Question 1

Which just war principle sets limits on the acceptable use of force?

Accepted Answer

A) jus ad bellum 
B) jus in bello 
C) pro publico bono 
D) res publica 
A) jus ad bellum 
B) jus in bello 
C) pro publico bono 
D) res publica B

Question 2

Which of the following is a collective security organization?

Accepted Answer

A) the European Union 
B) the United Nations 
C) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
D) the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPE
C)  
A) the European Union 
B) the United Nations 
C) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
D) the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPE
C)  C

Question 3

What does the Prisoner's Dilemma metaphor illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A) the difficulty of cooperation among states regarding military armaments 
B) the effectiveness of international law to punish trespassers 
C) the ineffectiveness of international institutions 
D) the ease with which countries can transition from peace to war 
A) the difficulty of cooperation among states regarding military armaments 
B) the effectiveness of international law to punish trespassers 
C) the ineffectiveness of international institutions 
D) the ease with which countries can transition from peace to war A

Question 4

What actors try to prevent hostilities between potential belligerents during the peacemaking process?

Accepted Answer

A) the potential belligerents themselves 
B) nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) 
C) third parties such as the United Nations 
D) multinational corporations 
A) the potential belligerents themselves 
B) nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) 
C) third parties such as the United Nations 
D) multinational corporations

Question 5

Which two countries broke the NPT's barriers to nonproliferation to become nuclear states in 1998?

Accepted Answer

A) Iran and North Korea 
B) India and Pakistan 
C) Brazil and Libya 
D) Saudi Arabia and Egypt 
A) Iran and North Korea 
B) India and Pakistan 
C) Brazil and Libya 
D) Saudi Arabia and Egypt

Question 6

Historically, which of the following is true of disarmaments?

Accepted Answer

A) Most disarmaments were voluntary. 
B) Most disarmaments were involuntary. 
C) Most disarmaments were unilateral. 
D) Most disarmaments involved defensive technologies. 
A) Most disarmaments were voluntary. 
B) Most disarmaments were involuntary. 
C) Most disarmaments were unilateral. 
D) Most disarmaments involved defensive technologies.

Question 7

What is the optimal strategy for both prisoners in a Prisoner's Dilemma game?

Accepted Answer

A) to keep quiet and cooperate with each other 
B) to keep quiet and cooperate with the police 
C) to confess 
D) to double-cross an accomplice 
A) to keep quiet and cooperate with each other 
B) to keep quiet and cooperate with the police 
C) to confess 
D) to double-cross an accomplice

Question 8

Authors of international law were mostly associated with which school of thought?

Accepted Answer

A) realismrealist 
B) liberal 
C) idealist 
D) constructivist 
A) realismrealist 
B) liberal 
C) idealist 
D) constructivist

Question 9

What is the main difference between disarmament and arms control?

Accepted Answer

A) Disarmament aims to reduce or destroy weapons while arms control aims to contain arms races. 
B) Arms control aims to reduce or destroy weapons while disarmament aims to contain arms races. 
C) Disarmament is unilateral while arms control is multilateral. 
D) Arms control is unilateral while disarmament is multilateral. 
A) Disarmament aims to reduce or destroy weapons while arms control aims to contain arms races. 
B) Arms control aims to reduce or destroy weapons while disarmament aims to contain arms races. 
C) Disarmament is unilateral while arms control is multilateral. 
D) Arms control is unilateral while disarmament is multilateral.

Question 10

Compare and contrast disarmament and arms control. How do states usually pursue arms control and disarmament? Have states been successful in these endeavors, or have the realists been correct in emphasizing peace through military preparations?

Accepted Answer

Disarmament and arms control are both st

Question 11

International law has recently begun to revise its traditional prohibition against military intervention. Discuss these revisions. What are the implications of these revisions for the Westphalian system of sovereignty?

Accepted Answer

The traditional prohibition against mili

Question 12

What made the League of Nations an ineffective collective security organization?

Accepted Answer

A) the United States' refusal to join 
B) the Soviet Union's refusal to join 
C) Adolf Hitler's rise to power 
D) the Treaty of Versailles 
A) the United States' refusal to join 
B) the Soviet Union's refusal to join 
C) Adolf Hitler's rise to power 
D) the Treaty of Versailles

Question 13

Which of the following aims to create conditions that would make renewed war unlikely?

Accepted Answer

A) peacemaking 
B) peace building 
C) peace enforcement 
D) peace operations 
A) peacemaking 
B) peace building 
C) peace enforcement 
D) peace operations

Question 14

Which metaphor describes the tendency of efforts to enhance defense to result in escalating arms conflict?

Accepted Answer

A) a Prisoner's Dilemma 
B) spiral model 
C) the state of nature metaphor 
D) stag hunt 
A) a Prisoner's Dilemma 
B) spiral model 
C) the state of nature metaphor 
D) stag hunt

Question 15

By approximately what percentage have nuclear arsenals in the United States and Russia declined from Cold War highs?

Accepted Answer

A) 10% 
B) 25% 
C) 50% 
D) 80% 
A) 10% 
B) 25% 
C) 50% 
D) 80%

Question 16

Which theory stresses states' customs and habitual ways of behaving as the most important source of law?

Accepted Answer

A) positivist legal theory 
B) ubi societas , ibi jus 
C) structural violence 
D) soft power 
A) positivist legal theory 
B) ubi societas , ibi jus 
C) structural violence 
D) soft power

Question 17

What are the conditions that must be met in order for a war to be considered "just"? Based on these criteria, was the 2003 war that the United States waged against Iraq just? Make sure to discuss both the American decision to use force as well as the conduct of the war.

