Question 1

Bargaining is an interaction in which:

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A) actors must choose outcomes that make one better off at the expense of another. 
B) actors must choose outcomes that make all the parties better off. 
C) actors are forced into situations that hurt everyone as equally as possible. 
D) actors are forced into outcomes that help everyone. 
E) one actor decides who should benefit and who should be harmed. 
A) actors must choose outcomes that make one better off at the expense of another. 
B) actors must choose outcomes that make all the parties better off. 
C) actors are forced into situations that hurt everyone as equally as possible. 
D) actors are forced into outcomes that help everyone. 
E) one actor decides who should benefit and who should be harmed. A

Question 2

What are the primary actors in realism?

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A) Individuals. 
B) Bureaucracies. 
C) States. 
D) International organizations. 
E) Multinational corporations. 
A) Individuals. 
B) Bureaucracies. 
C) States. 
D) International organizations. 
E) Multinational corporations. C

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of an institution?

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A) The Chief Executive Office of a multinational corporation. 
B) The United States invaded Iraq to end its weapons-of-mass-destruction program. 
C) A state senator. 
D) The United Nations. 
E) A politician's desire to be elected president. 
A) The Chief Executive Office of a multinational corporation. 
B) The United States invaded Iraq to end its weapons-of-mass-destruction program. 
C) A state senator. 
D) The United Nations. 
E) A politician's desire to be elected president. D

Question 4

Are you more likely to be involved in a conflict today or if you were alive 200 years ago? Why are you more or less secure than before?

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The likelihood of being involved in a co

Question 5

What dominates interaction between actors under constructivism?

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A) Norms. 
B) Security. 
C) Scarcity. 
D) Power. 
E) Capitalism. 
A) Norms. 
B) Security. 
C) Scarcity. 
D) Power. 
E) Capitalism.

Question 6

What do theories NOT do?

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A) Describe the world. 
B) Offer predictions about the world. 
C) Provide answers to puzzles we have. 
D) Test hypotheses we have about the world. 
E) Help to prescribe policy responses. 
A) Describe the world. 
B) Offer predictions about the world. 
C) Provide answers to puzzles we have. 
D) Test hypotheses we have about the world. 
E) Help to prescribe policy responses.

Question 7

Why might Europe provide a positive example for the direction of international relations?

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A) The continent has never had a major war. 
B) The continent has overcome devastating wars in the past to become a peaceful area. 
C) Generally,European economies do not suffer recessions. 
D) Europe has not experienced any major terrorist attacks in the last 30 years. 
E) The people of Europe rarely find anything objectionable about which to protest. 
A) The continent has never had a major war. 
B) The continent has overcome devastating wars in the past to become a peaceful area. 
C) Generally,European economies do not suffer recessions. 
D) Europe has not experienced any major terrorist attacks in the last 30 years. 
E) The people of Europe rarely find anything objectionable about which to protest.

Question 8

Using what you know about the U.S.invasion of Iraq in 2003,does liberalism or realism explain the situation better?

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The U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 can be

Question 9

A probabilistic claim is a statement that an event will:

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A) occur with certainty. 
B) not occur. 
C) occur only a certain percentage of the time. 
D) occur only under the right conditions. 
E) occur only if the researchers believe it will happen. 
A) occur with certainty. 
B) not occur. 
C) occur only a certain percentage of the time. 
D) occur only under the right conditions. 
E) occur only if the researchers believe it will happen.

Question 10

What is the primary goal of actors in realism?

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A) Money. 
B) Power. 
C) Conflict. 
D) Food. 
E) Ideology. 
A) Money. 
B) Power. 
C) Conflict. 
D) Food. 
E) Ideology.

Question 11

About half of the world's population,around 3 billion people:

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A) live in countries under threat of nuclear destruction. 
B) have been victims of terrorist attacks. 
C) suffer from human rights abuses. 
D) live in environmentally dangerous areas. 
E) live on less than $2 a day. 
A) live in countries under threat of nuclear destruction. 
B) have been victims of terrorist attacks. 
C) suffer from human rights abuses. 
D) live in environmentally dangerous areas. 
E) live on less than $2 a day.

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of bargaining?

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A) A state is deciding whether to invade another state. 
B) Two states are deciding how to divide up territory. 
C) Two states are deciding how to cooperate on research. 
D) A state unilaterally reduces its production of carbon dioxide. 
E) A state takes it upon itself to eliminate the threat of piracy along major trade routes. 
A) A state is deciding whether to invade another state. 
B) Two states are deciding how to divide up territory. 
C) Two states are deciding how to cooperate on research. 
D) A state unilaterally reduces its production of carbon dioxide. 
E) A state takes it upon itself to eliminate the threat of piracy along major trade routes.

Question 13

If two states work together to lower trade barriers and improve their shared environment,the theoretical construct that best understands this phenomenon is:

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A) realism. 
B) liberalism. 
C) constructivism. 
D) cooperation. 
E) bargaining. 
A) realism. 
B) liberalism. 
C) constructivism. 
D) cooperation. 
E) bargaining.

Question 14

Which theory of international relations would be best suited to understanding a norm of communication between heads of state?

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A) Realism. 
B) Liberalism. 
C) Constructivism. 
D) Cooperation. 
E) Bargaining. 
A) Realism. 
B) Liberalism. 
C) Constructivism. 
D) Cooperation. 
E) Bargaining.

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of an interaction?

