Question 1

Currently,which best describes the pattern of international monetary arrangements?

Accepted Answer

A) Gold is the currency of the world. 
B) It is a floating exchange rate system. 
C) It is based on a commodity standard. 
D) The International Monetary Fund (IMF)regulates fixed exchange rates. 
E) A few major currencies float against one another. 
A) Gold is the currency of the world. 
B) It is a floating exchange rate system. 
C) It is based on a commodity standard. 
D) The International Monetary Fund (IMF)regulates fixed exchange rates. 
E) A few major currencies float against one another.

Question 2

How might globalization help encourage the protection of human rights in countries?

Accepted Answer

A) The cheaper costs of communication means that information can be spread more effectively and can mobilize opposition. 
B) Cheaper transportation allows people to leave abusive countries. 
C) Governments can use the Internet to appeal for humanitarian support. 
D) The Security Council will be more likely to take human rights cases seriously,if they can see footage of the events via the Internet. 
E) Hackers now serve as an additional check on governments that try to limit the rights of their people. 
A) The cheaper costs of communication means that information can be spread more effectively and can mobilize opposition. 
B) Cheaper transportation allows people to leave abusive countries. 
C) Governments can use the Internet to appeal for humanitarian support. 
D) The Security Council will be more likely to take human rights cases seriously,if they can see footage of the events via the Internet. 
E) Hackers now serve as an additional check on governments that try to limit the rights of their people.

Question 3

Why did countries support China's ascension into the WTO,despite its centrally planned economy?

Accepted Answer

A) They believe China would change the rules of the WTO to be more in favor of developing countries. 
B) China would be more likely to care about trade disputes than it had previously. 
C) China would be less willing to challenge the existing economic system if and when it became powerful. 
D) China has promised to limit its abuse of human rights if it could join. 
E) It was thought likely that China was going to democratize in the short term if it joined the WTO. 
A) They believe China would change the rules of the WTO to be more in favor of developing countries. 
B) China would be more likely to care about trade disputes than it had previously. 
C) China would be less willing to challenge the existing economic system if and when it became powerful. 
D) China has promised to limit its abuse of human rights if it could join. 
E) It was thought likely that China was going to democratize in the short term if it joined the WTO.

Question 4

What characterizes a floating exchange rate?

Accepted Answer

A) Its value always moves with the price of gold. 
B) Its value moves in response to market forces. 
C) Its value moves in response to the policy of the World Bank. 
D) Its value is determined by negotiations of the G7. 
E) Its value moves in response to government pegs. 
A) Its value always moves with the price of gold. 
B) Its value moves in response to market forces. 
C) Its value moves in response to the policy of the World Bank. 
D) Its value is determined by negotiations of the G7. 
E) Its value moves in response to government pegs.

Question 5

Why is it UNLIKELY that foreign aid will help countries develop in the long run?

Accepted Answer

A) The amount of foreign aid given by developed countries is small. 
B) Foreign aid is generally used to prevent countries from developing in the first place. 
C) Foreign aid mostly goes to countries that are already developed. 
D) The amount of foreign aid given is too large for developing countries to know what to do with. 
E) Developed countries have stopped giving out foreign aid. 
A) The amount of foreign aid given by developed countries is small. 
B) Foreign aid is generally used to prevent countries from developing in the first place. 
C) Foreign aid mostly goes to countries that are already developed. 
D) The amount of foreign aid given is too large for developing countries to know what to do with. 
E) Developed countries have stopped giving out foreign aid.

Question 6

Which group of countries has the largest share of control over the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

Accepted Answer

A) China and other East Asian countries. 
B) Developed countries. 
C) Less developed countries. 
D) Eastern European countries. 
E) African and South American countries. 
A) China and other East Asian countries. 
B) Developed countries. 
C) Less developed countries. 
D) Eastern European countries. 
E) African and South American countries.

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of sovereign lending?

Accepted Answer

A) Coca-Cola building a factory in Argentina. 
B) Grants by the United States to the Argentine government to address poverty. 
C) The World Bank lending Argentina money to improve its infrastructure. 
D) The Bank of America lending money to the Argentine government. 
E) The Queen of England lending money to British citizens. 
A) Coca-Cola building a factory in Argentina. 
B) Grants by the United States to the Argentine government to address poverty. 
C) The World Bank lending Argentina money to improve its infrastructure. 
D) The Bank of America lending money to the Argentine government. 
E) The Queen of England lending money to British citizens.