Accepted Answer

In order for a war to be considered "jus

Question 18

How does collective security differ from balance-of-power theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Collective security depends on a system of flexible alliances and counter-alliances. 
B) Collective security creates an international organization to organize military responses to aggression. 
C) Collective security abolishes state sovereignty. 
D) Collective security relies on ad hoc security agreements. 
A) Collective security depends on a system of flexible alliances and counter-alliances. 
B) Collective security creates an international organization to organize military responses to aggression. 
C) Collective security abolishes state sovereignty. 
D) Collective security relies on ad hoc security agreements.

Question 19

What is the "responsibility to protect" norm in world politics?

Accepted Answer

A) the idea that military only exists to protect the sovereign capacity of a state 
B) the idea that war is only acceptable in response to an unprovoked attack on a state's own territory 
C) the idea that states can protect their own borders and citizens through preemptive action 
D) the idea that states must sometimes intervene when other states are failing to shield their citizens from mass atrocities 
A) the idea that military only exists to protect the sovereign capacity of a state 
B) the idea that war is only acceptable in response to an unprovoked attack on a state's own territory 
C) the idea that states can protect their own borders and citizens through preemptive action 
D) the idea that states must sometimes intervene when other states are failing to shield their citizens from mass atrocities

Question 20

Which principle of international law is commonly seen as the most important?

Accepted Answer

A) just war 
B) state sovereignty 
C) the right to self-defense 
D) the right to self-determination 
A) just war 
B) state sovereignty 
C) the right to self-defense 
D) the right to self-determination

Which just war principle sets limits on the acceptable use of force?

Which of the following is a collective security organization?

What does the Prisoner's Dilemma metaphor illustrate?

What actors try to prevent hostilities between potential belligerents during the peacemaking process?

Which two countries broke the NPT's barriers to nonproliferation to become nuclear states in 1998?

Historically, which of the following is true of disarmaments?

What is the optimal strategy for both prisoners in a Prisoner's Dilemma game?

Authors of international law were mostly associated with which school of thought?

What is the main difference between disarmament and arms control?

Compare and contrast disarmament and arms control. How do states usually pursue arms control and disarmament? Have states been successful in these endeavors, or have the realists been correct in emphasizing peace through military preparations?

International law has recently begun to revise its traditional prohibition against military intervention. Discuss these revisions. What are the implications of these revisions for the Westphalian system of sovereignty?

What made the League of Nations an ineffective collective security organization?

Which of the following aims to create conditions that would make renewed war unlikely?

Which metaphor describes the tendency of efforts to enhance defense to result in escalating arms conflict?

By approximately what percentage have nuclear arsenals in the United States and Russia declined from Cold War highs?

Which theory stresses states' customs and habitual ways of behaving as the most important source of law?

What are the conditions that must be met in order for a war to be considered "just"? Based on these criteria, was the 2003 war that the United States waged against Iraq just? Make sure to discuss both the American decision to use force as well as the conduct of the war.

How does collective security differ from balance-of-power theory?

What is the "responsibility to protect" norm in world politics?

Which principle of international law is commonly seen as the most important?

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Exam 9: The Quest for Peace Through International Law and Collective Security

Which just war principle sets limits on the acceptable use of force?

Which of the following is a collective security organization?

What does the Prisoner's Dilemma metaphor illustrate?

What actors try to prevent hostilities between potential belligerents during the peacemaking process?

Which two countries broke the NPT's barriers to nonproliferation to become nuclear states in 1998?

Historically, which of the following is true of disarmaments?

What is the optimal strategy for both prisoners in a Prisoner's Dilemma game?

Authors of international law were mostly associated with which school of thought?

What is the main difference between disarmament and arms control?

Compare and contrast disarmament and arms control. How do states usually pursue arms control and disarmament? Have states been successful in these endeavors, or have the realists been correct in emphasizing peace through military preparations?

International law has recently begun to revise its traditional prohibition against military intervention. Discuss these revisions. What are the implications of these revisions for the Westphalian system of sovereignty?

What made the League of Nations an ineffective collective security organization?

Which of the following aims to create conditions that would make renewed war unlikely?

Which metaphor describes the tendency of efforts to enhance defense to result in escalating arms conflict?

By approximately what percentage have nuclear arsenals in the United States and Russia declined from Cold War highs?

Which theory stresses states' customs and habitual ways of behaving as the most important source of law?

What are the conditions that must be met in order for a war to be considered "just"? Based on these criteria, was the 2003 war that the United States waged against Iraq just? Make sure to discuss both the American decision to use force as well as the conduct of the war.

How does collective security differ from balance-of-power theory?

What is the "responsibility to protect" norm in world politics?

Which principle of international law is commonly seen as the most important?

Discovering World Politics

Interpreting World Politics Through the Lens of Theory

Theories of International Decision Making

Great Power Relations and Rivalries

World Politics and the Global South

Non-State Actors and the Quest for Global Community

The Threat of Armed Conflict to the World

The Pursuit of Power Through Arms and Alliances

The Globalization of International Finance

International Trade in the Global Marketplace

The Demographic and Cultural Dimensions of Globalization

The Promotion of Human Development and Human Rights

Global Responsibility for the Preservation of the Environment

Looking Ahead at Global Trends and Transformations

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