Question 1

Why do young people vote at lower rates than their elders?

Accepted Answer

A) Because in most countries they are not allowed to vote until age 30 
B) Because voting is compulsory in most democracies starting at age 50 
C) Because the notion of voting as duty has increased over time 
D) Because politicians do not address the issues of interest to young people 
A) Because in most countries they are not allowed to vote until age 30 
B) Because voting is compulsory in most democracies starting at age 50 
C) Because the notion of voting as duty has increased over time 
D) Because politicians do not address the issues of interest to young people

Question 2

What it is called when there is only one view expressed by leaders?

Accepted Answer

A) The mainstream effect 
B) The butterfly effect 
C) Dogmatic ideology 
D) Latent public opinion 
A) The mainstream effect 
B) The butterfly effect 
C) Dogmatic ideology 
D) Latent public opinion

Question 3

What do researchers largely believe about the individual model of democratic peace theory?

Accepted Answer

A) The individual model of democratic peace theory has been largely discredited. 
B) The individual model of democratic peace theory has been largely proven accurate. 
C) The individual model of democratic peace theory has been largely incorporated into the foreign policies of many countries. 
D) The individual model of democratic peace theory has been largely widely accepted by democracies. 
A) The individual model of democratic peace theory has been largely discredited. 
B) The individual model of democratic peace theory has been largely proven accurate. 
C) The individual model of democratic peace theory has been largely incorporated into the foreign policies of many countries. 
D) The individual model of democratic peace theory has been largely widely accepted by democracies.

Question 4

Which three countries have not been admitted to the EU/NATO zone of peace?

Accepted Answer

A) Turkey, Russia, and Ukraine 
B) Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia 
C) Slovenia, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic 
D) Bulgaria, Romania, and Malta 
A) Turkey, Russia, and Ukraine 
B) Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia 
C) Slovenia, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic 
D) Bulgaria, Romania, and Malta

Question 5

Who are the "Asian Tigers"?

Accepted Answer

A) Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan 
B) China, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam 
C) South Korea, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Japan 
D) Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, and China 
A) Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan 
B) China, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam 
C) South Korea, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Japan 
D) Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, and China

Question 6

In the book, Perpetual Peace , which author first laid out the argument for democratic peace theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Karl Marx 
B) Thomas Hobbes 
C) Woodrow Wilson 
D) Immanuel Kant 
A) Karl Marx 
B) Thomas Hobbes 
C) Woodrow Wilson 
D) Immanuel Kant

Question 7

What did Katzenstein find when he compared various states' responses to the oil shortages of the early 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A) That different states had different policy instruments for influencing their economies 
B) That all democracies dealt with the oil shortages in the same way 
C) That all autocracies dealt with the oil shortages in the same way 
D) That it was impossible to isolate the variables that would explain the different behaviors of states 
A) That different states had different policy instruments for influencing their economies 
B) That all democracies dealt with the oil shortages in the same way 
C) That all autocracies dealt with the oil shortages in the same way 
D) That it was impossible to isolate the variables that would explain the different behaviors of states

Question 8

Which of the following is the best summary of the normative explanation for the democratic peace theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Democracies are more likely to use their economies for good, not evil 
B) Democratic politicians are vulnerable if they lose a war 
C) Democracies respect the institutions of democracy in other countries as well as their own 
D) Democratic publics are less likely to support conflict 
A) Democracies are more likely to use their economies for good, not evil 
B) Democratic politicians are vulnerable if they lose a war 
C) Democracies respect the institutions of democracy in other countries as well as their own 
D) Democratic publics are less likely to support conflict

Question 9

Describing immigration in terms of either law breaking or as an economic benefit to society is considered to be which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Triggering the mainstream effect 
B) Framing the issue 
C) Espousing journalistic integrity 
D) Triggering public opinion bias 
A) Triggering the mainstream effect 
B) Framing the issue 
C) Espousing journalistic integrity 
D) Triggering public opinion bias

Question 10

What is operationalizing?

