Question 1

According to Hans Morgenthau,__________ is the basic element of international politics.

Accepted Answer

A) money 
B) power 
C) human capital 
D) nationalist sentiment 
A) money 
B) power 
C) human capital 
D) nationalist sentiment

Question 2

A country that is pursuing protectionist policies wants to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) expand its sovereignty 
B) prevent foreign invasion 
C) participate in military alliances 
D) strengthen its domestic economy 
A) expand its sovereignty 
B) prevent foreign invasion 
C) participate in military alliances 
D) strengthen its domestic economy

Question 3

In 1991,Moscow saw its national interest in using military force to control Czechoslovakia and Georgia even though the outside world protested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Collective security is problematic because of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) globalization 
B) the hierarchy of power 
C) differences in national interest 
D) inherent human aggressiveness 
A) globalization 
B) the hierarchy of power 
C) differences in national interest 
D) inherent human aggressiveness

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true regarding Canadian sovereignty?

Accepted Answer

A) Canada does not maintain full legal sovereignty from the United States. 
B) Few Canadians recognize foreign influence on their country's sovereignty. 
C) Canada unsuccessfully exerts cultural and economic sovereignty over the United States. 
D) Many Canadians argue that cultural penetration by the United States threatens their claim to sovereignty. 
A) Canada does not maintain full legal sovereignty from the United States. 
B) Few Canadians recognize foreign influence on their country's sovereignty. 
C) Canada unsuccessfully exerts cultural and economic sovereignty over the United States. 
D) Many Canadians argue that cultural penetration by the United States threatens their claim to sovereignty.

Question 6

Which of these countries has isolated itself from global markets?

Accepted Answer

A) Haiti 
B) Malawi 
C) North Korea 
D) Yemen 
A) Haiti 
B) Malawi 
C) North Korea 
D) Yemen

Question 7

"Thatcherism" was aimed at creating __________.

Accepted Answer

A) freer markets 
B) stricter regulations 
C) expanded welfare states 
D) more interventionist foreign policy 
A) freer markets 
B) stricter regulations 
C) expanded welfare states 
D) more interventionist foreign policy

Question 8

Canada limits the showing of U.S.-made movies and requires radio stations to play a certain percentage of Canadian-produced content.These policies are an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) bipolarity 
B) Thatcherism 
C) globalization 
D) protectionism 
A) bipolarity 
B) Thatcherism 
C) globalization 
D) protectionism

Question 9

The behavior of the superpowers during the Cold War demonstrated that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) alliances are inherently unstable 
B) sovereignty does not guarantee control 
C) international relations is a highly organized system 
D) domestic politics and international relations are fundamentally similar 
A) alliances are inherently unstable 
B) sovereignty does not guarantee control 
C) international relations is a highly organized system 
D) domestic politics and international relations are fundamentally similar

Question 10

According to balance-of-power theorists,the great periods of relative peace in the West have been times when the European powers balanced each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What does the World Trade Organization (WTO)have in common with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)?

Accepted Answer

A) its commitment to free markets 
B) its opposition to runaway globalization 
C) the strength of its enforcement mechanism 
D) the way it is dominated by developing nations 
A) its commitment to free markets 
B) its opposition to runaway globalization 
C) the strength of its enforcement mechanism 
D) the way it is dominated by developing nations

Question 12

A country that possesses weapons of mass destruction can __________

Accepted Answer

A) both exercise force and wield power 
B) determine another state's degree of sovereignty 
C) set and enforce rules for the international system 
D) define its national interest purely in terms of power 
A) both exercise force and wield power 
B) determine another state's degree of sovereignty 
C) set and enforce rules for the international system 
D) define its national interest purely in terms of power

Question 13

Following 9/11,NATO forces worked to stabilize Afghanistan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The World Trade Organization (WTO)is committed to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) promoting the free-market ideology 
B) serving its members' national interests 
C) preventing bipolar economic domination 
D) limiting the negative impacts of globalization 
A) promoting the free-market ideology 
B) serving its members' national interests 
C) preventing bipolar economic domination 
D) limiting the negative impacts of globalization

Question 15

__________ theory argues that leaders often interpret another nation's actions as hostile and threatening,but consider their own actions to be merely defensive.

Accepted Answer

A) Leader-bias 
B) Self-defense 
C) Misperception 
D) Hierarchy-of-power 
A) Leader-bias 
B) Self-defense 
C) Misperception 
D) Hierarchy-of-power

Question 16

A country that lowers its tariffs on important farm products and manufactured goods is committed to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) free markets 
B) protectionism 
C) collective security 
D) noninterventionism 
A) free markets 
B) protectionism 
C) collective security 
D) noninterventionism

Question 17

Which statement explains how force relates to power?

