Exam 1: Games Politicians Play

When the Khmer Rouge undertook the restructuring of Cambodian society and killed millions of its fellow citizens, it was practicing the game of ______.

________________________ utilized civil disobedience in his campaign for the independence of India during the 1940s.

The two famous works by Niccolò Machiavelli that provide a realistic blueprint for leadership are ______ and ______.

A perpetrator of the game of destruction in the Soviet Union was ______.

Which of the following would be considered an example of civil disobedience?

An example of the political game of lion and fox is ______.

An example of an American terrorist group operating after the Civil War was _____________________.

Henry David Thoreau specifically directed his arguments for civil disobedience against ______.

Which of the following does not fit with the definition of power?

In your judgment, is civil disobedience, as outlined by Henry David Thoreau, both a desirable and feasible way of dealing with outrageous moral evils?

Which of the following best characterizes the game of lion and fox?

The tragedy of the Darfur region of Sudan, beginning in 2003, is an example of ______.

Are the political games of wipeout, lion and fox, and civil disobedience typical or atypical of the games you find politicians playing today?

Athens's submission of Melos is an example of ______.

Do you agree with Machiavelli that the leaders of states, if they are to engage successfully in the struggle for power, must know how to play the game of lion and fox? Be sure to state the basis for your agreement or disagreement with Machiavelli.

Which of the following statements is not representative of Machiavelli's thinking?

Construct an essay that critiques the metaphor of politics as a game with players, stakes, rules, strategies, and tactics. In your opinion does the metaphor trivialize politics, or is it helpful in understanding the world of politics?

In your judgment, should there be moral limits to the use of force in countering perceived threats to national security? For example, is torture permissible in order to gain information? Is the killing of an adversary's civilian citizens permissible? What about the use of nuclear weapons? How about political assassination?

Imagine you are a representative from the city of Melos. How might you try to respond to demands and threats from Athens?

The labor-based political movement in Poland during the 1980s that challenged communist leadership was known as ______.