Question 1

Why would Dwight Eisenhower warn the American people about the military-industrial complex?

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A) Strong links between the two removed civilian control over the military. 
B) Such an alliance would push for a more aggressive foreign policy. 
C) Americans would become immune to the rally effect if it was used too often. 
D) Interest groups could not have a proper say in policy if the military had that much influence. 
E) American manufacturing was harmed by having so much money going to the military. 
A) Strong links between the two removed civilian control over the military. 
B) Such an alliance would push for a more aggressive foreign policy. 
C) Americans would become immune to the rally effect if it was used too often. 
D) Interest groups could not have a proper say in policy if the military had that much influence. 
E) American manufacturing was harmed by having so much money going to the military.

Question 2

Why might the democratic peace simply be a coincidence?

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Question 3

It has been said that how much the general public matters in foreign policy decision making is a question of how much democracy matters.Why would this be the case?

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Question 4

What is a diversionary incentive?

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A) A temptation to switch trading partners to get a better deal. 
B) An opportunity to change international agreements while other states are preoccupied with a conflict. 
C) A payoff for avoiding war. 
D) An attempt to avoid war by creating a distraction. 
E) A temptation to start a crisis to create public support at home. 
A) A temptation to switch trading partners to get a better deal. 
B) An opportunity to change international agreements while other states are preoccupied with a conflict. 
C) A payoff for avoiding war. 
D) An attempt to avoid war by creating a distraction. 
E) A temptation to start a crisis to create public support at home.

Question 5

What is the unitary state assumption?

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A) The belief that a state's leaders have the most impact on foreign policy decisions. 
B) The examination of states that do not have a federal system of government. 
C) The supposition that states act as if they have a unitary,rather than a federal,system of government. 
D) The treatment of states as coherent actors with a set of interests that belong to the state. 
E) The belief that one domestic actor can control the foreign policy of a state. 
A) The belief that a state's leaders have the most impact on foreign policy decisions. 
B) The examination of states that do not have a federal system of government. 
C) The supposition that states act as if they have a unitary,rather than a federal,system of government. 
D) The treatment of states as coherent actors with a set of interests that belong to the state. 
E) The belief that one domestic actor can control the foreign policy of a state.

Question 6

Why did Britain react so strongly to the Argentine attack on the Falklands/Malvinas Islands?

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A) The discovery of oil near the islands made the territory vital to its security. 
B) The British public opposed Argentina's attack and supported the prime minister's aggressive response. 
C) The British public felt that the Falklands were vital to its economic well-being. 
D) The islands' location was strategically important to Britain. 
E) Britain's economy was growing rapidly at the time,and it could afford to go to war with a weaker country. 
A) The discovery of oil near the islands made the territory vital to its security. 
B) The British public opposed Argentina's attack and supported the prime minister's aggressive response. 
C) The British public felt that the Falklands were vital to its economic well-being. 
D) The islands' location was strategically important to Britain. 
E) Britain's economy was growing rapidly at the time,and it could afford to go to war with a weaker country.

Question 7

Explain how and to what extent the military can influence foreign policy decisions.

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Question 8

How do interest groups affect the bargaining range of states? How does this differ if the groups or actors are hawks or doves?

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Question 9

What is a bureaucracy?

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A) Any agency in a government with more than 50 employees. 
B) The different organizations that carry out governance in the state. 
C) Formal organizations that exist outside of the state. 
D) An entrenched interest group. 
E) A branch of the government that creates laws or decides what is legal. 
A) Any agency in a government with more than 50 employees. 
B) The different organizations that carry out governance in the state. 
C) Formal organizations that exist outside of the state. 
D) An entrenched interest group. 
E) A branch of the government that creates laws or decides what is legal.

Question 10

Why does the rally-round-the-flag effect occur?

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A) Members of a group feel greater loyalty when they come into conflict with outsiders. 
B) Individuals feel a greater sense of community at mass political rallies. 
C) Average citizens feel that their leaders in government will finally hear their collective voice. 
D) Citizens usually want to help protect people who share ethnic and historical ties with their country. 
E) A leader knows starting a war will prove to the public that he or she is a loyal and responsible leader. 
A) Members of a group feel greater loyalty when they come into conflict with outsiders. 
B) Individuals feel a greater sense of community at mass political rallies. 
C) Average citizens feel that their leaders in government will finally hear their collective voice. 
D) Citizens usually want to help protect people who share ethnic and historical ties with their country. 
E) A leader knows starting a war will prove to the public that he or she is a loyal and responsible leader.

