Question 1

Which of the following examples employs liberal logic?

Accepted Answer

A) Great Britain and Germany went to war with each other because they were historical rivals. 
B) Great Britain and Germany went to war with each other because Germany was rapidly gaining power. 
C) Great Britain and Germany went to war with each other because they had cultural differences that could not be resolved peacefully. 
D) Great Britain and Germany went to war with each other because of a failure to recognize a common interest in peace. 
E) Great Britain and Germany went to war with each other because capitalism makes war between states inevitable. 
A) Great Britain and Germany went to war with each other because they were historical rivals. 
B) Great Britain and Germany went to war with each other because Germany was rapidly gaining power. 
C) Great Britain and Germany went to war with each other because they had cultural differences that could not be resolved peacefully. 
D) Great Britain and Germany went to war with each other because of a failure to recognize a common interest in peace. 
E) Great Britain and Germany went to war with each other because capitalism makes war between states inevitable.

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of cooperation?

Accepted Answer

A) Two states agreeing to invade a third state. 
B) A state banning the language of a minority group within its territory. 
C) Two states agreeing to similar sets of traffic laws in order to make border crossings more fluid. 
D) A state making a concession to a rebel group in an effort to end civil war. 
E) Two states raising taxes on imports so they will become less reliant on each other. 
A) Two states agreeing to invade a third state. 
B) A state banning the language of a minority group within its territory. 
C) Two states agreeing to similar sets of traffic laws in order to make border crossings more fluid. 
D) A state making a concession to a rebel group in an effort to end civil war. 
E) Two states raising taxes on imports so they will become less reliant on each other.

Question 3

What is a theory?

Accepted Answer

A) A guess about the current state of the world. 
B) An educated guess about how two events relate to each other. 
C) A logically consistent set of statements that explain a phenomenon of interest. 
D) An unproven hypothesis. 
E) An unprovable set of assumptions that establish untestable propositions about the world. 
A) A guess about the current state of the world. 
B) An educated guess about how two events relate to each other. 
C) A logically consistent set of statements that explain a phenomenon of interest. 
D) An unproven hypothesis. 
E) An unprovable set of assumptions that establish untestable propositions about the world.

Question 4

Take a recent example of an international situation you read about in the news.Explain the events using the framework of interests,interactions,and institutions.

Accepted Answer

One recent international situation that

Question 5

If one state is unwilling to ally itself with another because that would make the potential ally too powerful,this dynamic is best understood through what theoretical lens?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

What is anarchy for realists?

Accepted Answer

A) The result of meddling by institutions like the United Nations. 
B) People doing whatever they want to do. 
C) No moral code. 
D) A lack of ethics for international organizations. 
E) The lack of central authority to make and enforce laws upon states. 
A) The result of meddling by institutions like the United Nations. 
B) People doing whatever they want to do. 
C) No moral code. 
D) A lack of ethics for international organizations. 
E) The lack of central authority to make and enforce laws upon states.

Question 7

Is realism realistic? Explain why you think the framework is suitable for international relations,or,if you do not think it is,does liberalism or constructivism make more sense?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Is realism realistic? Explain why you think...

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of an interest?

Accepted Answer

A) A politician is elected president. 
B) A politician collects campaign donations to be elected president. 
C) Individuals vote for a politician to be president. 
D) A politician is put on the ballot in all the districts in which he or she is running. 
E) A politician wants to be president. 
A) A politician is elected president. 
B) A politician collects campaign donations to be elected president. 
C) Individuals vote for a politician to be president. 
D) A politician is put on the ballot in all the districts in which he or she is running. 
E) A politician wants to be president.

Question 9

When constructing a model about how things work,it is necessary that we:

Accepted Answer

A) take everything into account. 
B) make assumptions that simplify the processes we are examining. 
C) use mathematics to model things properly. 
D) completely understand all of human history first. 
E) try and create something that will be right 100 percent of the time. 
A) take everything into account. 
B) make assumptions that simplify the processes we are examining. 
C) use mathematics to model things properly. 
D) completely understand all of human history first. 
E) try and create something that will be right 100 percent of the time.

Question 10

Which international relations theory would most agree with the idea that the goals of actors are determined by their culture and identities?

Accepted Answer

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

Which of the following examples employs liberal logic?

Which of the following is an example of cooperation?

What is a theory?

Take a recent example of an international situation you read about in the news.Explain the events using the framework of interests,interactions,and institutions.

If one state is unwilling to ally itself with another because that would make the potential ally too powerful,this dynamic is best understood through what theoretical lens?

What is anarchy for realists?

Is realism realistic? Explain why you think the framework is suitable for international relations,or,if you do not think it is,does liberalism or constructivism make more sense?

Which of the following is an example of an interest?

When constructing a model about how things work,it is necessary that we:

Which international relations theory would most agree with the idea that the goals of actors are determined by their culture and identities?

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Exam 1: Introduction

Which of the following examples employs liberal logic?

Which of the following is an example of cooperation?

What is a theory?

Take a recent example of an international situation you read about in the news.Explain the events using the framework of interests,interactions,and institutions.

If one state is unwilling to ally itself with another because that would make the potential ally too powerful,this dynamic is best understood through what theoretical lens?

What is anarchy for realists?

Is realism realistic? Explain why you think the framework is suitable for international relations,or,if you do not think it is,does liberalism or constructivism make more sense?

Which of the following is an example of an interest?

When constructing a model about how things work,it is necessary that we:

Which international relations theory would most agree with the idea that the goals of actors are determined by their culture and identities?

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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