Question 1

According to the realist perspective, how does a country undertake soft balancing?

Accepted Answer

A)  by challenging a hegemon through direct military confrontation 
B)  by pushing back through economic and diplomatic rivalry 
C)  by asserting its culture as superior to that of the hegemon 
D)  by gaining political clout through interactions with other states in international institutions

Question 2

The global war on terror involved both ______ and failed states.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The global war on terror involved both...

Question 3

Terrorism is an example of which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)  balance of power 
B)  containment 
C)  asymmetric threat and warfare 
D)  counterbalancing

Question 4

The ______ was a worldwide military campaign to defeat nonstate terrorist groups and the rogue states that support them.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ______ was a worldwide military campaign...

Question 5

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following are examples of interest groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  political parties and legislatures 
B)  corporate and other for-profit groups 
C)  the military-industrial complex 
D)  domestic governmental agencies

Question 6

If economic sanctions against Iran fail, power balancing realists prefer to let Iran acquire nuclear weapons and then contain it thereafter by deterrence, rather than launch a preemptive war against Iran.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Key assumptions of the simplified rational choice model include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the actor is unitary, making decisions as a single actor 
B)  the actor does not have access to complete information, so it makes decisions based on preferences 
C)  the actor has preset goals and preferences that it uses to evaluate circumstances 
D)  the actor selects the courses of actions that maximize its goals and minimize costs

Question 8

Soft balancing refers to counterbalancing a dominant power through rivalry, diplomatic disagreement, and economic challenges, rather than force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How did the shift between U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama both change and perpetuate American foreign policy toward terrorism and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How did the shift between U.S. Presidents...

Question 10

According to the realist perspective, unless partition is accompanied by an effective balance of power, partition merely stimulates competitive armament and instability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. The military-industrial complex includes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Department of Defense 
B)  government and private research institutes that develop new weapons 
C)  antiwar lobbying groups 
D)  major producers of military weapons

Question 12

What are the key assumptions of the simplified rational choice model, which the realist perspective emphasizes as the key foreign policy decision-making process?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the key assumptions of the...

Question 13

Which perspective would most likely argue that the United States suffered a significant loss of prestige as a result of acting unilaterally in Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  the power transition school of realism 
B)  the power balancing school of realism 
C)  the liberal perspective 
D)  the identity perspective

Question 14

Power balancing realists anticipate the return of multipolarity and, therefore, focus on containing, not preempting or preventing, the rise of powers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

From a realist perspective, the global war on terror involved only nonstate actors and could be handled through international police and courts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

______ are groups of people among whom ethnic and national identities overlap substantially, such as the Arab and Israeli peoples.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ are groups of people among whom...

Question 17

According to the realist perspective, smaller powers seek responsibility but contribute few capabilities, so they seek to restrain larger powers through multilateralism and international institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The ______ level of analysis describes the realist view of counterbalancing that highlights the use of asymmetric threat and warfare by weak actors to resist powerful actors.

Accepted Answer

A)  individual 
B)  domestic 
C)  foreign policy 
D)  transnational

Question 19

What is asymmetric threat and warfare? Define three forms of asymmetric threat and warfare.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is asymmetric threat and warfare? Define...

Question 20

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. The global war on terror involved which two of the following types of states?

Accepted Answer

A)  rogue states 
B)  new states 
C)  communist states 
D)  failed states

Exam 6: Realist Perspectives on Todays World: Unipolarity, Rising Powers, Asymmetric Warfare, and Ethnic Conflicts

According to the realist perspective, how does a country undertake soft balancing?

The global war on terror involved both ______ and failed states.

Terrorism is an example of which of the following concepts?

The ______ was a worldwide military campaign to defeat nonstate terrorist groups and the rogue states that support them.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following are examples of interest groups?

If economic sanctions against Iran fail, power balancing realists prefer to let Iran acquire nuclear weapons and then contain it thereafter by deterrence, rather than launch a preemptive war against Iran.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Key assumptions of the simplified rational choice model include which of the following?

Soft balancing refers to counterbalancing a dominant power through rivalry, diplomatic disagreement, and economic challenges, rather than force.

How did the shift between U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama both change and perpetuate American foreign policy toward terrorism and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?

According to the realist perspective, unless partition is accompanied by an effective balance of power, partition merely stimulates competitive armament and instability.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. The military-industrial complex includes which of the following?

What are the key assumptions of the simplified rational choice model, which the realist perspective emphasizes as the key foreign policy decision-making process?

Which perspective would most likely argue that the United States suffered a significant loss of prestige as a result of acting unilaterally in Afghanistan?

Power balancing realists anticipate the return of multipolarity and, therefore, focus on containing, not preempting or preventing, the rise of powers.

From a realist perspective, the global war on terror involved only nonstate actors and could be handled through international police and courts.

______ are groups of people among whom ethnic and national identities overlap substantially, such as the Arab and Israeli peoples.

According to the realist perspective, smaller powers seek responsibility but contribute few capabilities, so they seek to restrain larger powers through multilateralism and international institutions.

The ______ level of analysis describes the realist view of counterbalancing that highlights the use of asymmetric threat and warfare by weak actors to resist powerful actors.

What is asymmetric threat and warfare? Define three forms of asymmetric threat and warfare.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. The global war on terror involved which two of the following types of states?