Question 1

According to political scientists Robert Keohane and Joseph Nye,what is the relationship between globalization and history?

Accepted Answer

A) Globalization takes the simple form of international contacts and interaction. 
B) Significant international connections have only appeared in the last half century. 
C) Globalization is "thick" compared to the international connections of the past. 
D) Globalization highlights the distinction between international relations and domestic politics. 
A) Globalization takes the simple form of international contacts and interaction. 
B) Significant international connections have only appeared in the last half century. 
C) Globalization is "thick" compared to the international connections of the past. 
D) Globalization highlights the distinction between international relations and domestic politics. C

Question 2

Rather than a universal process of economic deepening across the globe,much of what we think of as globalization is simply the

Accepted Answer

A) integration of China into the global market. 
B) rise of the Indian economy. 
C) liberalization of U.S.trade to allow more imports. 
D) integration of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe into the world economy and political order since 1989. 
A) integration of China into the global market. 
B) rise of the Indian economy. 
C) liberalization of U.S.trade to allow more imports. 
D) integration of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe into the world economy and political order since 1989. A

Question 3

In which of the following ways does the study of societal globalization differ from that of political globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) It largely focuses on the development of nonstate and supra-state organizations as rivals to the state. 
B) It focuses on the formation of civil society that stretches beyond borders. 
C) It largely ignores nationalist movements as part of global culture. 
D) It rejects the concept of global cosmopolitanism. 
A) It largely focuses on the development of nonstate and supra-state organizations as rivals to the state. 
B) It focuses on the formation of civil society that stretches beyond borders. 
C) It largely ignores nationalist movements as part of global culture. 
D) It rejects the concept of global cosmopolitanism. B

Question 4

Greenpeace is a good example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) multinational corporation. 
B) nongovernmental organization. 
C) international regime. 
D) intergovernmental organization. 
A) multinational corporation. 
B) nongovernmental organization. 
C) international regime. 
D) intergovernmental organization.

Question 5

What aspect of globalization first came into being in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) the first truly global war 
B) the first NGOs and IGOs 
C) the first multinational corporations 
D) the first transnational terrorist groups 
A) the first truly global war 
B) the first NGOs and IGOs 
C) the first multinational corporations 
D) the first transnational terrorist groups

Question 6

The idea of Thomas Friedman's "golden straitjacket" is that globalization will

Accepted Answer

A) reduce all political decisions to economic ones. 
B) limit an individual citizen's faith in traditional government. 
C) bind states to international agreements that reduce violent conflict. 
D) exacerbate competition among states for natural resources. 
A) reduce all political decisions to economic ones. 
B) limit an individual citizen's faith in traditional government. 
C) bind states to international agreements that reduce violent conflict. 
D) exacerbate competition among states for natural resources.

Question 7

Optimists believe that societal globalization,through a process of "creative destruction," could lead to a form of

Accepted Answer

A) resurgent state sovereignty. 
B) global anarchy. 
C) transnational terrorism. 
D) global cosmopolitanism. 
A) resurgent state sovereignty. 
B) global anarchy. 
C) transnational terrorism. 
D) global cosmopolitanism.

Question 8

Which of the following is thought to be the major pressure that will inevitably globalize Iran?

Accepted Answer

A) its young demographic 
B) open access to information 
C) direct foreign investment 
D) increased oil reliance 
A) its young demographic 
B) open access to information 
C) direct foreign investment 
D) increased oil reliance

Question 9

Globalization is associated with the growing power of a host of nonstate or supra-state entities.What are the three major categories that these entities fall into?

Accepted Answer

A) multinational corporations,nongovernmental organizations,intergovernmental organizations 
B) interstate economic unions,nongovernmental organizations,intergovernmental organizations 
C) multinational corporations,nonprofit organizations,interstate economic unions 
D) international regimes,interstate economic unions,nonprofit organizations 
A) multinational corporations,nongovernmental organizations,intergovernmental organizations 
B) interstate economic unions,nongovernmental organizations,intergovernmental organizations 
C) multinational corporations,nonprofit organizations,interstate economic unions 
D) international regimes,interstate economic unions,nonprofit organizations

Question 10

One important impact of globalization on the study of politics is that it

Accepted Answer

A) reduces the need for diplomacy between major states. 
B) seems to be the most important force to date for weakening autocratic leaders. 
C) calls into question the future viability of international organizations. 
D) blurs the lines between domestic politics and international relations. 
A) reduces the need for diplomacy between major states. 
B) seems to be the most important force to date for weakening autocratic leaders. 
C) calls into question the future viability of international organizations. 
D) blurs the lines between domestic politics and international relations.

Question 11

How might globalization shape democracy and public participation in both positive and negative ways?

Accepted Answer

A good answer should note that globaliza

Question 12

Which of the following statements about aspects of Bretton Woods and the Washington Consensus is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) The Washington Consensus helped pave the way for the creation of institutions like the IMF and World Bank. 
B) The IMF provides loans and technical assistance to advance development in less-developed countries. 
C) A core goal of Bretton Woods was to help manage economic relations between countries,and the Washington Consensus advocated a reduction of states' control over the market. 
D) Both Bretton Woods and the Washington Consensus advocated the maintenance of state-controlled industries in developing countries so that they could compete with the developed world. 
A) The Washington Consensus helped pave the way for the creation of institutions like the IMF and World Bank. 
B) The IMF provides loans and technical assistance to advance development in less-developed countries. 
C) A core goal of Bretton Woods was to help manage economic relations between countries,and the Washington Consensus advocated a reduction of states' control over the market. 
D) Both Bretton Woods and the Washington Consensus advocated the maintenance of state-controlled industries in developing countries so that they could compete with the developed world.

