Question 1

The normative claim that progress is certainly possible in international politics generally belongs to which theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberalism 
B)  Realism 
C)  Marxism 
D)  Neorealism 
A)  Liberalism 
B)  Realism 
C)  Marxism 
D)  Neorealism

Question 2

The Concert of Europe followed

Accepted Answer

A)  World War I. 
B)  the Cold War. 
C)  the Napoleonic Wars. 
D)  World War II. 
A)  World War I. 
B)  the Cold War. 
C)  the Napoleonic Wars. 
D)  World War II.

Question 3

Liberals argue that anarchy can be overcome through the use of

Accepted Answer

A)  military power. 
B)  elections. 
C)  institutions. 
D)  conflict. 
A)  military power. 
B)  elections. 
C)  institutions. 
D)  conflict.

Question 4

Which U.S. military actions apparently increased the Iranian government's fears of a U.S. attack?

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. naval exercises against pirates in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean 
B)  The success of U.S. air power in Iraq in 1991 
C)  The U.S. special forces raid in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden 
D)  The successful blockade of the Persian Gulf by U.S. naval forces 
A)  U.S. naval exercises against pirates in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean 
B)  The success of U.S. air power in Iraq in 1991 
C)  The U.S. special forces raid in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden 
D)  The successful blockade of the Persian Gulf by U.S. naval forces

Question 5

Given what you know both about the war in Iraq as a policy in fighting terror and about realism and liberalism, how would a realist and a liberal explain this conflict?

Accepted Answer

A realist would likely explain the war i

Question 6

According to hegemonic stability theory, stability results when

Accepted Answer

A)  one great power dominates the others. 
B)  a balance results from sharing of power by many states. 
C)  a world government regulates all societies. 
D)  all countries agree to cooperate. 
A)  one great power dominates the others. 
B)  a balance results from sharing of power by many states. 
C)  a world government regulates all societies. 
D)  all countries agree to cooperate.

Question 7

Both complex interdependence theory and liberal institutionalism see __________ as important and possible in international politics.

Accepted Answer

A)  collaboration and cooperation 
B)  a balance of power 
C)  hegemonic stability 
D)  disarmament 
A)  collaboration and cooperation 
B)  a balance of power 
C)  hegemonic stability 
D)  disarmament

Question 8

Which of the following figures was not associated with realism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Machiavelli 
B)  Hobbes 
C)  Thucydides 
D)  Locke 
A)  Machiavelli 
B)  Hobbes 
C)  Thucydides 
D)  Locke

Question 9

What is the prisoner's dilemma? How does the prisoner's dilemma assist in understanding the security dilemma? How do liberal institutionalists use the prisoner's dilemma?

Accepted Answer

The prisoner's dilemma is a concept in g

Question 10

All of the following are examples of hegemonic powers except

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain during the eighteenth century. 
B)  France at the beginning of the nineteenth century. 
C)  Italy prior to World War I. 
D)  the United States after World War II. 
A)  Britain during the eighteenth century. 
B)  France at the beginning of the nineteenth century. 
C)  Italy prior to World War I. 
D)  the United States after World War II.

Question 11

In international politics, a theory is

Accepted Answer

A)  a specific statement about how international politics works. 
B)  an assumption that power drives international politics. 
C)  an assertion that human nature is inherently conflictual. 
D)  a paradigm that explains specific events. 
A)  a specific statement about how international politics works. 
B)  an assumption that power drives international politics. 
C)  an assertion that human nature is inherently conflictual. 
D)  a paradigm that explains specific events.

Question 12

In the final analysis, the Bush administration explained its military involvement in Iraq as a means to bring democracy to an unstable Middle East. How does this example relate to the democratic peace theory? Was it a successful application of the theory to this troubled country? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The example of the Bush administration's

Question 13

Hegemons decline for several reasons, including all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  costs of empire. 
B)  internal decay. 
C)  economic challenge from other countries. 
D)  high taxes. 
A)  costs of empire. 
B)  internal decay. 
C)  economic challenge from other countries. 
D)  high taxes.

Question 14

Of the following U.S. presidents, which was the only political scientist and international relations scholar?

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Nixon 
B)  Thomas Jefferson 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt 
D)  Woodrow Wilson 
A)  Richard Nixon 
B)  Thomas Jefferson 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt 
D)  Woodrow Wilson

Question 15

The payoff for ____________ can be measured by critically linked strategies of cooperation and defection.

Accepted Answer

A)  anarchy. 
B)  the prisoner's dilemma. 
C)  democratic peace. 
D)  a balance of power. 
A)  anarchy. 
B)  the prisoner's dilemma. 
C)  democratic peace. 
D)  a balance of power.

Question 16

Realism assumes that, at the individual level, human nature is

Accepted Answer

A)  inherently peaceful. 
B)  inherently conflictual. 
C)  neither peaceful nor conflictual. 
D)  not relevant to understanding international politics. 
A)  inherently peaceful. 
B)  inherently conflictual. 
C)  neither peaceful nor conflictual. 
D)  not relevant to understanding international politics.

