Question 1

Which of the following schools of thought regard "agents" and "structure" as equally important?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberals. 
B)  Realists. 
C)  Marxists. 
D)  Constructivists. 
A)  Liberals. 
B)  Realists. 
C)  Marxists. 
D)  Constructivists. D

Question 2

What is meant by "bounded rationality"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leaders choose the best of all alternatives. 
B)  Leaders choose the best of all known alternatives. 
C)  Leaders make decisions based on passions and personal whims. 
D)  Leaders do not weigh costs and benefits in making decisions. 
A)  Leaders choose the best of all alternatives. 
B)  Leaders choose the best of all known alternatives. 
C)  Leaders make decisions based on passions and personal whims. 
D)  Leaders do not weigh costs and benefits in making decisions. B

Question 3

Which of the following wrote: "I put for a general inclination of all mankind a perpetual and restless desire of power after power that ceases only in death"?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Locke. 
B)  Immanuel Kant. 
C)  William Gladstone. 
D)  Thomas Hobbes. 
A)  John Locke. 
B)  Immanuel Kant. 
C)  William Gladstone. 
D)  Thomas Hobbes. D

Question 4

What do we call a perspective or model of global politics in which states are the source of all important activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unit-oriented. 
B)  State-centric. 
C)  Sovereign-free. 
D)  The national-interest perspective. 
A)  Unit-oriented. 
B)  State-centric. 
C)  Sovereign-free. 
D)  The national-interest perspective.

Question 5

Who is regarded as America's most influential neorealist?

Accepted Answer

A)  E. H. Carr. 
B)  Hans J. Morgenthau. 
C)  John Mearsheimer. 
D)  Kenneth N. Waltz. 
A)  E. H. Carr. 
B)  Hans J. Morgenthau. 
C)  John Mearsheimer. 
D)  Kenneth N. Waltz.

Question 6

Which of the following do realists regard as "utopian"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alliances. 
B)  Armaments. 
C)  International law. 
D)  Anarchy. 
A)  Alliances. 
B)  Armaments. 
C)  International law. 
D)  Anarchy.

Question 7

Which of the following believed that "education" could end warfare?

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Cobden. 
B)  John Stuart Mill. 
C)  John Locke. 
D)  Niccolò Machiavelli. 
A)  Richard Cobden. 
B)  John Stuart Mill. 
C)  John Locke. 
D)  Niccolò Machiavelli.

Question 8

What are extreme postpositivists called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constructivists. 
B)  Postmodernists. 
C)  Reflexivists. 
D)  Postcolonial theorists. 
A)  Constructivists. 
B)  Postmodernists. 
C)  Reflexivists. 
D)  Postcolonial theorists.

Question 9

Which level of analysis focuses on decision-making agencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individual. 
B)  Unit. 
C)  Regional. 
D)  System. 
A)  Individual. 
B)  Unit. 
C)  Regional. 
D)  System.

Question 10

What is the most important value underlying liberalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Justice. 
B)  Power. 
C)  Equality. 
D)  Security. 
A)  Justice. 
B)  Power. 
C)  Equality. 
D)  Security.

Question 11

What theoretical approach emphasizes how identities shape interests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Realism. 
B)  Liberalism. 
C)  Marxism. 
D)  Constructivism. 
A)  Realism. 
B)  Liberalism. 
C)  Marxism. 
D)  Constructivism.

Question 12

Which of the following do neoliberals regard as especially important in global politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Labor unions. 
B)  State bureaucracies. 
C)  Armed forces. 
D)  International organizations. 
A)  Labor unions. 
B)  State bureaucracies. 
C)  Armed forces. 
D)  International organizations.

Question 13

What do we call interactions among nongovernmental groups in several societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  International. 
B)  Transnational. 
C)  Subnational. 
D)  Supranational. 
A)  International. 
B)  Transnational. 
C)  Subnational. 
D)  Supranational.

Question 14

Which of the following characterizes "international regimes"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Principles. 
B)  Rules. 
C)  Norms. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Principles. 
B)  Rules. 
C)  Norms. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 15

Who was America's leading interventionist liberal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
B)  Woodrow Wilson. 
C)  Herbert Hoover. 
D)  Dwight D. Eisenhower. 
A)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
B)  Woodrow Wilson. 
C)  Herbert Hoover. 
D)  Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Question 16

What is an analytic device that is used to differentiate parts and wholes in global politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Top-down analysis. 
B)  Holistic approach. 
C)  Mereology. 
D)  Levels of analysis. 
A)  Top-down analysis. 
B)  Holistic approach. 
C)  Mereology. 
D)  Levels of analysis.

