Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

In terms of the study of interest groups, which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The role of interest groups has received less attention in the study of foreign policy than in the study of domestic politics. 
B)  Interest group activity and influence over foreign economic policy making is easy to determine. 
C)  The role of interest groups has received less attention in the study of domestic politics than in the study of foreign policy. 
D)  Interest groups are not an important part of the student of international politics. 
A)  The role of interest groups has received less attention in the study of foreign policy than in the study of domestic politics. 
B)  Interest group activity and influence over foreign economic policy making is easy to determine. 
C)  The role of interest groups has received less attention in the study of domestic politics than in the study of foreign policy. 
D)  Interest groups are not an important part of the student of international politics.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The rally-around-the-flag effect refers to the

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A)  patriotic fervor that often exists in democratic societies. 
B)  ability of a leader to increase his or her popularity by declaring war. 
C)  widespread support for a legitimate war. 
D)  policy of nationalism generally found in the developing world. 
A)  patriotic fervor that often exists in democratic societies. 
B)  ability of a leader to increase his or her popularity by declaring war. 
C)  widespread support for a legitimate war. 
D)  policy of nationalism generally found in the developing world.

Question 5

According to the author, what is an example of the rally-around-the-flag effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  In 2003, Spanish voters unseated a prime minister because of his support of the war in Iraq. 
B)  In 2004, President Bush was reelected, showing the support of the American people for a President in a time of war. 
C)  In early 2010, the president of North Korea launched a torpedo attack on a South Korean ship to show his toughness to other elites. 
D)  After the invasion of Iraq by the United States in 2003, the Iraqi people rallied around the United States in support of their intervention. 
A)  In 2003, Spanish voters unseated a prime minister because of his support of the war in Iraq. 
B)  In 2004, President Bush was reelected, showing the support of the American people for a President in a time of war. 
C)  In early 2010, the president of North Korea launched a torpedo attack on a South Korean ship to show his toughness to other elites. 
D)  After the invasion of Iraq by the United States in 2003, the Iraqi people rallied around the United States in support of their intervention.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a way interest groups use financial resources to influence policy makers?

Accepted Answer

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)  By rigging voting machines. 
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)  By rigging voting machines.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

What is one troubling implication of democratic peace theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It shows how limited democracies are in their foreign policy decisions. 
B)  It suggests that the United Nations is no longer relevant. 
C)  It provides a rationale for democracies to engage in war to change a regime from authoritarianism to democracy. 
D)  It shows that the realists may be correct in their belief that the type of government does not matter. 
A)  It shows how limited democracies are in their foreign policy decisions. 
B)  It suggests that the United Nations is no longer relevant. 
C)  It provides a rationale for democracies to engage in war to change a regime from authoritarianism to democracy. 
D)  It shows that the realists may be correct in their belief that the type of government does not matter.

Question 9

According to the text, who has the most sway over public opinion? Who does the public listen to and trust the most? Who would you say, personally, has the most sway among students of your age group?

Accepted Answer

According to the text, it is not explici

Question 10

The democratic peace argument that focuses on the politics of compromise and commitment to promise is a

Accepted Answer

A)  structural explanation. 
B)  normative explanation. 
C)  rational choice explanation. 
D)  simple democratic model. 
A)  structural explanation. 
B)  normative explanation. 
C)  rational choice explanation. 
D)  simple democratic model.

Question 11

According to the Katzenstein study, the United States

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A)  is a strong state. 
B)  is a weak state. 
C)  has a positive balance between state and society. 
D)  limits the influence of interest groups. 
A)  is a strong state. 
B)  is a weak state. 
C)  has a positive balance between state and society. 
D)  limits the influence of interest groups.

Question 12

What do researchers know about public opinion and foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most citizens are very well informed and care about foreign policy. 
B)  Most citizens have no interest in foreign policy, and they have very little knowledge of foreign affairs. 
C)  Most citizens are very interested in foreign policy. 
D)  Most citizens change their mind frequently about foreign policy issues. 
A)  Most citizens are very well informed and care about foreign policy. 
B)  Most citizens have no interest in foreign policy, and they have very little knowledge of foreign affairs. 
C)  Most citizens are very interested in foreign policy. 
D)  Most citizens change their mind frequently about foreign policy issues.

Question 13

The simple model of democratic peace theory largely has been

Accepted Answer

A)  discredited. 
B)  proven accurate. 
C)  incorporated into the foreign policies of many countries. 
D)  widely accepted by democracies. 
A)  discredited. 
B)  proven accurate. 
C)  incorporated into the foreign policies of many countries. 
D)  widely accepted by democracies.

Question 14

According to the textbook, the definition of the state is the

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A)  territorial boundaries of a country. 
B)  government and political system of a country. 
C)  political control of the military. 
D)  executive branch of the government. 
A)  territorial boundaries of a country. 
B)  government and political system of a country. 
C)  political control of the military. 
D)  executive branch of the government.

Question 15

Public opinion in the United States played a major role in

Accepted Answer

A)  ending the Vietnam War. 
B)  the imposition of tariffs on Chinese steel. 
C)  joining the League of Nations. 
D)  establishing détente with the Soviet Union. 
A)  ending the Vietnam War. 
B)  the imposition of tariffs on Chinese steel. 
C)  joining the League of Nations. 
D)  establishing détente with the Soviet Union.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Woodrow Wilson was in favor of the United States involvement in World War I because

Accepted Answer

A)  he sought to create a balance against Russia. 
B)  he assumed the United States could expand its power over Europe. 
C)  it could help transform Europe into a region of peaceful democracies. 
D)  international trade was threatened by a strong Germany. 
A)  he sought to create a balance against Russia. 
B)  he assumed the United States could expand its power over Europe. 
C)  it could help transform Europe into a region of peaceful democracies. 
D)  international trade was threatened by a strong Germany.