Accepted Answer

A) Operating under certain common assumptions 
B) Deconstructing a variable 
C) Using a proxy measure 
D) Translating a theoretical concept into attributes that can be measured 
A) Operating under certain common assumptions 
B) Deconstructing a variable 
C) Using a proxy measure 
D) Translating a theoretical concept into attributes that can be measured

Question 11

Approximately what percentage of people between the ages of 18 and 29 voted in the 2016 elections in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) 27 percent 
B) 33 percent 
C) 46 percent 
D) 71 percent 
A) 27 percent 
B) 33 percent 
C) 46 percent 
D) 71 percent

Question 12

Interest groups can have significant influence on a country's foreign policy. What are the ways in which interest groups influence policy? What makes an interest group successful in attempting to influence a government's foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

Interest groups can influence a country'

Question 13

How does the news media play an important role in determining the agenda of public debate over foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A) By providing objective information about an issue 
B) By hiring special interest groups to report on policies 
C) By expanding coverage of issues to the Internet 
D) By deciding what issues to cover 
A) By providing objective information about an issue 
B) By hiring special interest groups to report on policies 
C) By expanding coverage of issues to the Internet 
D) By deciding what issues to cover

Question 14

What did the global economic crisis of 2008 show about the relationship between state and society?

Accepted Answer

A) States like China, where the state played a stronger role in the economy, fared worse than states like the United States, where the state played a smaller role in the economy. 
B) In order to overcome the economic crisis, states must increase their role in society. 
C) States like China, where the state played a stronger role in the economy, fared better than states like the United States, where the state played a smaller role in the economy. 
D) It is more difficult for states like China to overcome the economic crisis because they have such a convoluted system of checks and balances in place when making economic policy. 
A) States like China, where the state played a stronger role in the economy, fared worse than states like the United States, where the state played a smaller role in the economy. 
B) In order to overcome the economic crisis, states must increase their role in society. 
C) States like China, where the state played a stronger role in the economy, fared better than states like the United States, where the state played a smaller role in the economy. 
D) It is more difficult for states like China to overcome the economic crisis because they have such a convoluted system of checks and balances in place when making economic policy.

Question 15

What is one troubling implication of democratic peace theory?

Accepted Answer

A) It shows how limited democracies are in their foreign policy decisions. 
B) It suggests that the United Nations is no longer relevant. 
C) It provides a rationale for democracies to engage in war to change a regime from authoritarianism to democracy. 
D) It shows that the realists may be correct in their belief that the type of government does not matter. 
A) It shows how limited democracies are in their foreign policy decisions. 
B) It suggests that the United Nations is no longer relevant. 
C) It provides a rationale for democracies to engage in war to change a regime from authoritarianism to democracy. 
D) It shows that the realists may be correct in their belief that the type of government does not matter.

Question 16

According to the Katzenstein study, if a state is heavily influenced by interest groups that are given a prominent role in developing policies it is then considered to be which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) A strong state 
B) A weak state 
C) A post-communist state 
D) A socialist state 
A) A strong state 
B) A weak state 
C) A post-communist state 
D) A socialist state

Question 17

What is the difference between the individual model and the dyadic model of democratic peace theory?

Accepted Answer

A) The individual model states that democracies are more peaceful than all other forms of government, whereas the dyadic model says that democracies are more peaceful than communist governments but less peaceful than other types of governments. 
B) The individual model states that democracies are more peaceful in general whereas the dyadic model states only that democracies do not fight each other. 
C) The individual model is focused on all types of war, whereas the dyadic model is focused on only civil war. 
D) The individual model states that democracies are always peaceful, whereas the dyadic model states that democracies will avoid war with more than one opponent. 
A) The individual model states that democracies are more peaceful than all other forms of government, whereas the dyadic model says that democracies are more peaceful than communist governments but less peaceful than other types of governments. 
B) The individual model states that democracies are more peaceful in general whereas the dyadic model states only that democracies do not fight each other. 
C) The individual model is focused on all types of war, whereas the dyadic model is focused on only civil war. 
D) The individual model states that democracies are always peaceful, whereas the dyadic model states that democracies will avoid war with more than one opponent.

Question 18

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has grown from 16 member states to

Accepted Answer

A) 29 members. 
B) 22 members. 
C) 36 members. 
D) 16 members. 
A) 29 members. 
B) 22 members. 
C) 36 members. 
D) 16 members.

Question 19

In Woodrow Wilson's view, under which circumstances could an international organization maintain peace?

Accepted Answer

A) If a strong democracy was the head of the organization 
B) If its members were democracies 
C) If the international world order was based on a balance of power 
D) If each state in the organization paid significant amounts of money to fund the strongest military in the world 
A) If a strong democracy was the head of the organization 
B) If its members were democracies 
C) If the international world order was based on a balance of power 
D) If each state in the organization paid significant amounts of money to fund the strongest military in the world

Question 20

Which of the following is not a way interest groups use financial resources to influence policy makers?

