Exam 1: Discovering World Politics

During the Cold War both the Soviet Union and the United States saw themselves as virtuous and peace loving, whereas the other side was seen as aggressive, untrustworthy, and ruled by a corrupt government. This phenomenon is known as

One way to identify the onset of a completely new global system is to look at the system's units for global governance, for example, the emergence or dissolution of new supranational institutions.

When we stereotype individuals based on "stock" images that we have created about certain types of people such as 'absentminded professor' and 'shady lawyer' we are engaging in

All of the following are tenets of state sovereignty EXCEPT

The general psychological tendency to deny discrepancies between one's preexisting beliefs (cognitions) and new information is known as _____.

In the study of world politics, the term "state" refers to a province or community that is a sub-entity of a federal union, such as the State of Texas or the Province of Ontario.

The term "nation" and the term "state" mean the same thing.

Most people resist unfamiliar information and ideas that are different from their usual way of viewing and thinking about world affairs.

World politics can be studied from the individual, state, or global level of analysis. Write an essay in which you discuss the advantages and drawbacks of examining world politics from each of these three levels.

What does it mean to say that the international system is anarchical?

All groups combine people and their choices in various collectivities and thereby aggregate the _____ of each group.

Which of the following is NOT true of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)?

The impulse of the United States of America to isolate itself from world affairs, for example, rejecting membership in the League of Nations, was a response to _____.

The textbook quotes Ben Franklin as saying, "The things that hurt, instruct."  How does this quote apply to world politics and the behavior of actors in the global system?  Do you agree with Ben Franklin's quote in the context of world politics?

The system of state sovereignty emerged in the seventeenth century, when rulers refused to recognize secular authority of the Roman Catholic Church.

An example of the "mirror image" phenomenon would be the fact that Americans and Europeans view each other favorably because they share a similar heritage.

All of the following are examples of enduring rivalries EXCEPT

Institutions created and joined by states' governments, which give them authority to make collective decisions to manage particular problems on the global agenda, are called ____.

The terminology and vocabulary used in the study of world politics will rarely be used outside of a scholarly or academic course.

A change in the characteristic pattern of interaction among the most active participants in world politics of such magnitude that it appears that one "global system" has been replaced is known as a _____.