key role in monitoring and enforcing the rules of warfare. They provide assistance to victims of armed conflict and work to ensure that the rules are respected by all parties involved.

Furthermore, individual states have a responsibility to enforce these rules within their own armed forces and to hold their personnel accountable for any violations. This can be done through military justice systems and by cooperating with international bodies to investigate and prosecute war crimes.

Overall, the enforcement of rules of warfare is essential in order to protect human rights and minimize the impact of armed conflict. It requires a combination of international cooperation, legal frameworks, and accountability mechanisms to ensure compliance and prevent violations.

Question 2

What historical event is often regarded as the beginning of the modern state system in international relations?

Accepted Answer

A) Treaty of Osnabruck 
B) Treaty of Muenster 
C) Treaty of Versailles 
D) Treaty of Westphalia 
E) Congress of Vienna 
A) Treaty of Osnabruck 
B) Treaty of Muenster 
C) Treaty of Versailles 
D) Treaty of Westphalia 
E) Congress of Vienna D

Question 3

The model of the state is based on which model?

Accepted Answer

A) American 
B) European 
C) Asian 
D) African 
E) Japanese 
A) American 
B) European 
C) Asian 
D) African 
E) Japanese B

Question 4

In the nineteenth century, how could the balance of power be characterized?

Accepted Answer

A) Reactionary 
B) Preemptive 
C) Nonexistent 
D) Secular 
E) Theological 
A) Reactionary 
B) Preemptive 
C) Nonexistent 
D) Secular 
E) Theological

Question 5

To assess entry into a war as a calculation of power for one's own country, regardless of morality, would be an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A) Realpolitik 
B) Liberalism 
C) Containment 
D) Deterrence 
E) Raison d'être 
A) Realpolitik 
B) Liberalism 
C) Containment 
D) Deterrence 
E) Raison d'être

Question 6

After World War II, what competing ideologies shaped the international relations system?

Accepted Answer

A) Balance of power and collective security 
B) Communism and capitalism 
C) Liberalism and realpolitik 
D) Raison d'état and individual rights 
E) Socialism and conservatism 
A) Balance of power and collective security 
B) Communism and capitalism 
C) Liberalism and realpolitik 
D) Raison d'état and individual rights 
E) Socialism and conservatism

Question 7

When a state is the sole source of authority within its borders and is recognized for its territorial integrity internationally , it is said to possess what attribute?

Accepted Answer

A) Territorial integrity 
B) Sovereignty 
C) Primacy 
D) Determinism 
E) Government 
A) Territorial integrity 
B) Sovereignty 
C) Primacy 
D) Determinism 
E) Government

Question 8

Why did the leadership of Austria and Russia try to turn the Quadruple Alliance into an agency that would forcefully intervene against countries' internal revolutionary or democratic or liberal movements?

Accepted Answer

A) Because they feared the rise of communism 
B) Because of the idea that the spirit of liberalism had perpetuated the French Revolution 
C) Because they believed any internal strife could upset carefully built alliances 
D) Because they feared the spread of dissent from one country to another 
E) Because they feared that Great Britain would promote these movements 
A) Because they feared the rise of communism 
B) Because of the idea that the spirit of liberalism had perpetuated the French Revolution 
C) Because they believed any internal strife could upset carefully built alliances 
D) Because they feared the spread of dissent from one country to another 
E) Because they feared that Great Britain would promote these movements

Question 9

According to Paul Kennedy, what are the two main factors that contributed to Germany's impact on the international balance of power system?

Accepted Answer

A) Location and natural resources 
B) Location and imperial nature 
C) Power and glory 
D) Location and industrial/commercial/military growth 
E) Management and marketing 
A) Location and natural resources 
B) Location and imperial nature 
C) Power and glory 
D) Location and industrial/commercial/military growth 
E) Management and marketing

Question 10

With which of the following countries was Germany NOT allied with at some point through Bismarck's system of alliances and treaties?

Accepted Answer

A) Austria-Hungary 
B) France 
C) Prussia 
D) Russia 
E) Italy 
A) Austria-Hungary 
B) France 
C) Prussia 
D) Russia 
E) Italy

Question 11

Which component of the United Nations would address an issue that deals with development or health?

Accepted Answer

A) The Security Council 
B) The International Court of Justice 
C) The Permanent Secretary 
D) The Environmental and Financial Council 
E) The Economic and Social Council 
A) The Security Council 
B) The International Court of Justice 
C) The Permanent Secretary 
D) The Environmental and Financial Council 
E) The Economic and Social Council

Question 12

How many countries are permanent members of the UN Security Council?

Accepted Answer

A) Four; the United States, France, China, and Russia 
B) Five; the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, and Russia 
C) Five; the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China, and Russia 
D) Six; the United States, the United Kingdom, India, France, Russia, and China 
E) Five; the United Kingdom, the United States, China, Russia, and India 
A) Four; the United States, France, China, and Russia 
B) Five; the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, and Russia 
C) Five; the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China, and Russia 
D) Six; the United States, the United Kingdom, India, France, Russia, and China 
E) Five; the United Kingdom, the United States, China, Russia, and India

Question 13

Which war began as a religious war but ended as a political war and is often considered the last of the religious wars of Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) The French Revolution 
B) The Reformation 
C) The Thirty Years' War 
D) The War of Imperialism 
E) The Great Patriotic War 
A) The French Revolution 
B) The Reformation 
C) The Thirty Years' War 
D) The War of Imperialism 
E) The Great Patriotic War

Question 14

The use of practical methods, instead of moral or ideological means, to secure political power is called what?

