Question 1

Common goods are different from public goods in that they are:

Accepted Answer

A) rival. 
B) nonrival. 
C) excludable. 
D) nonexcludable. 
E) scarce. 
A) rival. 
B) nonrival. 
C) excludable. 
D) nonexcludable. 
E) scarce.

Question 2

Which of the following is true about environmental performance?

Accepted Answer

A) States with a high per capita GDP tend to have better environmental performance. 
B) Global carbon emissions have remained constant over the last 50 years. 
C) The United States is around the world average in fossil fuel usage per capita. 
D) Travel is a trivially small percentage of global carbon emissions. 
E) Rich countries have had the worst performance in environmental protection in the last decade. 
A) States with a high per capita GDP tend to have better environmental performance. 
B) Global carbon emissions have remained constant over the last 50 years. 
C) The United States is around the world average in fossil fuel usage per capita. 
D) Travel is a trivially small percentage of global carbon emissions. 
E) Rich countries have had the worst performance in environmental protection in the last decade.

Question 3

Which type of state is most likely to follow an international treaty protecting human rights?

Accepted Answer

A) A strong autocracy. 
B) A weak autocracy. 
C) An oligarchy. 
D) A weak democracy. 
E) A strong democracy. 
A) A strong autocracy. 
B) A weak autocracy. 
C) An oligarchy. 
D) A weak democracy. 
E) A strong democracy.

Question 4

Which state is most likely to face a currency crisis?

Accepted Answer

A) A state that imports more than it exports. 
B) A country that devalues its currency often in response to inflation. 
C) A country that maintains a fixed exchange rate in relation to gold. 
D) A country that has a floating exchange rate. 
E) A country that has a modest amount of debt. 
A) A state that imports more than it exports. 
B) A country that devalues its currency often in response to inflation. 
C) A country that maintains a fixed exchange rate in relation to gold. 
D) A country that has a floating exchange rate. 
E) A country that has a modest amount of debt.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of an environmental issue that has reached the third stage of a norms cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) Norms entrepreneurs are actively convincing other actors about the importance of the environment. 
B) The issues dealing with the environment are being favorably covered by major media sources. 
C) The proper steps to be taken in order to address environmental concern are being discussed in international organizations. 
D) Some states sanction other states for not protecting the environment. 
E) Enforcement of environmental protection is not needed,as states protect the environment on their own. 
A) Norms entrepreneurs are actively convincing other actors about the importance of the environment. 
B) The issues dealing with the environment are being favorably covered by major media sources. 
C) The proper steps to be taken in order to address environmental concern are being discussed in international organizations. 
D) Some states sanction other states for not protecting the environment. 
E) Enforcement of environmental protection is not needed,as states protect the environment on their own.

Question 6

Which of the following explains the interplay between exchange rates and interest rates?

Accepted Answer

A) If a government or central bank increases the interest rates,the domestic currency will appreciate. 
B) If a government or central bank decreases the interest rates,the domestic currency will appreciate. 
C) If a government or central bank increases the interest rates,the domestic currency will depreciate. 
D) Changing the level of interest rates has no effect on exchange rates. 
E) The effect of increases or decreases in the interest rate has unpredictable effects on the exchange rate. 
A) If a government or central bank increases the interest rates,the domestic currency will appreciate. 
B) If a government or central bank decreases the interest rates,the domestic currency will appreciate. 
C) If a government or central bank increases the interest rates,the domestic currency will depreciate. 
D) Changing the level of interest rates has no effect on exchange rates. 
E) The effect of increases or decreases in the interest rate has unpredictable effects on the exchange rate.

Common goods are different from public goods in that they are:

Which of the following is true about environmental performance?

Which type of state is most likely to follow an international treaty protecting human rights?

Which state is most likely to face a currency crisis?

Which of the following is an example of an environmental issue that has reached the third stage of a norms cycle?

Which of the following explains the interplay between exchange rates and interest rates?

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

Common goods are different from public goods in that they are:

Which of the following is true about environmental performance?

Which type of state is most likely to follow an international treaty protecting human rights?

Which state is most likely to face a currency crisis?

Which of the following is an example of an environmental issue that has reached the third stage of a norms cycle?

Which of the following explains the interplay between exchange rates and interest rates?

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