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A) A country lowers the taxes it has on imports. 
B) A country decides to dump pollutants into the ocean. 
C) A country decides to lower taxes on imports due to a threat from another country. 
D) A country decides to abolish its military. 
E) A country decides to colonize Mars. 
A) A country lowers the taxes it has on imports. 
B) A country decides to dump pollutants into the ocean. 
C) A country decides to lower taxes on imports due to a threat from another country. 
D) A country decides to abolish its military. 
E) A country decides to colonize Mars.

Question 16

What is cooperation?

Accepted Answer

A) An interaction that makes at least one actor better off without making the others worse off. 
B) An interaction in which actors must choose outcomes that make all the parties better off. 
C) Two states dividing the spoils of conflict they had with a third actor. 
D) Two states threatening conflict with each other over some policy dispute. 
E) A single state imposing its will upon another state. 
A) An interaction that makes at least one actor better off without making the others worse off. 
B) An interaction in which actors must choose outcomes that make all the parties better off. 
C) Two states dividing the spoils of conflict they had with a third actor. 
D) Two states threatening conflict with each other over some policy dispute. 
E) A single state imposing its will upon another state.

Question 17

Who are the primary actors in liberalism?

Accepted Answer

A) Individuals. 
B) States. 
C) International organizations. 
D) Multinational corporations. 
E) No single actor is the primary one. 
A) Individuals. 
B) States. 
C) International organizations. 
D) Multinational corporations. 
E) No single actor is the primary one.

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of the transnational level in action?

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A) The president of France calling for domestic protests to end. 
B) The United States calling upon Canada to stop subsidizing its timber industry. 
C) Al Qaeda declaring war against the United States,western Europe,and several countries in the Middle East. 
D) Homeland security stopping a plot by domestic,right-wing extremists. 
E) The president of the Republic dissolving parliament in Italy. 
A) The president of France calling for domestic protests to end. 
B) The United States calling upon Canada to stop subsidizing its timber industry. 
C) Al Qaeda declaring war against the United States,western Europe,and several countries in the Middle East. 
D) Homeland security stopping a plot by domestic,right-wing extremists. 
E) The president of the Republic dissolving parliament in Italy.

Question 19

Describe a situation where you have bargained with your friends (or classmates).Contrast that situation with another situation in which you attempted cooperation with your peers.Was one situation easier to resolve than another? Why?

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One situation where I have bargained wit

Question 20

Which of the following examples employs realist logic?

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A) The United States invaded Iraq because George W.Bush wanted to exceed his father's accomplishments. 
B) The United States invaded Iraq to remove the threat of weapons of mass destruction,which were a security risk. 
C) The United States invaded Iraq because it was afraid the United Nations would stop the war from happening. 
D) The United States invaded Iraq because multinational corporations wanted access to Iraq's oil. 
E) The United States invaded Iraq because Saddam Hussein did not find the threats of the United States to be credible. 
A) The United States invaded Iraq because George W.Bush wanted to exceed his father's accomplishments. 
B) The United States invaded Iraq to remove the threat of weapons of mass destruction,which were a security risk. 
C) The United States invaded Iraq because it was afraid the United Nations would stop the war from happening. 
D) The United States invaded Iraq because multinational corporations wanted access to Iraq's oil. 
E) The United States invaded Iraq because Saddam Hussein did not find the threats of the United States to be credible.

Bargaining is an interaction in which:

What are the primary actors in realism?

Which of the following is an example of an institution?

Are you more likely to be involved in a conflict today or if you were alive 200 years ago? Why are you more or less secure than before?

What dominates interaction between actors under constructivism?

What do theories NOT do?

Why might Europe provide a positive example for the direction of international relations?

Using what you know about the U.S.invasion of Iraq in 2003,does liberalism or realism explain the situation better?

A probabilistic claim is a statement that an event will:

What is the primary goal of actors in realism?

About half of the world's population,around 3 billion people:

Which of the following is an example of bargaining?

If two states work together to lower trade barriers and improve their shared environment,the theoretical construct that best understands this phenomenon is:

Which theory of international relations would be best suited to understanding a norm of communication between heads of state?

Which of the following is an example of an interaction?

What is cooperation?

Who are the primary actors in liberalism?

Which of the following is an example of the transnational level in action?

Describe a situation where you have bargained with your friends (or classmates).Contrast that situation with another situation in which you attempted cooperation with your peers.Was one situation easier to resolve than another? Why?

Which of the following examples employs realist logic?

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Exam 1: Introduction

Bargaining is an interaction in which:

What are the primary actors in realism?

Which of the following is an example of an institution?

Are you more likely to be involved in a conflict today or if you were alive 200 years ago? Why are you more or less secure than before?

What dominates interaction between actors under constructivism?

What do theories NOT do?

Why might Europe provide a positive example for the direction of international relations?

Using what you know about the U.S.invasion of Iraq in 2003,does liberalism or realism explain the situation better?

A probabilistic claim is a statement that an event will:

What is the primary goal of actors in realism?

About half of the world's population,around 3 billion people:

Which of the following is an example of bargaining?

If two states work together to lower trade barriers and improve their shared environment,the theoretical construct that best understands this phenomenon is:

Which theory of international relations would be best suited to understanding a norm of communication between heads of state?

Which of the following is an example of an interaction?

What is cooperation?

Who are the primary actors in liberalism?

Which of the following is an example of the transnational level in action?

Describe a situation where you have bargained with your friends (or classmates).Contrast that situation with another situation in which you attempted cooperation with your peers.Was one situation easier to resolve than another? Why?

Which of the following examples employs realist logic?

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

International Political Economy, transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

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