Question 11

How do democratic institutions help solve commitment problems?

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A) Citizens can better scrutinize government actions before a conflict occurs. 
B) Citizens can vote directly on whether their country should go to war. 
C) Elected leaders face greater costs if they back down from threats. 
D) Elected leaders will have to campaign longer and harder if they lose a war. 
E) States are more likely to follow through on their obligations if an international organization has fair voting procedures. 
A) Citizens can better scrutinize government actions before a conflict occurs. 
B) Citizens can vote directly on whether their country should go to war. 
C) Elected leaders face greater costs if they back down from threats. 
D) Elected leaders will have to campaign longer and harder if they lose a war. 
E) States are more likely to follow through on their obligations if an international organization has fair voting procedures.

Question 12

How does the Kargil War between India and Pakistan demonstrate the limitations of democratic peace theory?

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Question 13

Which of the following is an example of an interest group successfully pushing a state into a conflict?

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A) Japan attacking Pearl Harbor because the United States was impeding its supply of oil. 
B) The United States sponsoring a failed invasion of Cuba because the Cuban leaders were communists. 
C) The United States removing Guatemalan president Arbenz to protect United Fruit's assets. 
D) The Soviet Union invading Afghanistan after an anti-Soviet government took power there. 
E) India attacking Pakistan because Pakistani military forces crossed the Line of Control in Kashmir. 
A) Japan attacking Pearl Harbor because the United States was impeding its supply of oil. 
B) The United States sponsoring a failed invasion of Cuba because the Cuban leaders were communists. 
C) The United States removing Guatemalan president Arbenz to protect United Fruit's assets. 
D) The Soviet Union invading Afghanistan after an anti-Soviet government took power there. 
E) India attacking Pakistan because Pakistani military forces crossed the Line of Control in Kashmir.

Question 14

How are leaders' interests and options different in democratic and nondemocratic countries?

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Question 15

How does the overthrow of the Arbenz government in Guatemala illustrate the problem of collective action?

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A) Large group protests may provoke a backlash by the rich and powerful. 
B) The combined effort by domestic actors such as the military can change unpopular governments. 
C) Actors who share similar views are usually able to coordinate their efforts and achieve their goals. 
D) A small group like United Fruit can obtain large benefits while the costs of intervention would be spread among taxpayers. 
E) Expecting other leaders to come to his aid,Arbenz discovered too late that Fidel Castro and others would not act to save him. 
A) Large group protests may provoke a backlash by the rich and powerful. 
B) The combined effort by domestic actors such as the military can change unpopular governments. 
C) Actors who share similar views are usually able to coordinate their efforts and achieve their goals. 
D) A small group like United Fruit can obtain large benefits while the costs of intervention would be spread among taxpayers. 
E) Expecting other leaders to come to his aid,Arbenz discovered too late that Fidel Castro and others would not act to save him.

Question 16

When is it likely that interest groups will influence foreign policy decisions?

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Interest groups are likely to influence

Question 17

All of the following are examples of when the military can be an important domestic actor EXCEPT when:

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A) a group of military officers took direct control of the Brazilian government from 1964 to 1985. 
B) a single general was the dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990. 
C) the Argentine military junta was forced from office by popular rebellions in 1983. 
D) the civilian president of Ecuador was forced from office with support from the military in 2000. 
E) the Mexican government used the military to shoot student protesters in 1968. 
A) a group of military officers took direct control of the Brazilian government from 1964 to 1985. 
B) a single general was the dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990. 
C) the Argentine military junta was forced from office by popular rebellions in 1983. 
D) the civilian president of Ecuador was forced from office with support from the military in 2000. 
E) the Mexican government used the military to shoot student protesters in 1968.

Question 18

Kashmir is a contested territory on the border of which two rival states?

