Question 1

What is an interest group?

Accepted Answer

A) A focus group the government creates to test possible policy changes 
B) A group of individuals that pushes for policies that benefit members of that group 
C) A faction of the government that pushes for economic and political changes 
D) A faction of the government that provides information and advice to its leaders 
A) A focus group the government creates to test possible policy changes 
B) A group of individuals that pushes for policies that benefit members of that group 
C) A faction of the government that pushes for economic and political changes 
D) A faction of the government that provides information and advice to its leaders

Question 2

Why do interest groups tend to have greater influence over a state's foreign policies than the general public?

Accepted Answer

A) The preferences of interest groups tend to be similar to the preferences of state leaders. 
B) Interest groups tend to have more people lobbying on their behalf. 
C) Interest groups often have ties to the military. 
D) Smaller groups are better able to coordinate and overcome collective action problems. 
A) The preferences of interest groups tend to be similar to the preferences of state leaders. 
B) Interest groups tend to have more people lobbying on their behalf. 
C) Interest groups often have ties to the military. 
D) Smaller groups are better able to coordinate and overcome collective action problems.

Question 3

Which actors can have particularistic interests that could increase a state's value of going to war?

Accepted Answer

A) Political parties 
B) The general public 
C) The military 
D) The United Nations 
A) Political parties 
B) The general public 
C) The military 
D) The United Nations

Question 4

Overall,what is the American public's attitude toward war?

Accepted Answer

A) Americans are generally eager to engage in war. 
B) Americans never support war. 
C) Americans become less supportive of wars as the costs increase. 
D) Americans rarely comprehend the true costs of war. 
A) Americans are generally eager to engage in war. 
B) Americans never support war. 
C) Americans become less supportive of wars as the costs increase. 
D) Americans rarely comprehend the true costs of war.

Question 5

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?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

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. 
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.

Question 7

Which of the following explains why a war between Canada and the United States is unlikely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A) Both are democratic states. 
B) Because of the military industrial complex. 
C) Both states are nuclear powers. 
D) They share common borders. 
A) Both are democratic states. 
B) Because of the military industrial complex. 
C) Both states are nuclear powers. 
D) They share common borders.

Question 8

In 1982,British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher responded aggressively to the Argentine invasion of its little valued Falkland Islands territory in order to distract the British people from their economic problems.What kind of motivation did this conflict constitute?

Accepted Answer

A) Predatory incentive 
B) Diversionary incentive 
C) Autocratic motivation 
D) Ingenious motivation 
A) Predatory incentive 
B) Diversionary incentive 
C) Autocratic motivation 
D) Ingenious motivation

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) 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. 
B) 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. 
C) Wars are generally financed personally by nondemocratic leaders. 
D) Nondemocratic leaders are more likely to be jailed,exiled,or killed if they cause a war that their country loses. 
A) 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. 
B) 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. 
C) Wars are generally financed personally by nondemocratic leaders. 
D) Nondemocratic leaders are more likely to be jailed,exiled,or killed if they cause a war that their country loses.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Interest groups can affect the bargainin

Question 11

Why is it important to examine the interests of state leaders when attempting to explain the likelihood of war?

Accepted Answer

A) State leaders are usually put in place by the military,thus their interests are crucial to a declaration of war. 
B) The public needs to know what those interests are before an election,so they can elect a good leader,since there is no way to influence the leader's decisions after an election. 
C) The likelihood of war decreases as the age of a leader increases. 
D) Leaders have the authority to make foreign policy decisions,even if other actors influence them. 
A) State leaders are usually put in place by the military,thus their interests are crucial to a declaration of war. 
B) The public needs to know what those interests are before an election,so they can elect a good leader,since there is no way to influence the leader's decisions after an election. 
C) The likelihood of war decreases as the age of a leader increases. 
D) Leaders have the authority to make foreign policy decisions,even if other actors influence them.

Question 12

Which type of leader is most likely to lose office after leading his or her country into war?

Accepted Answer

A) An autocratic leader whose country wins a war 
B) An autocratic leader whose country loses a war 
C) A democratic leader whose country wins a war 
D) A democratic leader whose country loses a war 
A) An autocratic leader whose country wins a war 
B) An autocratic leader whose country loses a war 
C) A democratic leader whose country wins a war 
D) A democratic leader whose country loses a war

Question 13

The Kargil War,which was fought between India and Pakistan,two democratic states,discredits which of the following theories?

Accepted Answer

A) Realism 
B) Democratic peace 
C) Institutionalism 
D) Deterrence theory 
A) Realism 
B) Democratic peace 
C) Institutionalism 
D) Deterrence theory

Question 14

What is the "democratic peace"?

Accepted Answer

A) Countries with democratic governments are less likely to experience civil unrest than countries with autocratic governments. 
B) Autocratic countries avoid going to war with democratic countries. 
C) Democratic countries are less likely than autocratic countries to go to war with any country. 
D) Countries with democratic governments are less likely to go to war with other democracies. 
A) Countries with democratic governments are less likely to experience civil unrest than countries with autocratic governments. 
B) Autocratic countries avoid going to war with democratic countries. 
C) Democratic countries are less likely than autocratic countries to go to war with any country. 
D) Countries with democratic governments are less likely to go to war with other democracies.

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of the rally effect?

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) A powerful interest group lobbies on behalf of sending more support to a country it favors. 
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) A powerful interest group lobbies on behalf of sending more support to a country it favors.

What is an interest group?

Why do interest groups tend to have greater influence over a state's foreign policies than the general public?

Which actors can have particularistic interests that could increase a state's value of going to war?

Overall,what is the American public's attitude toward war?

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?

Why are diversionary incentives less common than once thought?

Which of the following explains why a war between Canada and the United States is unlikely to occur?

In 1982,British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher responded aggressively to the Argentine invasion of its little valued Falkland Islands territory in order to distract the British people from their economic problems.What kind of motivation did this conflict constitute?

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

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

Why is it important to examine the interests of state leaders when attempting to explain the likelihood of war?

Which type of leader is most likely to lose office after leading his or her country into war?

The Kargil War,which was fought between India and Pakistan,two democratic states,discredits which of the following theories?

What is the "democratic peace"?

Which of the following is an example of the rally effect?

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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

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Exam 4: Domestic Politics and War

What is an interest group?

Why do interest groups tend to have greater influence over a state's foreign policies than the general public?

Which actors can have particularistic interests that could increase a state's value of going to war?

Overall,what is the American public's attitude toward war?

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?

Why are diversionary incentives less common than once thought?

Which of the following explains why a war between Canada and the United States is unlikely to occur?

In 1982,British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher responded aggressively to the Argentine invasion of its little valued Falkland Islands territory in order to distract the British people from their economic problems.What kind of motivation did this conflict constitute?

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

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

Why is it important to examine the interests of state leaders when attempting to explain the likelihood of war?

Which type of leader is most likely to lose office after leading his or her country into war?

The Kargil War,which was fought between India and Pakistan,two democratic states,discredits which of the following theories?

What is the "democratic peace"?

Which of the following is an example of the rally effect?

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

Filters