Question 17

Which theorist argued that in order to solve the problem of domestic anarchy, a powerful monarch, the "Leviathan," was necessary?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Hobbes 
B)  John Locke 
C)  Niccolo Machiavelli 
D)  Saint Thomas Aquinas 
A)  Thomas Hobbes 
B)  John Locke 
C)  Niccolo Machiavelli 
D)  Saint Thomas Aquinas

Question 18

What do liberals believe about human nature?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believe that people are inherently good and peaceful. 
B)  They believe that people are prone to conflict and war. 
C)  They believe that people are smart enough to recognize the problems in the world and work to solve those problems. 
D)  They believe that people should try to solve the world's problems, but they probably will not be successful. 
A)  They believe that people are inherently good and peaceful. 
B)  They believe that people are prone to conflict and war. 
C)  They believe that people are smart enough to recognize the problems in the world and work to solve those problems. 
D)  They believe that people should try to solve the world's problems, but they probably will not be successful.

Question 19

The paradigm that examines international politics through the lens of gender is

Accepted Answer

A)  feminism. 
B)  constructivism. 
C)  economic structuralism. 
D)  realism. 
A)  feminism. 
B)  constructivism. 
C)  economic structuralism. 
D)  realism.

Question 20

The two oldest theories of international politics are

Accepted Answer

A)  socialism and Marxism. 
B)  structuralism and constructivism. 
C)  autocracy and democracy. 
D)  realism and liberalism. 
A)  socialism and Marxism. 
B)  structuralism and constructivism. 
C)  autocracy and democracy. 
D)  realism and liberalism.

The normative claim that progress is certainly possible in international politics generally belongs to which theory?

The Concert of Europe followed

Liberals argue that anarchy can be overcome through the use of

Which U.S. military actions apparently increased the Iranian government's fears of a U.S. attack?

Given what you know both about the war in Iraq as a policy in fighting terror and about realism and liberalism, how would a realist and a liberal explain this conflict?

According to hegemonic stability theory, stability results when

Both complex interdependence theory and liberal institutionalism see __________ as important and possible in international politics.

Which of the following figures was not associated with realism?

What is the prisoner's dilemma? How does the prisoner's dilemma assist in understanding the security dilemma? How do liberal institutionalists use the prisoner's dilemma?

All of the following are examples of hegemonic powers except

In international politics, a theory is

In the final analysis, the Bush administration explained its military involvement in Iraq as a means to bring democracy to an unstable Middle East. How does this example relate to the democratic peace theory? Was it a successful application of the theory to this troubled country? Why or why not?

Hegemons decline for several reasons, including all of the following except

Of the following U.S. presidents, which was the only political scientist and international relations scholar?

The payoff for ____________ can be measured by critically linked strategies of cooperation and defection.

Realism assumes that, at the individual level, human nature is

Which theorist argued that in order to solve the problem of domestic anarchy, a powerful monarch, the "Leviathan," was necessary?

What do liberals believe about human nature?

The paradigm that examines international politics through the lens of gender is

The two oldest theories of international politics are

Introduction Problems and Questions in International Politics

The Historical Evolution of International Politics

Theories of International Relations Economic Structuralism Constructivism and Feminism

The State Society and Foreign Policy

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 3: Theories of International Relations Realism and Liberalism

The normative claim that progress is certainly possible in international politics generally belongs to which theory?

The Concert of Europe followed

Liberals argue that anarchy can be overcome through the use of

Which U.S. military actions apparently increased the Iranian government's fears of a U.S. attack?

Given what you know both about the war in Iraq as a policy in fighting terror and about realism and liberalism, how would a realist and a liberal explain this conflict?

According to hegemonic stability theory, stability results when

Both complex interdependence theory and liberal institutionalism see __________ as important and possible in international politics.

Which of the following figures was not associated with realism?

What is the prisoner's dilemma? How does the prisoner's dilemma assist in understanding the security dilemma? How do liberal institutionalists use the prisoner's dilemma?

All of the following are examples of hegemonic powers except

In international politics, a theory is

In the final analysis, the Bush administration explained its military involvement in Iraq as a means to bring democracy to an unstable Middle East. How does this example relate to the democratic peace theory? Was it a successful application of the theory to this troubled country? Why or why not?

Hegemons decline for several reasons, including all of the following except

Of the following U.S. presidents, which was the only political scientist and international relations scholar?

The payoff for ____________ can be measured by critically linked strategies of cooperation and defection.

Realism assumes that, at the individual level, human nature is

Which theorist argued that in order to solve the problem of domestic anarchy, a powerful monarch, the "Leviathan," was necessary?

What do liberals believe about human nature?

The paradigm that examines international politics through the lens of gender is

The two oldest theories of international politics are

Introduction Problems and Questions in International Politics

The Historical Evolution of International Politics

Theories of International Relations Economic Structuralism Constructivism and Feminism

The State Society and Foreign Policy

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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