Question 1

How might electoral institutions minimize the influence of small groups?

Accepted Answer

Democratic accountability shou

Question 2

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) No one expects war to become too destructive in the nuclear era. 
C) The costs and benefits are not evenly distributed among domestic actors. 
D) 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) No one expects war to become too destructive in the nuclear era. 
C) The costs and benefits are not evenly distributed among domestic actors. 
D) They can put their assets in Swiss bank accounts before a war begins.

Question 3

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) The Iraq Study Group report leading to changes in the Bush administration's strategy in Iraq 
C) The American Israel Public Affairs Committee urging the Bush administration to stand firm in its support of Israel 
D) 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) The Iraq Study Group report leading to changes in the Bush administration's strategy in Iraq 
C) The American Israel Public Affairs Committee urging the Bush administration to stand firm in its support of Israel 
D) The United States making mistakes after the 2003 Iraq War because the Defense Department and the State Department fought over strategy

Question 4

Which of the following statements about hawkish narrow-interest groups is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Their interests are so narrow that their views are drowned out by other voices. 
B) They are more likely to influence the government when more domestic actors are participating in public debates. 
C) Their interests usually coincide with the national interest. 
D) Their activities create more opportunities for conflict. 
A) Their interests are so narrow that their views are drowned out by other voices. 
B) They are more likely to influence the government when more domestic actors are participating in public debates. 
C) Their interests usually coincide with the national interest. 
D) Their activities create more opportunities for conflict.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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) Citizens usually want to help protect people who share ethnic and historical ties with their country. 
D) A leader knows starting a war will prove to the public that their leader is loyal. 
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) Citizens usually want to help protect people who share ethnic and historical ties with their country. 
D) A leader knows starting a war will prove to the public that their leader is loyal.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about military actors is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Military officers always advocate military solutions to international conflicts,because they are predisposed to war. 
B) Military officers can be reluctant to advocate war,because they are more appreciative of the costs of war than civilian actors. 
C) Military officers usually advocate war as a solution to international conflicts,because they always overestimate the strength of their own troops. 
D) Military officers tend to advocate war because,as officers,they are usually not in danger during battles. 
A) Military officers always advocate military solutions to international conflicts,because they are predisposed to war. 
B) Military officers can be reluctant to advocate war,because they are more appreciative of the costs of war than civilian actors. 
C) Military officers usually advocate war as a solution to international conflicts,because they always overestimate the strength of their own troops. 
D) Military officers tend to advocate war because,as officers,they are usually not in danger during battles.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Student answers may vary,but could discu

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Unstable regimes,even if democratic,or t

Question 9

Which of the following best describes the military's influence on a country's decision making?

Accepted Answer

A) Leaders of democratic countries largely ignore the military. 
B) The military has the most credible information about a country's own capabilities. 
C) The military strongly advocates a policy of "shoot first,gather intelligence later." 
D) A military is only influential in democracies and has little influence in other types of regimes. 
A) Leaders of democratic countries largely ignore the military. 
B) The military has the most credible information about a country's own capabilities. 
C) The military strongly advocates a policy of "shoot first,gather intelligence later." 
D) A military is only influential in democracies and has little influence in other types of regimes.

Question 10

How would we expect a world full of stable democracies to look?

Accepted Answer

A) Chaotic 
B) No different 
C) Peaceful 
D) Conflictual 
A) Chaotic 
B) No different 
C) Peaceful 
D) Conflictual

Question 11

How do democratic institutions help solve commitment problems?

Accepted Answer

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) 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) States are more likely to follow through on their obligations if an international organization has fair voting procedures.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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) 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) India attacking Pakistan because Pakistani military forces crossed the Line of Control in Kashmir

Question 13

What is a diversionary incentive?

Accepted Answer

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) An attempt to avoid war by creating a distraction 
D) 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) An attempt to avoid war by creating a distraction 
D) A temptation to start a crisis to create public support at home

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of a diversionary incentive?