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A) Argentina and the United Kingdom. 
B) France and Germany. 
C) India and Pakistan. 
D) North Korea and South Korea. 
E) Iran and Iraq. 
A) Argentina and the United Kingdom. 
B) France and Germany. 
C) India and Pakistan. 
D) North Korea and South Korea. 
E) Iran and Iraq.

Question 19

Why was the war between Argentina and Britain over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands surprising?

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A) The Falklands/Malvinas Islands were strategically important for Britain,and Argentina should have known the British would rigorously defend them. 
B) The Falklands/Malvinas Islands were densely populated,and Argentina could anticipate a grueling fight to take over the territory. 
C) The British had signaled a lack of commitment to the islands shortly before the war,and Argentina did not expect the British to fight over the territory. 
D) The Argentine military junta was unpopular at the time and should have known that a war would only decrease its popularity further. 
E) Argentina knew Britain's economy was weak and that they could not easily wage a war over islands that were extremely far away. 
A) The Falklands/Malvinas Islands were strategically important for Britain,and Argentina should have known the British would rigorously defend them. 
B) The Falklands/Malvinas Islands were densely populated,and Argentina could anticipate a grueling fight to take over the territory. 
C) The British had signaled a lack of commitment to the islands shortly before the war,and Argentina did not expect the British to fight over the territory. 
D) The Argentine military junta was unpopular at the time and should have known that a war would only decrease its popularity further. 
E) Argentina knew Britain's economy was weak and that they could not easily wage a war over islands that were extremely far away.

Question 20

Explain how the democratic peace theory encompasses institutions,interactions,and interests.

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Why would Dwight Eisenhower warn the American people about the military-industrial complex?

Why might the democratic peace simply be a coincidence?

It has been said that how much the general public matters in foreign policy decision making is a question of how much democracy matters.Why would this be the case?

What is a diversionary incentive?

What is the unitary state assumption?

Why did Britain react so strongly to the Argentine attack on the Falklands/Malvinas Islands?

Explain how and to what extent the military can influence foreign policy decisions.

How do interest groups affect the bargaining range of states? How does this differ if the groups or actors are hawks or doves?

What is a bureaucracy?

Why does the rally-round-the-flag effect occur?

How do democratic institutions help solve commitment problems?

How does the Kargil War between India and Pakistan demonstrate the limitations of democratic peace theory?

Which of the following is an example of an interest group successfully pushing a state into a conflict?

How are leaders' interests and options different in democratic and nondemocratic countries?

How does the overthrow of the Arbenz government in Guatemala illustrate the problem of collective action?

When is it likely that interest groups will influence foreign policy decisions?

All of the following are examples of when the military can be an important domestic actor EXCEPT when:

Kashmir is a contested territory on the border of which two rival states?

Why was the war between Argentina and Britain over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands surprising?

Explain how the democratic peace theory encompasses institutions,interactions,and interests.

Introduction

What Shaped Our World

Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

Why Are There Wars

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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Exam 5: Domestic Politics and War

Why would Dwight Eisenhower warn the American people about the military-industrial complex?

Why might the democratic peace simply be a coincidence?

It has been said that how much the general public matters in foreign policy decision making is a question of how much democracy matters.Why would this be the case?

What is a diversionary incentive?

What is the unitary state assumption?

Why did Britain react so strongly to the Argentine attack on the Falklands/Malvinas Islands?

Explain how and to what extent the military can influence foreign policy decisions.

How do interest groups affect the bargaining range of states? How does this differ if the groups or actors are hawks or doves?

What is a bureaucracy?

Why does the rally-round-the-flag effect occur?

How do democratic institutions help solve commitment problems?

How does the Kargil War between India and Pakistan demonstrate the limitations of democratic peace theory?

Which of the following is an example of an interest group successfully pushing a state into a conflict?

How are leaders' interests and options different in democratic and nondemocratic countries?

How does the overthrow of the Arbenz government in Guatemala illustrate the problem of collective action?

When is it likely that interest groups will influence foreign policy decisions?

All of the following are examples of when the military can be an important domestic actor EXCEPT when:

Kashmir is a contested territory on the border of which two rival states?

Why was the war between Argentina and Britain over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands surprising?

Explain how the democratic peace theory encompasses institutions,interactions,and interests.

Introduction

What Shaped Our World

Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

Why Are There Wars

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

Filters