Exam 3: Theories of International Decision Making

The more economically developed a state is, the more likely it is to remain  isolationist and to seek to avoid getting involved in disputes outside of its borders.

Complete information regarding the nature of the problem, possible solutions, and projected goals is an essential component of rational decision making.

Political efficacy refers to a person's belief in his or her own ability to make effective rational choices.

How did Presidents Kennedy and Nixon differ in their responses to political protesters?

The history-making individual's model analyzes foreign policy at the state level.

How can military capacity shape foreign policy priorities?

Rational decision making can be impeded by which of the following?

The bureaucratic decision-making process produces an optimal outcome because it increases efficiency and rationality by assigning responsibility for different tasks to different people.

Realism assumes that foreign policy making consists primarily of an international actor adjusting to the pressures of an anarchical global system whose essential properties do not vary.

Variables that affect foreign policy choices include

The Cuban Missile Crisis is an example of

In general, people tend to prefer change, progress, and uncertainty to the "status quo."

Which of the following is NOT one of the levels of analysis used in analyzing policy making?

The propensity for members of a group to accept and agree with the group's prevailing attitudes is called

The type of government a country possesses is often thought to influence foreign policy. According to those who subscribe to this view, whether a country is democratic or autocratic will have a bearing on how policy is made and, in turn, on the kind of policy that results. What are the consequences of different types of government for the formulation and conduct of foreign policy?

A state's attributes refers to

It is fairly simple to determine which single category explains foreign policy decisions.

Policy agenda are t he unintended side effects resulting from choices, such as inflation from runaway government spending, that are not taken into account at the time of the decision.

Differing opinions between key advisors

Standard operating procedures (SOPs) help make bureaucracies more efficient by