Accepted Answer

A) The leader of a country starts a war to distract attention from his or her government's struggles. 
B) After a country declares war,public support for the government rises sharply. 
C) The military pushes for more defense funding for troops in the field. 
D) The leader of a country that was unsuccessful in war loses the next election. 
A) The leader of a country starts a war to distract attention from his or her government's struggles. 
B) After a country declares war,public support for the government rises sharply. 
C) The military pushes for more defense funding for troops in the field. 
D) The leader of a country that was unsuccessful in war loses the next election.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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) American manufacturing was harmed by devoting such a large portion of the budget 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) American manufacturing was harmed by devoting such a large portion of the budget to the military.

Question 16

Which of the following statements best describes the possible constraints leaders face when considering whether to go to war?

Accepted Answer

A) A leader rarely has to worry about the interests of military officers,since they must be obedient to the chief executive. 
B) Most leaders have to consider the response of the public when thinking of going to war. 
C) A leader would never risk going to war just to improve the chances of reelection. 
D) A leader's options improve when the amount of information given to the public is increased. 
A) A leader rarely has to worry about the interests of military officers,since they must be obedient to the chief executive. 
B) Most leaders have to consider the response of the public when thinking of going to war. 
C) A leader would never risk going to war just to improve the chances of reelection. 
D) A leader's options improve when the amount of information given to the public is increased.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

One of the main arguments for democratic

Question 18

Which example demonstrates the importance of the military as a domestic actor?

Accepted Answer

A) Following Argentina's defeat by the British in 1982,the Argentine military leadership was forced from power. 
B) The leader of the Argentine military government,General Leopoldo Galtieri,decided to launch an attack on the Malvinas to generate nationalistic feelings. 
C) In 1991,Saddam Hussein was convinced that the American public would not intervene on behalf of Kuwait. 
D) Iraqi military officials were unaware that Iraq did not actually possess weapons of mass destruction. 
A) Following Argentina's defeat by the British in 1982,the Argentine military leadership was forced from power. 
B) The leader of the Argentine military government,General Leopoldo Galtieri,decided to launch an attack on the Malvinas to generate nationalistic feelings. 
C) In 1991,Saddam Hussein was convinced that the American public would not intervene on behalf of Kuwait. 
D) Iraqi military officials were unaware that Iraq did not actually possess weapons of mass destruction.

Question 19

How might groups with narrow interests influence the ways in which states bargain over goods?

Accepted Answer

Groups with narrow interests a

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of a national interest?

Accepted Answer

A) The aspiration of the armed forces to create a larger military organization 
B) The need for a country to maintain economic growth 
C) The need for a company to expand its oil exploration 
D) The expectation of the public that public officials will pay attention to its needs 
A) The aspiration of the armed forces to create a larger military organization 
B) The need for a country to maintain economic growth 
C) The need for a company to expand its oil exploration 
D) The expectation of the public that public officials will pay attention to its needs

How might electoral institutions minimize the influence of small groups?

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

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

Which of the following statements about hawkish narrow-interest groups is true?

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

Which of the following statements about military actors is true?

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

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

Which of the following best describes the military's influence on a country's decision making?

How would we expect a world full of stable democracies to look?

How do democratic institutions help solve commitment problems?

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

What is a diversionary incentive?

Which of the following is an example of a diversionary incentive?

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

Which of the following statements best describes the possible constraints leaders face when considering whether to go to war?

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

Which example demonstrates the importance of the military as a domestic actor?

How might groups with narrow interests influence the ways in which states bargain over goods?

Which of the following is an example of a national interest?

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How might electoral institutions minimize the influence of small groups?

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

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

Which of the following statements about hawkish narrow-interest groups is true?

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

Which of the following statements about military actors is true?

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

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

Which of the following best describes the military's influence on a country's decision making?

How would we expect a world full of stable democracies to look?

How do democratic institutions help solve commitment problems?

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

What is a diversionary incentive?

Which of the following is an example of a diversionary incentive?

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

Which of the following statements best describes the possible constraints leaders face when considering whether to go to war?

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

Which example demonstrates the importance of the military as a domestic actor?

How might groups with narrow interests influence the ways in which states bargain over goods?

Which of the following is an example of a national interest?

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

Introduction

Foundations, War, and Peace

International Political Economy, Transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

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