Accepted Answer

A) Power cannot be held without the threat of force. 
B) Force is one particular way that power is exercised. 
C) The exercise of power negates the need to use force. 
D) The use of force is fundamental to the exercise of power. 
A) Power cannot be held without the threat of force. 
B) Force is one particular way that power is exercised. 
C) The exercise of power negates the need to use force. 
D) The use of force is fundamental to the exercise of power.

Question 18

In theory,what is the role of foreign powers in relation to sovereign states?

Accepted Answer

A) Foreign powers agree to provide financial aid in times of crisis. 
B) Foreign powers typically maintain satellite rule over sovereign states. 
C) Foreign states have no business intruding on a sovereign state's affairs. 
D) Foreign powers can overrule sovereign states in economic matters,but not cultural ones. 
A) Foreign powers agree to provide financial aid in times of crisis. 
B) Foreign powers typically maintain satellite rule over sovereign states. 
C) Foreign states have no business intruding on a sovereign state's affairs. 
D) Foreign powers can overrule sovereign states in economic matters,but not cultural ones.

Question 19

To Morgenthau,a nation's behavior in international relations is based on its __________.

Accepted Answer

A) national interest 
B) economic system 
C) form of government 
D) military capabilities 
A) national interest 
B) economic system 
C) form of government 
D) military capabilities

Question 20

Which of these claims most strongly undermines the balance-of-power theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Globalization can reduce a nation's level of cultural sovereignty. 
B) Realist calculations tend to dominate the making of foreign policy decisions. 
C) Political leaders do not always know which actions best promote the national interest. 
D) International institutions do not have the same enforcement powers as domestic political institutions. 
A) Globalization can reduce a nation's level of cultural sovereignty. 
B) Realist calculations tend to dominate the making of foreign policy decisions. 
C) Political leaders do not always know which actions best promote the national interest. 
D) International institutions do not have the same enforcement powers as domestic political institutions.

According to Hans Morgenthau,__________ is the basic element of international politics.

A country that is pursuing protectionist policies wants to __________.

In 1991,Moscow saw its national interest in using military force to control Czechoslovakia and Georgia even though the outside world protested.

Collective security is problematic because of __________.

Which of the following statements is true regarding Canadian sovereignty?

Which of these countries has isolated itself from global markets?

"Thatcherism" was aimed at creating __________.

Canada limits the showing of U.S.-made movies and requires radio stations to play a certain percentage of Canadian-produced content.These policies are an example of __________.

The behavior of the superpowers during the Cold War demonstrated that __________.

According to balance-of-power theorists,the great periods of relative peace in the West have been times when the European powers balanced each other.

What does the World Trade Organization (WTO)have in common with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)?

A country that possesses weapons of mass destruction can __________

Following 9/11,NATO forces worked to stabilize Afghanistan.

The World Trade Organization (WTO)is committed to __________.

__________ theory argues that leaders often interpret another nation's actions as hostile and threatening,but consider their own actions to be merely defensive.

A country that lowers its tariffs on important farm products and manufactured goods is committed to __________.

Which statement explains how force relates to power?

In theory,what is the role of foreign powers in relation to sovereign states?

To Morgenthau,a nation's behavior in international relations is based on its __________.

Which of these claims most strongly undermines the balance-of-power theory?

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Exam 17: International Relations

According to Hans Morgenthau,__________ is the basic element of international politics.

A country that is pursuing protectionist policies wants to __________.

In 1991,Moscow saw its national interest in using military force to control Czechoslovakia and Georgia even though the outside world protested.

Collective security is problematic because of __________.

Which of the following statements is true regarding Canadian sovereignty?

Which of these countries has isolated itself from global markets?

"Thatcherism" was aimed at creating __________.

Canada limits the showing of U.S.-made movies and requires radio stations to play a certain percentage of Canadian-produced content.These policies are an example of __________.

The behavior of the superpowers during the Cold War demonstrated that __________.

According to balance-of-power theorists,the great periods of relative peace in the West have been times when the European powers balanced each other.

What does the World Trade Organization (WTO)have in common with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)?

A country that possesses weapons of mass destruction can __________

Following 9/11,NATO forces worked to stabilize Afghanistan.

The World Trade Organization (WTO)is committed to __________.

__________ theory argues that leaders often interpret another nation's actions as hostile and threatening,but consider their own actions to be merely defensive.

A country that lowers its tariffs on important farm products and manufactured goods is committed to __________.

Which statement explains how force relates to power?

In theory,what is the role of foreign powers in relation to sovereign states?

To Morgenthau,a nation's behavior in international relations is based on its __________.

Which of these claims most strongly undermines the balance-of-power theory?

Politics and Political Science

Political Ideologies

States

Constitutions and Rights

Regimes

Political Culture

Public Opinion

Political Communication

Interest Groups

Parties

Elections

Legislatures

Executives and Bureaucracies

Judiciaries

Political Economy

Violence and Revolution

Filters