Question 1

The dangers of democratization in the Middle East and North Africa had been shown more than twenty years ago in which country?

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A)  Tunisia 
B)  Saudi Arabia 
C)  Jordan 
D)  Algeria

Question 2

Examine how various media outlets may influence foreign policy and public opinion. Provide examples to support your arguments.

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Question 3

One of the central critiques of the democratic peace theory is

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A)  the evidence demonstrates that democracies frequently go to war. 
B)  democracies have existed for a relatively long period of history. 
C)  democracy is defined poorly and in contradictory ways. 
D)  the definition of democracy remains static over time.

Question 4

Which of the following is a recent example of the "CNN effect" at work?

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A)  The ability of media conglomerates to hack into private persons' email and phone communications 
B)  The ability of a small NGO to place the Lord's Resistance Army on the international agenda 
C)  The broadcasting of pictures of starving children in Ethiopia encouraging George H. W. Bush to send troops to provide humanitarian aid 
D)  None of the above is true.

Question 5

The textbook refers to the media, public opinion, and the state as the primary actors in shaping foreign policy. Describe how each one competes to be the driving force by explaining each of the three models of influence. Which model do you find to be the most persuasive?

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Question 6

After the Soviet Union fell in 1991, who led the Russian Federation as its first president?

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A)  Mikhail Gorbachev 
B)  Vladimir Putin 
C)  Boris Yeltsin 
D)  Dmitri Medvedev

Question 7

The type of individuals hired by interest groups to influence policy makers are called

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A)  leaders. 
B)  lobbyists. 
C)  followers. 
D)  bureaucrats.

Question 8

One implication of democratic peace theory is that it

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A)  encourages democracies to ally with supportive autocracies. 
B)  creates incentives for economic protectionism. 
C)  reduces the influence of interest groups. 
D)  provides a rationale for democracies to pursue regime change.

Question 9

What event triggered the widespread unrest in the Middle East known as the "Arab Spring?"

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A)  The suicide of a street vendor in Tunisia in 2010 
B)  The success of an alleged U. S. computer virus in damaging Iran's nuclear enrichment program 
C)  The killing of Muammar Qaddafi by rebels in Libya 
D)  The assassination of a Saudi prince in Washington, D.C. by Iranian spies

Question 10

Which of Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points" was enshrined in the Treaty of Versailles?

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A)  The desire to saddle Germany with massive war reparations 
B)  The notion that former empires would be broken up to allow for "national self-determination" 
C)  To replace the autocratic rule in former empires with direct rule by victorious Great Powers 
D)  The desire to free, unhindered navigation on the high seas

Question 11

The CNN effect led to the

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A)  American intervention in Somalia. 
B)  American intervention in Kosovo. 
C)  American intervention in Iraq in 2003. 
D)  American intervention in Rwanda.

Question 12

According to the text, Freedom House is a(n)

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A)  Washington-based NGO that assesses the state of democracy in the world. 
B)  NGO that some has characterized as a "half-way house" for recent U.S. federal prison parolees. 
C)  is an NGO based in Geneva, Switzerland that seeks commutation of death sentences for victims of human rights abuses in the Middle East and East Asia. 
D)  None of the above is true.

Question 13

Interest group motivations in foreign policy include all of the following except

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A)  winning contracts to sell goods or services to the government. 
B)  supporting foreign policies that are economically beneficial to the group. 
C)  promoting a particular cause or issue in foreign policy. 
D)  securing a stable government bureaucracy.

Question 14

Identify the three categories of critiques discussed in the text about the viability of the democratic peace theory. What do they entail? Do you agree or disagree with these critiques?

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Question 15

In Woodrow Wilson's view, an international organization to maintain peace could work only if

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A)  the Austro-Hungarian empire was maintained. 
B)  its members were democracies. 
C)  the international order was based on balance of power. 
D)  Germany and Austria paid large reparations to France and Britain.

Question 16

In the 2010 U.S. Congressional elections, approximately what percentage of people between the ages of 18 and 29 voted?

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A)  20 percent 
B)  33 percent 
C)  55 percent 
D)  75 percent

Question 17

Rational choice theorists argue that democratic political institutions have two effects on their leaders that make them cautious about going to war with one another: democratic states are more likely to win wars and

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A)  leaders have a greater sensitivity to the political costs of losing a war. 
B)  citizens are unlikely to support their government's war efforts. 
C)  conflict rarely solves the problem at hand. 
D)  other democracies will intervene to prevent conflict.

Question 18

Identify and describe the two models of democratic peace theory and explore the various criticisms of each approach.

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Question 19

How do interest groups use financial resources to influence policy makers?

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A)  By making significant contributions to politicians' campaign funds 
B)  By conducting research on a specific issue and share the results with policy makers 
C)  By going directly to the people by advertising 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 20

What did the global economic crisis of 2008 show about the relationship between state and society?

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A)  States like China, where the state played a stronger role in the economy, fared worse than states like the United States, where the state played a smaller role in the economy. 
B)  In order to overcome the economic crisis, states must increase their role in society. 
C)  States like China, where the state played a stronger role in the economy, fared better than states like the United States, where the state played a smaller role in the economy. 
D)  It is more difficult for states like the United States to overcome the economic crisis, because they have so many actors in their decision-making process, such as interest groups and the media.

Exam 5: The State, Society, and Foreign Policy