Question 8

Which of the following is a Bretton Woods institution?

Accepted Answer

A) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
B) The International Monetary Fund. 
C) The International Criminal Court. 
D) The United Nations. 
E) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations. 
A) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
B) The International Monetary Fund. 
C) The International Criminal Court. 
D) The United Nations. 
E) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Question 9

Marine biologists recently warned that the stock of the Atlantic bluefin tuna has collapsed on the American side of the Atlantic and is declining rapidly on the European side due to greed all around and overfishing in international waters.The Atlantic bluefin tuna in international waters is a typical ________ because it is ________ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A) public good;rival;nonexcludable 
B) common pool resource;rival;excludable 
C) public good;nonrival;nonexcludable 
D) common pool resource;rival;nonexcludable 
E) club good;nonrival;excludable 
A) public good;rival;nonexcludable 
B) common pool resource;rival;excludable 
C) public good;nonrival;nonexcludable 
D) common pool resource;rival;nonexcludable 
E) club good;nonrival;excludable

Question 10

Would it be possible to eliminate all existing stockpiles of nuclear weapons? What kind of institution would it take to make this possible?

Accepted Answer

It is theoretically possible to eliminat

Question 11

Does high development encourage human rights protections,or do strong human rights protections encourage high development? Justify your answer.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between high developmen

Question 12

International monetary policy creates Prisoner Dilemma-like scenarios because:

Accepted Answer

A) there are incentives to devalue a currency,whether or not other countries devalue their currencies. 
B) there are incentives to appreciate a currency,whether or not other countries appreciate their currencies. 
C) the only time a country wants to devalue its currency is when other countries appreciate their currencies. 
D) the only time a country wants to appreciate its currency is when other countries devalue their currencies. 
E) the only time a country wants to appreciate its currency is when other countries appreciate their currencies. 
A) there are incentives to devalue a currency,whether or not other countries devalue their currencies. 
B) there are incentives to appreciate a currency,whether or not other countries appreciate their currencies. 
C) the only time a country wants to devalue its currency is when other countries appreciate their currencies. 
D) the only time a country wants to appreciate its currency is when other countries devalue their currencies. 
E) the only time a country wants to appreciate its currency is when other countries appreciate their currencies.

Question 13

How is monetary policy similar to the bargaining model of war?

Accepted Answer

A) If the right policy is chosen,then everyone within a society tends to benefit from that decision. 
B) The costs and benefits of a decision are likely to be distributed unequally across domestic actors. 
C) The military bureaucracy has powerful interests in both types of decision making. 
D) Decisions about either really need to be made by only one powerful state in the international system. 
E) Decision making is easier when there are more states involved in the process. 
A) If the right policy is chosen,then everyone within a society tends to benefit from that decision. 
B) The costs and benefits of a decision are likely to be distributed unequally across domestic actors. 
C) The military bureaucracy has powerful interests in both types of decision making. 
D) Decisions about either really need to be made by only one powerful state in the international system. 
E) Decision making is easier when there are more states involved in the process.

Question 14

What set of circumstances will make a transition from U.S.dominance to Chinese global leadership peaceful?

Accepted Answer

A) If China guarantees that it will not demand concessions from the United States if it becomes more powerful. 
B) If the United States preemptively invades China. 
C) If the United States erects tariffs on Chinese goods to slow down its economic growth. 
D) If China and the United States perceive their interests in global institutions to be similar. 
E) If a third party surpasses China in the short term. 
A) If China guarantees that it will not demand concessions from the United States if it becomes more powerful. 
B) If the United States preemptively invades China. 
C) If the United States erects tariffs on Chinese goods to slow down its economic growth. 
D) If China and the United States perceive their interests in global institutions to be similar. 
E) If a third party surpasses China in the short term.

Question 15

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is best described as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) international law. 
B) international norm. 
C) international organization. 
D) transnational advocacy network. 
E) public good. 
A) international law. 
B) international norm. 
C) international organization. 
D) transnational advocacy network. 
E) public good.

Question 16

Which of the following is the best example of an international norm?

Accepted Answer

A) The United Nations. 
B) The Kyoto Treaty. 
C) Avoiding civilian casualties during war. 
D) A state going to war. 
E) A state adopting a democratic form of government. 
A) The United Nations. 
B) The Kyoto Treaty. 
C) Avoiding civilian casualties during war. 
D) A state going to war. 
E) A state adopting a democratic form of government.