Question 18

Which former foreign dignitary, after leaving office as prime minister, actively supported an agreement with a Russian gas giant to build a pipeline linking Russia with Germany?

Accepted Answer

A)  Angela Merkel 
B)  Vladimir Putin 
C)  Gerhard Schröder 
D)  Helmut Kohl 
A)  Angela Merkel 
B)  Vladimir Putin 
C)  Gerhard Schröder 
D)  Helmut Kohl

Question 19

How do audience costs help to explain the democratic peace?

Accepted Answer

A)  As the audience in a democracy is always against war, it is difficult for a democratic leader to enter into war. 
B)  Audience costs no longer explain the democratic peace, as the audience in most democracies has a very weak knowledge of politics. 
C)  Audience costs describe the cost to a political leader of reneging on a promise. As there are stronger audience costs in a democracy than in a non-democratic state, democratic leaders are less likely to break a promise and enter into war. 
D)  Citizens and leaders in democracies respect the institutions of democracy, not only in their own country, but in other countries as well. They reject the idea of forcibly conquering another democracy. 
A)  As the audience in a democracy is always against war, it is difficult for a democratic leader to enter into war. 
B)  Audience costs no longer explain the democratic peace, as the audience in most democracies has a very weak knowledge of politics. 
C)  Audience costs describe the cost to a political leader of reneging on a promise. As there are stronger audience costs in a democracy than in a non-democratic state, democratic leaders are less likely to break a promise and enter into war. 
D)  Citizens and leaders in democracies respect the institutions of democracy, not only in their own country, but in other countries as well. They reject the idea of forcibly conquering another democracy.

Question 20

What is the institutional argument that supports the view that democracies do not go to war with each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  It focuses on the way that democracies often find it easier to reach compromise with each other. 
B)  It asserts that democracies have a respect for each other that they do not have for nondemocratic states. 
C)  As democracies are very successful at fighting wars, democratic politicians are worried that they might lose a war with another democracy. This would make them vulnerable in upcoming elections; so they fear going to war with other democracies. 
D)  It states that the three branches of government in a democracy and the related checks and balances make it much less likely for two democracies to enter into war with each other. 
A)  It focuses on the way that democracies often find it easier to reach compromise with each other. 
B)  It asserts that democracies have a respect for each other that they do not have for nondemocratic states. 
C)  As democracies are very successful at fighting wars, democratic politicians are worried that they might lose a war with another democracy. This would make them vulnerable in upcoming elections; so they fear going to war with other democracies. 
D)  It states that the three branches of government in a democracy and the related checks and balances make it much less likely for two democracies to enter into war with each other.

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

In terms of the study of interest groups, which of the following is true?

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

The rally-around-the-flag effect refers to the

According to the author, what is an example of the rally-around-the-flag effect?

Which of the following is NOT a way interest groups use financial resources to influence policy makers?

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

What is one troubling implication of democratic peace theory?

According to the text, who has the most sway over public opinion? Who does the public listen to and trust the most? Who would you say, personally, has the most sway among students of your age group?

The democratic peace argument that focuses on the politics of compromise and commitment to promise is a

According to the Katzenstein study, the United States

What do researchers know about public opinion and foreign policy?

The simple model of democratic peace theory largely has been

According to the textbook, the definition of the state is the

Public opinion in the United States played a major role in

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

Woodrow Wilson was in favor of the United States involvement in World War I because

Which former foreign dignitary, after leaving office as prime minister, actively supported an agreement with a Russian gas giant to build a pipeline linking Russia with Germany?

How do audience costs help to explain the democratic peace?

What is the institutional argument that supports the view that democracies do not go to war with each other?

Introduction Problems and Questions in International Politics

The Historical Evolution of International Politics

Theories of International Relations Realism and Liberalism

Theories of International Relations Economic Structuralism Constructivism and Feminism

Bureaucracies Groups and Individuals in the Foreign Policy Process

International Organizations and Transnational Actors

International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace

The Use of Force

Fundamentals of International Political Economy

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Problem of Global Inequality

International Law Norms and Human Rights

The Global Environment and International Politics

Conclusion Power and Purpose in a Changing World

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Exam 5: The State Society and Foreign Policy

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

In terms of the study of interest groups, which of the following is true?

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

The rally-around-the-flag effect refers to the

According to the author, what is an example of the rally-around-the-flag effect?

Which of the following is NOT a way interest groups use financial resources to influence policy makers?

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

What is one troubling implication of democratic peace theory?

According to the text, who has the most sway over public opinion? Who does the public listen to and trust the most? Who would you say, personally, has the most sway among students of your age group?

The democratic peace argument that focuses on the politics of compromise and commitment to promise is a

According to the Katzenstein study, the United States

What do researchers know about public opinion and foreign policy?

The simple model of democratic peace theory largely has been

According to the textbook, the definition of the state is the

Public opinion in the United States played a major role in

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

Woodrow Wilson was in favor of the United States involvement in World War I because

Which former foreign dignitary, after leaving office as prime minister, actively supported an agreement with a Russian gas giant to build a pipeline linking Russia with Germany?

How do audience costs help to explain the democratic peace?

What is the institutional argument that supports the view that democracies do not go to war with each other?

Introduction Problems and Questions in International Politics

The Historical Evolution of International Politics

Theories of International Relations Realism and Liberalism

Theories of International Relations Economic Structuralism Constructivism and Feminism

Bureaucracies Groups and Individuals in the Foreign Policy Process

International Organizations and Transnational Actors

International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace

The Use of Force

Fundamentals of International Political Economy

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Problem of Global Inequality

International Law Norms and Human Rights

The Global Environment and International Politics

Conclusion Power and Purpose in a Changing World

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