Exam 18: Politics and Governance at the Global Level

Which one of the following is sometimes viewed as a postmodern state in which the meaning and practice of sovereignty has been redefined?

What is the definition of a balance of power?

Liberal-internationalists are more pessimistic than realists about the possibility of global governance.

Which of the following is an example of a bipolar world system?

The forerunner to the United Nations was the _________ ?

Which theoretical approach argues that power in international politics is based primarily on ideas and not material structures?

A hegemonic system is a type of unipolar system.

The United States is sometimes argued to be an example of a postmodern state.

In world politics, the lack of a central authority that can enforce the rules is called ________.

Since all states are sovereign, they are equal from a legal point of view.

States in a multipolar system tend to maintain what is called a ________ that is, they tend to behave in such a way as to prevent the emergence of a dominant power.

Which one of the following countries is a permanent member of the Security Council of the United Nations?

The three statements below are things a(n) ____________would say: "States are the dominant actors in the international system." "States must always fear the threat of force and be concerned with their own survival." "States must be concerned with the distribution of power in the international system."

One of the arguments justifying the 2001 United States intervention in Iraq was that replacing a dictatorial regime with a liberal democratic regime would bring similar changes in other countries in the region. What theory does this most resemble?

Liberal-internationalists believe that interdependence will reduce the likelihood of war.

Realists believe that the anarchic global system will eventually be overthrown.

Which theoretical approach to international politics largely draws inspiration from Karl Marx and regard transnational economic elites as key actors?

Who said "the strong do what they have the power to do and the weak accept what they have to accept"?

Collective security refers to the formation of a broad alliance of most major actors in an international system for the purpose of ____________.

The process whereby a number of actors act to provide a certain degree of order and predictability to relations among states is known as ______________.