Question 1

How might a diplomat "maximize" an issue?

Accepted Answer

Maximizing an issue usually involves linking it to some core principle.This makes it very hard for a state to back down on the issue.

Question 2

Today multilateral diplomacy is more common than it was several hundred years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

How has the democratization of diplomacy affected the power of political executives to make foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

More actors are involved in the foreign policy process (legislatures,interest groups,public opinion).This leaves political executives less influential than they once were.

Question 4

Which of the following is not an important reason for states to seek diplomatic recognition?

Accepted Answer

A)  States are the only legal entities that can buy weapons from another state. 
B)  States are the only legal entities that can sell government bonds. 
C)  Diplomatic recognition helps states to establish geographic boundaries. 
D)  It is much easier to establish international trade relations with other states. 
A)  States are the only legal entities that can buy weapons from another state. 
B)  States are the only legal entities that can sell government bonds. 
C)  Diplomatic recognition helps states to establish geographic boundaries. 
D)  It is much easier to establish international trade relations with other states.

Question 5

Why has multilateral diplomacy increased?

Accepted Answer

Technology makes communication

Question 6

A zero-sum gain in power by one state inevitably means a loss by another state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to the authors,minimizing a dispute means to

Accepted Answer

A)  frame an issue narrowly, avoiding overreactions and distraction from other issues on the agenda. 
B)  invoke images of national survival or world peace. 
C)  put an issue before the UN or other IGO to avoid media attention. 
D)  limit a leaders access to information on an issue. 
A)  frame an issue narrowly, avoiding overreactions and distraction from other issues on the agenda. 
B)  invoke images of national survival or world peace. 
C)  put an issue before the UN or other IGO to avoid media attention. 
D)  limit a leaders access to information on an issue.

Question 8

Which of the following is not considered part of a country's power assets?

Accepted Answer

A)  Military strength 
B)  Economic strength 
C)  Leadership 
D)  Age 
A)  Military strength 
B)  Economic strength 
C)  Leadership 
D)  Age

Question 9

Sometimes a small country,though sovereign,is so dominated by a powerful neighbor that its independence is questionable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of using national interest as a standard of conduct.In your opinion,which type of interest should drive foreign policy? Why?

Accepted Answer

Answers should include the realist argum

Question 11

When a state's population grants it the authority to make rules and to govern,the state has

Accepted Answer

A)  sovereignty. 
B)  legitimacy. 
C)  nationhood. 
D)  popularity. 
A)  sovereignty. 
B)  legitimacy. 
C)  nationhood. 
D)  popularity.

Question 12

Israel declared its independence in

Accepted Answer

A)  1776. 
B)  1948. 
C)  1980. 
D)  1977. 
A)  1776. 
B)  1948. 
C)  1980. 
D)  1977.

Question 13

Why do realists tend to place great emphasis on the concept of national interest?

Accepted Answer

Realists argue that we live in

Question 14

Crafting a positive public image of a state is an important part of modern diplomacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Power is often presented as a zero-sum game.This means that

Accepted Answer

A)  a gain by one actor means a loss by another. 
B)  nobody can win in the struggle for power. 
C)  no matter how hard countries try they can not change the distribution of power. 
D)  power is not real but merely a game. 
A)  a gain by one actor means a loss by another. 
B)  nobody can win in the struggle for power. 
C)  no matter how hard countries try they can not change the distribution of power. 
D)  power is not real but merely a game.

Question 16

Leader-to-leader diplomacy rarely accomplishes anything because it involves only low-level officials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is not cited as a reason that states are destructive?

Accepted Answer

A)  states kill their own citizens 
B)  states pursing their own interests leads to conflict 
C)  states are unstable 
D)  states often harm their own economies through over taxation. 
A)  states kill their own citizens 
B)  states pursing their own interests leads to conflict 
C)  states are unstable 
D)  states often harm their own economies through over taxation.

