GLobal Politics IR

What is theory?

• A. It is a lens; a way of viewing the world that is shaped by the assumptions we make.

• B. it is a set of connected ideas and assumptions that attempts to explain why something happens the way it does and to predict what may happen in a given situation or set of circumstances

• C. It is a biased idea about a view which often negative.

• Both A&B

• Both B&C

"IN AN IDEAL WORLD, WHERE THERE ARE ONLY GOOD STATES, POWER WOULD BE ____________"

Realism focuses on which of the following?

• trade

• power

• democratization

• international law

The two oldest theories of international politics are

• Socialism and Marxism

• Structuralism and Constructivism

• Autocracy and Democracy

• Realism and Liberalism

All but one of the following is an assumption of Realism

• states operate in an anarchic system

• International cooperation

• States as dependent actors

• States as lower authority

“If states are to survive, they must rely on their own means.” Which term best fits this statement?

• anarchy

• balance of power

• unitary actors

• self-help

According to the author, the state of theory in international politics is characterized by

• Misunderstanding and fear

• widespread agreement and cooperation

• disagreement and debate

• misperception and suspicion

Which U.S. military actions apparently increased the Iranian government's fears of a U.S. attack?

• U.S. naval exercises against pirates in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean

• The success of U.S. air power in Iraq in 1991

• The U.S. special forces raid in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden

• The successful blockade of the Persian Gulf by U.S. naval forces

What appears to be the primary reason the Iranian government is pursuing a nuclear weapons program?

• To make itself more secure

• To have the ability to destroy Israel

• In order to assert itself as the leading Islamic state in the Middle East region

• To be able to threaten U.S. interests in the region

Paradigms are used, instead of theories, because a paradigm is

• broader than a single theory and may encompass many

• more specific and accurate than a theory.

• really the same as a theory.

• composed of many different subsets.