Question 13

Which of the following statements best describes a major concern of those who believe globalization will be detrimental to social progress?

Accepted Answer

A) Globalization reduces the number of choices,values,ideas,and information people are presented with. 
B) A new global civil society may fuel the growth of new NGOs and IGOs. 
C) Globalization may lead to a form of global cosmopolitanism. 
D) Globalization has demonstrated that it can inspire increased levels of violent fundamentalism. 
A) Globalization reduces the number of choices,values,ideas,and information people are presented with. 
B) A new global civil society may fuel the growth of new NGOs and IGOs. 
C) Globalization may lead to a form of global cosmopolitanism. 
D) Globalization has demonstrated that it can inspire increased levels of violent fundamentalism.

Question 14

In what way is the Internet unlike a typical international regime?

Accepted Answer

A) It has no norms that lead to a specific goal. 
B) It is not seen as beneficial. 
C) It does not link states or individuals together in a meaningful way. 
D) It is more easily controlled by sovereign states. 
A) It has no norms that lead to a specific goal. 
B) It is not seen as beneficial. 
C) It does not link states or individuals together in a meaningful way. 
D) It is more easily controlled by sovereign states.

Question 15

Which of the following statements about the extent of globalization is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Global foreign direct investment reached roughly $200 billion in 2015. 
B) General Electric's total profits in 2015 were approximately the same as Great Britain's GDP at purchasing power parity. 
C) In 2015,nearly a quarter of a billion people moved across international borders. 
D) The number of MNCs actually shrank between 2003 and 2015 due to consolidation. 
A) Global foreign direct investment reached roughly $200 billion in 2015. 
B) General Electric's total profits in 2015 were approximately the same as Great Britain's GDP at purchasing power parity. 
C) In 2015,nearly a quarter of a billion people moved across international borders. 
D) The number of MNCs actually shrank between 2003 and 2015 due to consolidation.

Question 16

In his work The Economic Consequences of the Peace,economist John Maynard Keynes describes a period that seems to have many similarities to the current state of globalization.Which of the following is that period?

Accepted Answer

A) period before World War I 
B) period before World War II 
C) Cold War 
D) rise of the Ottoman Empire 
A) period before World War I 
B) period before World War II 
C) Cold War 
D) rise of the Ottoman Empire

Question 17

According to the 2010-14 World Values Survey, showed less mistrust of nationalities than .

Accepted Answer

A) respondents under 29;respondents over 50 
B) respondents over 50;respondents under 29 
C) respondents from less-developed countries;respondents from more developed countries 
D) respondents from more developed countries;respondents from less-developed countries 
A) respondents under 29;respondents over 50 
B) respondents over 50;respondents under 29 
C) respondents from less-developed countries;respondents from more developed countries 
D) respondents from more developed countries;respondents from less-developed countries

Question 18

Explain how state sovereignty is threatened by an increasingly globalized and interconnected world? Will the state eventually wither away,being overtaken by new forms of political organization?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will specify why the tradi

Question 19

Some optimists argue that a global cosmopolitanism could pave the way for

Accepted Answer

A) a global civil society. 
B) one world government. 
C) "cyber-anarchism." 
D) a common world religion. 
A) a global civil society. 
B) one world government. 
C) "cyber-anarchism." 
D) a common world religion.

Question 20

Is globalization inevitable? What evidence suggests that it could be reversed?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will explain the evidence

Exam 24: Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

According to political scientists Robert Keohane and Joseph Nye,what is the relationship between globalization and history?

Rather than a universal process of economic deepening across the globe,much of what we think of as globalization is simply the

In which of the following ways does the study of societal globalization differ from that of political globalization?

Greenpeace is a good example of a(n)

What aspect of globalization first came into being in the late nineteenth century?

The idea of Thomas Friedman's "golden straitjacket" is that globalization will

Optimists believe that societal globalization,through a process of "creative destruction," could lead to a form of

Which of the following is thought to be the major pressure that will inevitably globalize Iran?

Globalization is associated with the growing power of a host of nonstate or supra-state entities.What are the three major categories that these entities fall into?

One important impact of globalization on the study of politics is that it

How might globalization shape democracy and public participation in both positive and negative ways?

Which of the following statements about aspects of Bretton Woods and the Washington Consensus is accurate?

Which of the following statements best describes a major concern of those who believe globalization will be detrimental to social progress?

In what way is the Internet unlike a typical international regime?

Which of the following statements about the extent of globalization is accurate?

In his work The Economic Consequences of the Peace,economist John Maynard Keynes describes a period that seems to have many similarities to the current state of globalization.Which of the following is that period?

According to the 2010-14 World Values Survey, showed less mistrust of nationalities than .

Explain how state sovereignty is threatened by an increasingly globalized and interconnected world? Will the state eventually wither away,being overtaken by new forms of political organization?

Some optimists argue that a global cosmopolitanism could pave the way for

Is globalization inevitable? What evidence suggests that it could be reversed?

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