2. LIBERALISM

What's the main focus of Liberalism?

• The well-being of the individual

• The expansion of military to ensure peace

• The well-being of the State

• Build empires by taking territory overseas

Forms to check and limit political power

• Free elections

• Division of political power among different branches

• Fair elections

• All of the above

Theory that states that States are unlikely to go to war with one another

• Liberal theory

• Democratic world order theory

• Democratic peace theory

• Liberal peace theory

It refers to a general increase in welfare for all parties concerned (everyone benefits)

• General income

• Absolute gains

• Communism

• Relative gains

Militaristic foreign policies can lead up to the oppression of the citizens of a State

• True

• False

During which century the United States was both a liberal and an imperialist state?

• 18th

• 19th

• 20th

• 17th

The essence of Neoliberalism when applied to international relations

• States can benefit significantly from cooperation if they trust one another to live up to their agreements

• States must remain wary of one another in order to maintain peace

• States have to depend on external influence from international organizations in order to preserve their agreements

• None of the above

Which of the following is not one of the interlocking factors of the liberal world as described by Daniel Deudney and G. John Ikenberry (1999)?

• An international system that goes beyond just states

• The spread of free trade and capitalism creates an open, market based international economic system

• International norms favour international cooperation, human rights, democracy and rule of law

• States have lax border controls and are welcoming of external influences

In the democratic peace theory, democracies see each other as legitimate and unthreatening

• True

• False

The highest goal of any government must be:

• Constructing institutions that protect individual freedom by limiting political power

• Ensuring the citizens right to vote

• Defending its borders from external influence

• All of the above