Question 17

Part of the difficulty of limiting weapons of mass destruction is fundamentally a bargaining problem about power in the future.Is there a way to overcome this commitment problem through international institutions?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Part of the difficulty of limiting weapons...

Question 18

What is an externality,and why do many environmental issues have externalities associated with them? How do externalities affect governments' ability to cooperate to protect the environment? Discuss two factors that make it easier for governments to cooperate to overcome their collective action problems regarding the environment,and provide an example of an issue where each of these factors was observed.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is an externality,and why do many...

Question 19

If the threatened use of nuclear weapons in war is credible,what effect does this have for the bargaining model of war in a conflict between two nuclear states?

Accepted Answer

A) It increases the potential benefits for a nuclear state. 
B) It increases the potential costs asymmetrically for the two states. 
C) Third parties should be more likely to intervene to prevent the conflict. 
D) War will be more likely,as states will want to make sure they attack first. 
E) It expands the acceptable bargain range for both parties. 
A) It increases the potential benefits for a nuclear state. 
B) It increases the potential costs asymmetrically for the two states. 
C) Third parties should be more likely to intervene to prevent the conflict. 
D) War will be more likely,as states will want to make sure they attack first. 
E) It expands the acceptable bargain range for both parties.

Question 20

Which event is most likely to lead to international cooperation?

Accepted Answer

A) Human rights abuses in a state. 
B) Increasing pollution concentrated across two states borders. 
C) Uneven development in the global north and the global south. 
D) The rise of China as the world's foremost economic power. 
E) The decline of the United States as the world's foremost military power. 
A) Human rights abuses in a state. 
B) Increasing pollution concentrated across two states borders. 
C) Uneven development in the global north and the global south. 
D) The rise of China as the world's foremost economic power. 
E) The decline of the United States as the world's foremost military power.

Currently,which best describes the pattern of international monetary arrangements?

How might globalization help encourage the protection of human rights in countries?

Why did countries support China's ascension into the WTO,despite its centrally planned economy?

What characterizes a floating exchange rate?

Why is it UNLIKELY that foreign aid will help countries develop in the long run?

Which group of countries has the largest share of control over the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

Which of the following is an example of sovereign lending?

Which of the following is a Bretton Woods institution?

Would it be possible to eliminate all existing stockpiles of nuclear weapons? What kind of institution would it take to make this possible?

Does high development encourage human rights protections,or do strong human rights protections encourage high development? Justify your answer.

International monetary policy creates Prisoner Dilemma-like scenarios because:

How is monetary policy similar to the bargaining model of war?

What set of circumstances will make a transition from U.S.dominance to Chinese global leadership peaceful?

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is best described as a(n):

Which of the following is the best example of an international norm?

Part of the difficulty of limiting weapons of mass destruction is fundamentally a bargaining problem about power in the future.Is there a way to overcome this commitment problem through international institutions?

If the threatened use of nuclear weapons in war is credible,what effect does this have for the bargaining model of war in a conflict between two nuclear states?

Which event is most likely to lead to international cooperation?

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

Foundations, war, and Peace

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Exam 17: International Political Economy, transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

Currently,which best describes the pattern of international monetary arrangements?

How might globalization help encourage the protection of human rights in countries?

Why did countries support China's ascension into the WTO,despite its centrally planned economy?

What characterizes a floating exchange rate?

Why is it UNLIKELY that foreign aid will help countries develop in the long run?

Which group of countries has the largest share of control over the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

Which of the following is an example of sovereign lending?

Which of the following is a Bretton Woods institution?

Would it be possible to eliminate all existing stockpiles of nuclear weapons? What kind of institution would it take to make this possible?

Does high development encourage human rights protections,or do strong human rights protections encourage high development? Justify your answer.

International monetary policy creates Prisoner Dilemma-like scenarios because:

How is monetary policy similar to the bargaining model of war?

What set of circumstances will make a transition from U.S.dominance to Chinese global leadership peaceful?

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is best described as a(n):

Which of the following is the best example of an international norm?

Part of the difficulty of limiting weapons of mass destruction is fundamentally a bargaining problem about power in the future.Is there a way to overcome this commitment problem through international institutions?

If the threatened use of nuclear weapons in war is credible,what effect does this have for the bargaining model of war in a conflict between two nuclear states?

Which event is most likely to lead to international cooperation?

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

Foundations, war, and Peace

Filters