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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 20mins
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 (a) "
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.
Economic structuralism is more commonly known as
capitalism.
Marxism.
socialism.
fascism.
For the first time in almost two decades, this European country elected a Socialist president in 2012.
Germany
Spain
France
Norway
Power is to realism, as (a) is to economic structuralism.
According to Marxism, the world is divided into
nationalists and communitarians.
nations with shared interests.
military powers and the powerless.
classes with opposing economic interests.
What kinds of ideas does constructivism focus on?
Political, historical, and cultural
Interests, identities, and norms
Economic, structural, and cultural
Beliefs, paradigms, and norms
Liberalism argues that
progress in international affairs is impossible.
collaboration makes all participants better off and should be a priority.
security remains the key goal.
states are unable to work together because of diverse goals.
The focus on multiple actors in complex interdependence theory is sometimes referred to as
liberalism.
pluralism.
anarchy.
socialism.
For realists, the tendency of states to balance against challengers through the formation of defensive alliances is a strong behavioral expectation about the effects of (a) on states.
Nicolo Machiavelli, writing back in in the early 1500s in Florence, claimed that political life is inevitably
characterized by strife which forces leaders to rule through (a) .
Mearsheimer argue, with justification,
that the overriding goal of every state is (a) .
HEGEMONY REFERS TO A STATE HAVING DOMINANCE OVER ANOTHER STATE OR STATES. THUS, A
STATE THAT HAS POWER AND INFLUENCE OVER OTHER STATES IN A PARTICULAR AREA OR REGION
IS KNOW AS A
REGIONAL HEGEMON
INTERNATIONAL HEGEMON
DEFENSIVE STRUCTURE
OFFENSIVE COUNTERPARTS
Structural realists argue that
A. states should seek only to achieve an 'appropriate amount of power
B. the defender always has a insignificant advantage over the attacking state.
C. balancing is often an inefficient process - especially when forming coalitions
Both A&B
Both defensive and offensive realists agree
A. conventional war between nuclear-armed states is possible but not likely, because of the danger of escalation to the nuclear level
B. that nuclear weapons have more utility for
offensive purposes, except where only one side in a conflict has them.
C. that nuclear weapons have little utility for
offensive purposes, except where only one side in a conflict has them.
Both A&C
Which of the following is not an element of liberalism
Multiple Channels
Increase in effectiveness of military power
Multiple Issues
Decline in effectiveness of military power
ACCORDING TO LIBERAL THEORY
the highest goal is the survival of the state
the struggle between capitalists and the working class
the effects of complex inerdependence will be more significant in a more democratic world
None of above
