Question 1

Why does accountability reduce the likelihood of democracies going to war?

Accepted Answer

A) Citizens will voice their disapproval of reckless wars during public debates before a war can begin. 
B) The responsibility of elected governments to reduce deficit spending will also inhibit their ability to launch costly wars. 
C) Democracies face more liability from international organizations for violating the rules of war. 
D) Through elections,voters will remove leaders who start wars viewed as wasteful or unwise. 
E) Voters are more likely to elect leaders who refuse to participate in conflict. 
A) Citizens will voice their disapproval of reckless wars during public debates before a war can begin. 
B) The responsibility of elected governments to reduce deficit spending will also inhibit their ability to launch costly wars. 
C) Democracies face more liability from international organizations for violating the rules of war. 
D) Through elections,voters will remove leaders who start wars viewed as wasteful or unwise. 
E) Voters are more likely to elect leaders who refuse to participate in conflict.

Question 2

Which of the following definitions best describes the current conception of democracy?

Accepted Answer

A) A system in which all citizens are free to make their own political decisions. 
B) A system in which all citizens meet together to discuss and vote on laws. 
C) A system in which candidates compete for political office through frequent,fair elections in which most of the adult population can vote. 
D) A system in which representatives are selected in elections. 
E) A system in which a few representatives are allowed to make decisions for the many,as long as they preserve basic individual freedoms. 
A) A system in which all citizens are free to make their own political decisions. 
B) A system in which all citizens meet together to discuss and vote on laws. 
C) A system in which candidates compete for political office through frequent,fair elections in which most of the adult population can vote. 
D) A system in which representatives are selected in elections. 
E) A system in which a few representatives are allowed to make decisions for the many,as long as they preserve basic individual freedoms.

Question 3

If war is costly,why would domestic actors be willing to risk a conflict?

Accepted Answer

A) They usually expect the war to take place on foreign soil. 
B) The compulsory draft has ended in most countries,so only those who want to fight are in the military. 
C) No one expects war to become too destructive in the nuclear era. 
D) The costs and benefits are not evenly distributed among domestic actors. 
E) They can put their assets in Swiss bank accounts before a war begins. 
A) They usually expect the war to take place on foreign soil. 
B) The compulsory draft has ended in most countries,so only those who want to fight are in the military. 
C) No one expects war to become too destructive in the nuclear era. 
D) The costs and benefits are not evenly distributed among domestic actors. 
E) They can put their assets in Swiss bank accounts before a war begins.

Question 4

How does the Kargil War illustrate the influence of the military in foreign policy decision making?

Accepted Answer

A) The civilian leader of Pakistan did not know that Pakistani troops would be involved in the attack. 
B) The autocratic leader of Pakistan at the time was a general. 
C) The Pakistani military had to comply with the president's order to support Kashmiri insurgents with training and weapons. 
D) The Indian military failed to provide adequate information and was taken by surprise when it discovered Pakistani troops crossing the Line of Control. 
E) The Indian military provided biased information to the civilian leader of India to justify its attack on Pakistani forces. 
A) The civilian leader of Pakistan did not know that Pakistani troops would be involved in the attack. 
B) The autocratic leader of Pakistan at the time was a general. 
C) The Pakistani military had to comply with the president's order to support Kashmiri insurgents with training and weapons. 
D) The Indian military failed to provide adequate information and was taken by surprise when it discovered Pakistani troops crossing the Line of Control. 
E) The Indian military provided biased information to the civilian leader of India to justify its attack on Pakistani forces.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of how bureaucratic organizations affect decision making?

Accepted Answer

A) Halliburton and other companies providing information to the U.S.government that increased the pressure on Iraq. 
B) United Fruit pushing the U.S.government to overthrow the Arbenz regime in Guatemala. 
C) The Iraq Study Group report leading to changes in the Bush administration's strategy in Iraq. 
D) The American Israel Public Affairs Committee urging the Bush administration to stand firm in its support of Israel. 
E) The United States making mistakes after the 2003 Iraq War because the Defense Department and the State Department fought over strategy. 
A) Halliburton and other companies providing information to the U.S.government that increased the pressure on Iraq. 
B) United Fruit pushing the U.S.government to overthrow the Arbenz regime in Guatemala. 
C) The Iraq Study Group report leading to changes in the Bush administration's strategy in Iraq. 
D) The American Israel Public Affairs Committee urging the Bush administration to stand firm in its support of Israel. 
E) The United States making mistakes after the 2003 Iraq War because the Defense Department and the State Department fought over strategy.

Question 6

Explain why a world full of democracies would not necessarily be a world without war.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Why are diversionary incentives less common than once thought?

Accepted Answer

A) The overall domestic costs of a war can be extremely high. 
B) Political leaders are too cynical to think that the public will believe them. 
C) There are too many benefits to starting a war. 
D) Other states are unlikely to become preoccupied with a war. 
E) There is little advantage to switching trading partners. 
A) The overall domestic costs of a war can be extremely high. 
B) Political leaders are too cynical to think that the public will believe them. 
C) There are too many benefits to starting a war. 
D) Other states are unlikely to become preoccupied with a war. 
E) There is little advantage to switching trading partners.

Question 8

Why is losing a war more costly for nondemocratic leaders than for democratic leaders?

Accepted Answer

A) Since nondemocratic leaders are more insulated from public input,they are more surprised by the vehemence of public criticism after the war. 
B) Nondemocratic leaders are more likely to overestimate the capabilities of their own military and experience much worse losses than wars begun by democratically elected leaders. 
C) Spending money on waging a war but not getting any resources in return means that an undemocratic leader will have less money than democratically elected leaders,who usually have a steady salary. 
D) Wars are generally financed personally by nondemocratic leaders. 
E) Nondemocratic leaders are more likely to be jailed if they cause a war that their country loses. 
A) Since nondemocratic leaders are more insulated from public input,they are more surprised by the vehemence of public criticism after the war. 
B) Nondemocratic leaders are more likely to overestimate the capabilities of their own military and experience much worse losses than wars begun by democratically elected leaders. 
C) Spending money on waging a war but not getting any resources in return means that an undemocratic leader will have less money than democratically elected leaders,who usually have a steady salary. 
D) Wars are generally financed personally by nondemocratic leaders. 
E) Nondemocratic leaders are more likely to be jailed if they cause a war that their country loses.

Why does accountability reduce the likelihood of democracies going to war?

Which of the following definitions best describes the current conception of democracy?

If war is costly,why would domestic actors be willing to risk a conflict?

How does the Kargil War illustrate the influence of the military in foreign policy decision making?

Which of the following is an example of how bureaucratic organizations affect decision making?

Explain why a world full of democracies would not necessarily be a world without war.

Why are diversionary incentives less common than once thought?

Why is losing a war more costly for nondemocratic leaders than for democratic leaders?

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 does accountability reduce the likelihood of democracies going to war?

Which of the following definitions best describes the current conception of democracy?

If war is costly,why would domestic actors be willing to risk a conflict?

How does the Kargil War illustrate the influence of the military in foreign policy decision making?

Which of the following is an example of how bureaucratic organizations affect decision making?

Explain why a world full of democracies would not necessarily be a world without war.

Why are diversionary incentives less common than once thought?

Why is losing a war more costly for nondemocratic leaders than for democratic leaders?

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