Accepted Answer

A) Raison d'être 
B) Realpolitik 
C) Liberalism 
D) Raison d'état 
E) Secularism 
A) Raison d'être 
B) Realpolitik 
C) Liberalism 
D) Raison d'état 
E) Secularism

Question 15

When sovereign State A is invaded by sovereign State B, State B is said to have violated what feature of State A?

Accepted Answer

A) Empire 
B) Regional balance 
C) Balance of power 
D) Territorial integrity 
E) Territorial fluidity 
A) Empire 
B) Regional balance 
C) Balance of power 
D) Territorial integrity 
E) Territorial fluidity

Question 16

The belief that religion should remain separate from governmental authority and political power is known as what?

Accepted Answer

A) Statism 
B) Theocracy 
C) Anti-Federalism 
D) Federalism 
E) Secularism 
A) Statism 
B) Theocracy 
C) Anti-Federalism 
D) Federalism 
E) Secularism

Question 17

What concept refers to the belief that independent nations should have the right to govern themselves?

Accepted Answer

A) National self-determination 
B) Democracy 
C) Liberty 
D) Federalism 
E) Imperialism 
A) National self-determination 
B) Democracy 
C) Liberty 
D) Federalism 
E) Imperialism

Question 18

What was the name given to the European balance of power system of the nineteenth century that largely maintained peace for nearly one hundred years?

Accepted Answer

A) The Congress of Vienna 
B) The Paris Peace 
C) The Long Peace 
D) The Subtle Orchestra 
E) The Concert of Europe 
A) The Congress of Vienna 
B) The Paris Peace 
C) The Long Peace 
D) The Subtle Orchestra 
E) The Concert of Europe

Question 19

In the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, how could the balance of power be characterized?

Accepted Answer

A) Reactionary 
B) Preemptive 
C) Nonexistent 
D) Secular 
E) Theological 
A) Reactionary 
B) Preemptive 
C) Nonexistent 
D) Secular 
E) Theological

Question 20

What are the differences between the balance of power and collective security? Be sure to provide examples that highlight your argument.

Accepted Answer

The balance of power and collective secu

Should there be rules of warfare, and if so, how should they be enforced?

What historical event is often regarded as the beginning of the modern state system in international relations?

The model of the state is based on which model?

In the nineteenth century, how could the balance of power be characterized?

To assess entry into a war as a calculation of power for one's own country, regardless of morality, would be an example of what?

After World War II, what competing ideologies shaped the international relations system?

When a state is the sole source of authority within its borders and is recognized for its territorial integrity internationally , it is said to possess what attribute?

Why did the leadership of Austria and Russia try to turn the Quadruple Alliance into an agency that would forcefully intervene against countries' internal revolutionary or democratic or liberal movements?

According to Paul Kennedy, what are the two main factors that contributed to Germany's impact on the international balance of power system?

With which of the following countries was Germany NOT allied with at some point through Bismarck's system of alliances and treaties?

Which component of the United Nations would address an issue that deals with development or health?

How many countries are permanent members of the UN Security Council?

Which war began as a religious war but ended as a political war and is often considered the last of the religious wars of Europe?

The use of practical methods, instead of moral or ideological means, to secure political power is called what?

When sovereign State A is invaded by sovereign State B, State B is said to have violated what feature of State A?

The belief that religion should remain separate from governmental authority and political power is known as what?

What concept refers to the belief that independent nations should have the right to govern themselves?

What was the name given to the European balance of power system of the nineteenth century that largely maintained peace for nearly one hundred years?

In the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, how could the balance of power be characterized?

What are the differences between the balance of power and collective security? Be sure to provide examples that highlight your argument.

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Exam 11: Understanding International Relations: Terms and Theories

Should there be rules of warfare, and if so, how should they be enforced?

What historical event is often regarded as the beginning of the modern state system in international relations?

The model of the state is based on which model?

In the nineteenth century, how could the balance of power be characterized?

To assess entry into a war as a calculation of power for one's own country, regardless of morality, would be an example of what?

After World War II, what competing ideologies shaped the international relations system?

When a state is the sole source of authority within its borders and is recognized for its territorial integrity internationally , it is said to possess what attribute?

Why did the leadership of Austria and Russia try to turn the Quadruple Alliance into an agency that would forcefully intervene against countries' internal revolutionary or democratic or liberal movements?

According to Paul Kennedy, what are the two main factors that contributed to Germany's impact on the international balance of power system?

With which of the following countries was Germany NOT allied with at some point through Bismarck's system of alliances and treaties?

Which component of the United Nations would address an issue that deals with development or health?

How many countries are permanent members of the UN Security Council?

Which war began as a religious war but ended as a political war and is often considered the last of the religious wars of Europe?

The use of practical methods, instead of moral or ideological means, to secure political power is called what?

When sovereign State A is invaded by sovereign State B, State B is said to have violated what feature of State A?

The belief that religion should remain separate from governmental authority and political power is known as what?

What concept refers to the belief that independent nations should have the right to govern themselves?

What was the name given to the European balance of power system of the nineteenth century that largely maintained peace for nearly one hundred years?

In the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, how could the balance of power be characterized?

What are the differences between the balance of power and collective security? Be sure to provide examples that highlight your argument.

Why Politics Matters

Ancient Political Theory

Modern Political Theory

The American Government

Nationalism and Populism in the United States and Abroad

Authoritarian Systems of Government

Democratic Systems of Government

Comparing Legislatures

Comparing Executives

Comparing Judiciaries

War, Diplomacy, and the Beginning of International Relations

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