Question 17

What kind of theory is Newton's theory of gravity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Predictive. 
B)  Explanatory. 
C)  Normative. 
D)  Prescriptive. 
A)  Predictive. 
B)  Explanatory. 
C)  Normative. 
D)  Prescriptive.

Question 18

Who wrote The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939?

Accepted Answer

A)  E. H. Carr. 
B)  Hans J. Morgenthau. 
C)  John Mearsheimer. 
D)  Kenneth N. Waltz. 
A)  E. H. Carr. 
B)  Hans J. Morgenthau. 
C)  John Mearsheimer. 
D)  Kenneth N. Waltz.

Question 19

According to neorealists, what is the major reason for conflict in global politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  The desire for power that is central to human nature. 
B)  The unequal global distribution of wealth. 
C)  The existence of non-democratic states in the global system. 
D)  An absence of trust owing to anarchy. 
A)  The desire for power that is central to human nature. 
B)  The unequal global distribution of wealth. 
C)  The existence of non-democratic states in the global system. 
D)  An absence of trust owing to anarchy.

Question 20

Which of the following is not an impediment to rationality?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a need to form governing coalitions, often including individuals with divergent views. 
B)  There is agreement among decision-makers on key issues. 
C)  Inconsistencies grow as different factions come to power over time. 
D)  Divergent and inconsistent bureaucratic interests and perspectives influence decisions. 
A)  There is a need to form governing coalitions, often including individuals with divergent views. 
B)  There is agreement among decision-makers on key issues. 
C)  Inconsistencies grow as different factions come to power over time. 
D)  Divergent and inconsistent bureaucratic interests and perspectives influence decisions.

Which of the following schools of thought regard "agents" and "structure" as equally important?

What is meant by "bounded rationality"?

Which of the following wrote: "I put for a general inclination of all mankind a perpetual and restless desire of power after power that ceases only in death"?

What do we call a perspective or model of global politics in which states are the source of all important activities?

Who is regarded as America's most influential neorealist?

Which of the following do realists regard as "utopian"?

Which of the following believed that "education" could end warfare?

What are extreme postpositivists called?

Which level of analysis focuses on decision-making agencies?

What is the most important value underlying liberalism?

What theoretical approach emphasizes how identities shape interests?

Which of the following do neoliberals regard as especially important in global politics?

What do we call interactions among nongovernmental groups in several societies?

Which of the following characterizes "international regimes"?

Who was America's leading interventionist liberal?

What is an analytic device that is used to differentiate parts and wholes in global politics?

What kind of theory is Newton's theory of gravity?

Who wrote The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939?

According to neorealists, what is the major reason for conflict in global politics?

Which of the following is not an impediment to rationality?

Prologue

The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative Political Systems

The World Wars

The Cold War

Decolonization and the Global South

Globalization: The New Frontier

Great Issues in Contemporary Global Politics

Causes of War

Technology and the Changing Face of War

International Law and Organization and the Quest for Peace

Identity Politics: Nationalism and Ethnicity

International Political Economy

Human Rights

Human Security

The Environment: a Global Collective Good

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Exam 2: An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

Which of the following schools of thought regard "agents" and "structure" as equally important?

What is meant by "bounded rationality"?

Which of the following wrote: "I put for a general inclination of all mankind a perpetual and restless desire of power after power that ceases only in death"?

What do we call a perspective or model of global politics in which states are the source of all important activities?

Who is regarded as America's most influential neorealist?

Which of the following do realists regard as "utopian"?

Which of the following believed that "education" could end warfare?

What are extreme postpositivists called?

Which level of analysis focuses on decision-making agencies?

What is the most important value underlying liberalism?

What theoretical approach emphasizes how identities shape interests?

Which of the following do neoliberals regard as especially important in global politics?

What do we call interactions among nongovernmental groups in several societies?

Which of the following characterizes "international regimes"?

Who was America's leading interventionist liberal?

What is an analytic device that is used to differentiate parts and wholes in global politics?

What kind of theory is Newton's theory of gravity?

Who wrote The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939?

According to neorealists, what is the major reason for conflict in global politics?

Which of the following is not an impediment to rationality?

Prologue

The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative Political Systems

The World Wars

The Cold War

Decolonization and the Global South

Globalization: The New Frontier

Great Issues in Contemporary Global Politics

Causes of War

Technology and the Changing Face of War

International Law and Organization and the Quest for Peace

Identity Politics: Nationalism and Ethnicity

International Political Economy

Human Rights

Human Security

The Environment: a Global Collective Good

Filters