Question 1

The clout of issue-advocacy groups is highest with respect to issues of high politics, such as combating climate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Regional IGOs tend to fail when participating nations

Accepted Answer

A)  lack geographical proximity. 
B)  have uneven economic growth. 
C)  have different political systems. 
D)  lack cultural homogeneity. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 3

Premeditated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents, usually intended to influence an audience is known as ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  terrorism 
B)  nationalism 
C)  irridentism 
D)  a clash of civilizations 
E)  secession

Question 4

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or World Bank was originally established to aid in the rebuilding effort after World War I.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Although technically the World Trade Organization (WTO) violates the international norm of nonintervention, its members have voluntarily surrendered some of their sovereignty under the assumption that it would produce greater gains than losses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Samuel P. Huntington predicted that a "clash of civilizations," rather than interstate war, will occur in the future because

Accepted Answer

A)  states continue to become irrelevant in the face of the growing power of NGOs. 
B)  indigenous peoples are more war-like than state leaders. 
C)  ethnic groups have been purchasing a larger number of arms than states have. 
D)  people identify with and organize their activities around the cultural values of their particular civilization, not their state. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 7

Diasporas result when groups are forced to flee their homeland to escape religious persecution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

MNCs financial clout rivals or exceeds that of most countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The members of IGOs are private individuals and groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Discuss the major issues relative to integrating new members into the European Union. This includes discussing the process as well as conflicts surrounding governments that are financially solvent compared to those that may need help financially.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the major issues relative to integrating...

Question 11

Greenpeace is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  multinational corporation. 
B)  issue-advocacy group. 
C)  ethnopolitical movement. 
D)  collective security arrangement. 
E)  terrorist group.

Question 12

The Security Council of the United Nations includes five permanent members with veto power and ten additional rotating members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Bill Clinton has stated: "We don't want to run off into the future all by ourselves. That means the United States will have to work responsibly through international organizations." Do you agree or disagree with Clinton's assessment? Can the United States "go it alone" or does it need to use international organizations? Use empirical evidence (referring to the utility of international organizations to solve global and state problems) to support your answers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Bill Clinton has stated: "We don't want...

Question 14

The General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs

Accepted Answer

A)  has a one-state, one-vote system. 
B)  loan funds are obtained from governments. 
C)  loans money to states to help achieve currency-exchange stability. 
D)  led to the creation of the World Trade Organization. 
E)  led to the creation of the International Trade Organization.

Question 15

Terrorism today is significantly different than in the past. How has terrorism changed? Why is it difficult to even determine which are terrorist groups? How does this make fighting terrorism more difficult?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Terrorism today is significantly different than in...

Question 16

The agreement by European states to delegate some of their domestic decision-making power to the European Union is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the nonintervention norm 
B)  devolution 
C)  realpolitik 
D)  pooled sovereignty 
E)  nationalism

Question 17

Responsible sovereignty is a principle that requires states to cooperate across borders to protect global resources and address transnational threats.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is not a characteristic of radical religious moments?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are universalist. 
B)  They are exclusionist. 
C)  They are militant. 
D)  They view existing government authority as corrupt. 
E)  They focus more on spiritual, rather than secular, concerns such as social welfare.

Question 19

Ethnicity is a social construction and is based on how members of that group see themselves in that group as well as how those outside the group see them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The term irredentism refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the effort by an ethnic or religious group to break away from an internationally recognized state. 
B)  the departure of religious minorities from their countries of origin to escape persecution. 
C)  minority communities who live abroad but retain political ties to their homelands. 
D)  majority rule over ethnic minorities. 
E)  the attempt by an ethnic group to reclaim territory by force so that the group is no longer separated by state boundaries.

Exam 6: Nonstate Actors and the Quest for Global

The clout of issue-advocacy groups is highest with respect to issues of high politics, such as combating climate.

Regional IGOs tend to fail when participating nations

Premeditated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents, usually intended to influence an audience is known as ___________.

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or World Bank was originally established to aid in the rebuilding effort after World War I.

Although technically the World Trade Organization (WTO) violates the international norm of nonintervention, its members have voluntarily surrendered some of their sovereignty under the assumption that it would produce greater gains than losses.

Samuel P. Huntington predicted that a "clash of civilizations," rather than interstate war, will occur in the future because

Diasporas result when groups are forced to flee their homeland to escape religious persecution.

MNCs financial clout rivals or exceeds that of most countries.

The members of IGOs are private individuals and groups.

Discuss the major issues relative to integrating new members into the European Union. This includes discussing the process as well as conflicts surrounding governments that are financially solvent compared to those that may need help financially.

Greenpeace is an example of a(n)

The Security Council of the United Nations includes five permanent members with veto power and ten additional rotating members.

The General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs

Terrorism today is significantly different than in the past. How has terrorism changed? Why is it difficult to even determine which are terrorist groups? How does this make fighting terrorism more difficult?

The agreement by European states to delegate some of their domestic decision-making power to the European Union is an example of __________.

Responsible sovereignty is a principle that requires states to cooperate across borders to protect global resources and address transnational threats.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of radical religious moments?

Ethnicity is a social construction and is based on how members of that group see themselves in that group as well as how those outside the group see them.

The term irredentism refers to