Accepted Answer

A) By making significant contributions to politicians' campaign funds 
B) By conducting research on a specific issue and sharing the results with policy makers 
C) By going directly to the people by advertising 
D) By rigging voting machines 
A) By making significant contributions to politicians' campaign funds 
B) By conducting research on a specific issue and sharing the results with policy makers 
C) By going directly to the people by advertising 
D) By rigging voting machines

Why do young people vote at lower rates than their elders?

What it is called when there is only one view expressed by leaders?

What do researchers largely believe about the individual model of democratic peace theory?

Which three countries have not been admitted to the EU/NATO zone of peace?

Who are the "Asian Tigers"?

In the book, Perpetual Peace , which author first laid out the argument for democratic peace theory?

What did Katzenstein find when he compared various states' responses to the oil shortages of the early 1970s?

Which of the following is the best summary of the normative explanation for the democratic peace theory?

Describing immigration in terms of either law breaking or as an economic benefit to society is considered to be which of the following?

What is operationalizing?

Approximately what percentage of people between the ages of 18 and 29 voted in the 2016 elections in the United States?

Interest groups can have significant influence on a country's foreign policy. What are the ways in which interest groups influence policy? What makes an interest group successful in attempting to influence a government's foreign policy?

How does the news media play an important role in determining the agenda of public debate over foreign policy?

What did the global economic crisis of 2008 show about the relationship between state and society?

What is one troubling implication of democratic peace theory?

According to the Katzenstein study, if a state is heavily influenced by interest groups that are given a prominent role in developing policies it is then considered to be which of the following?

What is the difference between the individual model and the dyadic model of democratic peace theory?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has grown from 16 member states to

In Woodrow Wilson's view, under which circumstances could an international organization maintain peace?

Which of the following is not a way interest groups use financial resources to influence policy makers?

Introduction: Problems and Questions in International Politics

The Historical Evolution of International Politics

Theories of International Relations: Realism and Liberalism

Theories of International Relations: Economic Structuralism, Constructivism, and Feminism

Bureaucracies, Groups, and Individuals in the Foreign Policy Process

International Organizations and Transnational Actors

International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace

The Use of Force

Fundamentals of International Political Economy

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Problem of Global Inequality

International Law, Norms, and Human Rights

The Global Environment and International Politics

Conclusion: Power and Purpose in a Changing World

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Exam 5: The State, Society, and Foreign Policy

Why do young people vote at lower rates than their elders?

What it is called when there is only one view expressed by leaders?

What do researchers largely believe about the individual model of democratic peace theory?

Which three countries have not been admitted to the EU/NATO zone of peace?

Who are the "Asian Tigers"?

In the book, Perpetual Peace , which author first laid out the argument for democratic peace theory?

What did Katzenstein find when he compared various states' responses to the oil shortages of the early 1970s?

Which of the following is the best summary of the normative explanation for the democratic peace theory?

Describing immigration in terms of either law breaking or as an economic benefit to society is considered to be which of the following?

What is operationalizing?

Approximately what percentage of people between the ages of 18 and 29 voted in the 2016 elections in the United States?

Interest groups can have significant influence on a country's foreign policy. What are the ways in which interest groups influence policy? What makes an interest group successful in attempting to influence a government's foreign policy?

How does the news media play an important role in determining the agenda of public debate over foreign policy?

What did the global economic crisis of 2008 show about the relationship between state and society?

What is one troubling implication of democratic peace theory?

According to the Katzenstein study, if a state is heavily influenced by interest groups that are given a prominent role in developing policies it is then considered to be which of the following?

What is the difference between the individual model and the dyadic model of democratic peace theory?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has grown from 16 member states to

In Woodrow Wilson's view, under which circumstances could an international organization maintain peace?

Which of the following is not a way interest groups use financial resources to influence policy makers?

Introduction: Problems and Questions in International Politics

The Historical Evolution of International Politics

Theories of International Relations: Realism and Liberalism

Theories of International Relations: Economic Structuralism, Constructivism, and Feminism

Bureaucracies, Groups, and Individuals in the Foreign Policy Process

International Organizations and Transnational Actors

International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace

The Use of Force

Fundamentals of International Political Economy

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Problem of Global Inequality

International Law, Norms, and Human Rights

The Global Environment and International Politics

Conclusion: Power and Purpose in a Changing World

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