Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an institution?

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A) A set of rules for cooperation among states. 
B) A prime minister declaring war on another country. 
C) Organizations consisting of several sovereign states. 
D) Nongovernmental organizations. 
E) Informal norms,such as the norm against slavery. 
A) A set of rules for cooperation among states. 
B) A prime minister declaring war on another country. 
C) Organizations consisting of several sovereign states. 
D) Nongovernmental organizations. 
E) Informal norms,such as the norm against slavery.

Question 2

"Hawkish" preferences differ from the rally-around-the-flag effect in that:

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A) hawks tend not to care about reelection in democracies. 
B) they make war less likely because they deter other states. 
C) they cannot be reflected in a simple bargaining model. 
D) other states are unaware of them. 
E) they often result from the influence of narrow interests on the leader. 
A) hawks tend not to care about reelection in democracies. 
B) they make war less likely because they deter other states. 
C) they cannot be reflected in a simple bargaining model. 
D) other states are unaware of them. 
E) they often result from the influence of narrow interests on the leader.

Question 3

In international relations,the term anarchy refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) a lack of world government. 
B) international chaos. 
C) a state of war. 
D) a lack of military alliances. 
E) irrational leaders. 
A) a lack of world government. 
B) international chaos. 
C) a state of war. 
D) a lack of military alliances. 
E) irrational leaders.

Question 4

We say that democracies are more transparent than nondemocracies.This means that:

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A) democracies are more peace-loving than nondemocracies. 
B) democracy is fragile and can be overturned by war. 
C) it is easier for outsiders to determine the capabilities of democracies. 
D) the foreign policies of democracies are unstable. 
E) autocracies have faded away in the contemporary period. 
A) democracies are more peace-loving than nondemocracies. 
B) democracy is fragile and can be overturned by war. 
C) it is easier for outsiders to determine the capabilities of democracies. 
D) the foreign policies of democracies are unstable. 
E) autocracies have faded away in the contemporary period.

Question 5

Leaders incur audience costs when they:

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A) live up to their commitments. 
B) successfully bluff the other side. 
C) make public threats and then back down. 
D) lose elections. 
E) refuse to campaign on foreign policy issues. 
A) live up to their commitments. 
B) successfully bluff the other side. 
C) make public threats and then back down. 
D) lose elections. 
E) refuse to campaign on foreign policy issues.

Question 6

How can international institutions affect the probability of war between nations?

Accepted Answer

International institutions can affect th

Question 7

The Western victors of World War II created new international institutions to:

Accepted Answer

A) encourage the spread of nuclear weapons to any friendly,democratic nation. 
B) counteract existing institutions established by the Germans. 
C) create a stable economic system and prevent the problems encountered during the interwar period. 
D) establish new colonial projects in Latin America and Africa. 
E) contain the rise of the People's Republic of China and any other emerging threats to free trade. 
A) encourage the spread of nuclear weapons to any friendly,democratic nation. 
B) counteract existing institutions established by the Germans. 
C) create a stable economic system and prevent the problems encountered during the interwar period. 
D) establish new colonial projects in Latin America and Africa. 
E) contain the rise of the People's Republic of China and any other emerging threats to free trade.

Question 8

Which is NOT a way that institutions can encourage cooperation?

Accepted Answer

A) Exercising their power over states and forcing them to act cooperatively. 
B) Creating norms and rules for other countries to follow. 
C) Monitoring the behavior of states and reporting on their activities. 
D) Making joint decision making cheaper between parties. 
E) Acting as an arbiter in disputes. 
A) Exercising their power over states and forcing them to act cooperatively. 
B) Creating norms and rules for other countries to follow. 
C) Monitoring the behavior of states and reporting on their activities. 
D) Making joint decision making cheaper between parties. 
E) Acting as an arbiter in disputes.

Question 9

Which trend would NOT represent a threat to continuing economic engagement and cooperation?

Accepted Answer

A) The failure of China to open its borders fully to international trade,finance,and investment. 
B) Developing countries gaining more control of international financial institutions. 
C) The European Union turning toward self-sufficiency and economic isolation. 
D) Rapid economic growth in the developing world that is incompatible with environmental sustainability. 
E) Developing countries pulling back from globalization after finding the economic benefits not worth the costs. 
A) The failure of China to open its borders fully to international trade,finance,and investment. 
B) Developing countries gaining more control of international financial institutions. 
C) The European Union turning toward self-sufficiency and economic isolation. 
D) Rapid economic growth in the developing world that is incompatible with environmental sustainability. 
E) Developing countries pulling back from globalization after finding the economic benefits not worth the costs.

Question 10

Why is the study of civil war a topic of consideration for scholars of international relations?

Accepted Answer

A) No other discipline of political science is interested in civil war. 
B) Civil wars always involve at least two states in the fighting. 
C) Civil wars often contain similar interactions to those of interstate wars. 
D) Rebels in civil wars often target their attacks on neighboring states. 
E) The majority of participants in civil wars are foreign to the land in which they are fighting. 
A) No other discipline of political science is interested in civil war. 
B) Civil wars always involve at least two states in the fighting. 
C) Civil wars often contain similar interactions to those of interstate wars. 
D) Rebels in civil wars often target their attacks on neighboring states. 
E) The majority of participants in civil wars are foreign to the land in which they are fighting.

