Exam 1: Power and Systems

When does power become force?

Which of the following systems looks at the world as a single, big capitalist market?

Sovereignty is defined as ________.

________ is the abstract quality of ruling over a country.

In his 1993 publication, Samuel Huntington argues that ________.

Which of the following is an accurate interpretation of power as defined in the text?

Why do some critics label the Cold War era as a "loose bipolar" system?

There were four international relations systems in the twentieth century.

In a multipolar power system model, the power distribution is layered as the rich and high-tech countries form the top layer, rapidly industrializing countries the second, and countries dominated by crime and chronic instability the third.

International anarchy is ________.

Globalization ________.

The possibility of a nuclear war prevented both sides in the bipolar Cold War system from indulging in a direct conflict.

Did World War I and World War II offer support for the balance-of-power theory or contradict it? Discuss the main tenets of this theory and apply them to the WWI and WWII scenarios.

Which of the following holds true about a multipolar international system?

If strictly adhered to, the concept of sovereignty permits states to engage in a whole host of actions, even mass murder, without interference from the international community.

Which of the following is true regarding the Responsibility to Protect (R2P)?

Balance-of-power scholars argue that BOP systems ________.

The failure of the balance-of-power system to function after World War I is one of the factors that led to World War II.

An international system is the ________.

After Napoleon's defeat in 1814, Europe's top statesmen met under the guidance of an Austrian prince to restore a balance-of-power system, which was called the ________.