Question 18

Which of the following is not a form of authoritarianism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monarchism 
B)  Communism 
C)  Fascism 
D)  Hard power 
A)  Monarchism 
B)  Communism 
C)  Fascism 
D)  Hard power

Question 19

What are the six characteristics that define a state?

Accepted Answer

Sovereignty,territor

Question 20

U.S.efforts to win votes for a UN Security Council resolution supporting the U.S.invasion of Iraq would be an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  parliamentary diplomacy. 
B)  democratized diplomacy. 
C)  public diplomacy. 
D)  multilateral diplomacy. 
A)  parliamentary diplomacy. 
B)  democratized diplomacy. 
C)  public diplomacy. 
D)  multilateral diplomacy.

How might a diplomat "maximize" an issue?

Today multilateral diplomacy is more common than it was several hundred years ago.

How has the democratization of diplomacy affected the power of political executives to make foreign policy?

Which of the following is not an important reason for states to seek diplomatic recognition?

Why has multilateral diplomacy increased?

A zero-sum gain in power by one state inevitably means a loss by another state.

According to the authors,minimizing a dispute means to

Which of the following is not considered part of a country's power assets?

Sometimes a small country,though sovereign,is so dominated by a powerful neighbor that its independence is questionable.

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of using national interest as a standard of conduct.In your opinion,which type of interest should drive foreign policy? Why?

When a state's population grants it the authority to make rules and to govern,the state has

Israel declared its independence in

Why do realists tend to place great emphasis on the concept of national interest?

Crafting a positive public image of a state is an important part of modern diplomacy.

Power is often presented as a zero-sum game.This means that

Leader-to-leader diplomacy rarely accomplishes anything because it involves only low-level officials.

Which of the following is not cited as a reason that states are destructive?

Which of the following is not a form of authoritarianism?

What are the six characteristics that define a state?

U.S.efforts to win votes for a UN Security Council resolution supporting the U.S.invasion of Iraq would be an example of

Thinking and Caring About World Politics

The Evolution of World Politics

Levels of Analysis and Foreign Policy

Nationalism: the Traditional Orientation

Globalization: the Alternative Orientation

Intergovernmental Organizations: Alternative Governance

International Law and Human Rights

Pursuing Security

National Economic Competition: The Traditional Road

International Economics: The Alternative Road

Preserving and Enhancing the Biosphere

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Exam 6: Power, statecraft, and the National State: The Traditional Structure

How might a diplomat "maximize" an issue?

Today multilateral diplomacy is more common than it was several hundred years ago.

How has the democratization of diplomacy affected the power of political executives to make foreign policy?

Which of the following is not an important reason for states to seek diplomatic recognition?

Why has multilateral diplomacy increased?

A zero-sum gain in power by one state inevitably means a loss by another state.

According to the authors,minimizing a dispute means to

Which of the following is not considered part of a country's power assets?

Sometimes a small country,though sovereign,is so dominated by a powerful neighbor that its independence is questionable.

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of using national interest as a standard of conduct.In your opinion,which type of interest should drive foreign policy? Why?

When a state's population grants it the authority to make rules and to govern,the state has

Israel declared its independence in

Why do realists tend to place great emphasis on the concept of national interest?

Crafting a positive public image of a state is an important part of modern diplomacy.

Power is often presented as a zero-sum game.This means that

Leader-to-leader diplomacy rarely accomplishes anything because it involves only low-level officials.

Which of the following is not cited as a reason that states are destructive?

Which of the following is not a form of authoritarianism?

What are the six characteristics that define a state?

U.S.efforts to win votes for a UN Security Council resolution supporting the U.S.invasion of Iraq would be an example of

Thinking and Caring About World Politics

The Evolution of World Politics

Levels of Analysis and Foreign Policy

Nationalism: the Traditional Orientation

Globalization: the Alternative Orientation

Intergovernmental Organizations: Alternative Governance

International Law and Human Rights

Pursuing Security

National Economic Competition: The Traditional Road

International Economics: The Alternative Road

Preserving and Enhancing the Biosphere

Filters