Question 11

Using the bargaining model of war,show how the bargaining range would change if a new technology is discovered that reduces the cost of war for both sides.Is war now more or less likely?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Using the bargaining model of war,show how...

Question 12

When we say that war is the result of bargaining failure,we mean that:

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A) states always have face-to-face bargaining before war breaks out. 
B) there is always some deal that both states would prefer to war. 
C) war is more likely when the states involved speak different languages. 
D) states are unwilling to come to the negotiation table in the first place. 
E) multinational corporations could not come to an agreement. 
A) states always have face-to-face bargaining before war breaks out. 
B) there is always some deal that both states would prefer to war. 
C) war is more likely when the states involved speak different languages. 
D) states are unwilling to come to the negotiation table in the first place. 
E) multinational corporations could not come to an agreement.

Question 13

Which country was considered the dominant world power during the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) China. 
B) The United States. 
C) Russia. 
D) Spain. 
E) Great Britain. 
A) China. 
B) The United States. 
C) Russia. 
D) Spain. 
E) Great Britain.

Question 14

Developing countries sought a third alternative to capitalism and communism via the Non-Aligned Movement.What was NOT a goal of that movement?

Accepted Answer

A) Redress of perceived inequities in the relationship between the advanced industrial world and the developing world. 
B) Change to the state of economic ties between the developing world and the rest of the world. 
C) Change in the balance of power between the East and the West. 
D) Creation of more equitable ties between the North and the South. 
E) Increase of prices for primary resources such as oil,copper,and bauxite. 
A) Redress of perceived inequities in the relationship between the advanced industrial world and the developing world. 
B) Change to the state of economic ties between the developing world and the rest of the world. 
C) Change in the balance of power between the East and the West. 
D) Creation of more equitable ties between the North and the South. 
E) Increase of prices for primary resources such as oil,copper,and bauxite.

Question 15

What is true about the domestic consequences of war?

Accepted Answer

A) The benefits and costs are both distributed evenly. 
B) The benefits are distributed evenly,but the costs are distributed unevenly. 
C) The benefits are distributed unevenly,but the costs are distributed evenly. 
D) The benefits and costs are both distributed unevenly. 
E) Substate actors never benefit from war. 
A) The benefits and costs are both distributed evenly. 
B) The benefits are distributed evenly,but the costs are distributed unevenly. 
C) The benefits are distributed unevenly,but the costs are distributed evenly. 
D) The benefits and costs are both distributed unevenly. 
E) Substate actors never benefit from war.

Question 16

Typically,what do we assume the leaders of states primarily want?

Accepted Answer

A) Peace. 
B) Economic prosperity. 
C) To maintain political office. 
D) Respect. 
E) To be forgotten by history. 
A) Peace. 
B) Economic prosperity. 
C) To maintain political office. 
D) Respect. 
E) To be forgotten by history.

Which of the following is NOT an institution?

"Hawkish" preferences differ from the rally-around-the-flag effect in that:

In international relations,the term anarchy refers to:

We say that democracies are more transparent than nondemocracies.This means that:

Leaders incur audience costs when they:

How can international institutions affect the probability of war between nations?

The Western victors of World War II created new international institutions to:

Which is NOT a way that institutions can encourage cooperation?

Which trend would NOT represent a threat to continuing economic engagement and cooperation?

Why is the study of civil war a topic of consideration for scholars of international relations?

Using the bargaining model of war,show how the bargaining range would change if a new technology is discovered that reduces the cost of war for both sides.Is war now more or less likely?

When we say that war is the result of bargaining failure,we mean that:

Which country was considered the dominant world power during the nineteenth century?

Developing countries sought a third alternative to capitalism and communism via the Non-Aligned Movement.What was NOT a goal of that movement?

What is true about the domestic consequences of war?

Typically,what do we assume the leaders of states primarily want?

Introduction

What Shaped Our World

Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

Why Are There Wars

Domestic Politics and War

International Institutions and War

Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism

International Trade

International Financial Relations

International Monetary Relations

Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

International Law and Norms

Human Rights

The Global Environment

The Future of International Politics

International Political Economy, transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

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Exam 16: Foundations, war, and Peace

Which of the following is NOT an institution?

"Hawkish" preferences differ from the rally-around-the-flag effect in that:

In international relations,the term anarchy refers to:

We say that democracies are more transparent than nondemocracies.This means that:

Leaders incur audience costs when they:

How can international institutions affect the probability of war between nations?

The Western victors of World War II created new international institutions to:

Which is NOT a way that institutions can encourage cooperation?

Which trend would NOT represent a threat to continuing economic engagement and cooperation?

Why is the study of civil war a topic of consideration for scholars of international relations?

Using the bargaining model of war,show how the bargaining range would change if a new technology is discovered that reduces the cost of war for both sides.Is war now more or less likely?

When we say that war is the result of bargaining failure,we mean that:

Which country was considered the dominant world power during the nineteenth century?

Developing countries sought a third alternative to capitalism and communism via the Non-Aligned Movement.What was NOT a goal of that movement?

What is true about the domestic consequences of war?

Typically,what do we assume the leaders of states primarily want?

Introduction

What Shaped Our World

Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

Why Are There Wars

Domestic Politics and War

International Institutions and War

Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism

International Trade

International Financial Relations

International Monetary Relations

Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

International Law and Norms

Human Rights

The Global Environment

The Future of International Politics

International Political Economy, transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

Filters