Question 1

What are public goods and why are public goods often provided by governments,rather than private individuals or groups?

Accepted Answer

Public goods are goods or services that

Question 2

When bargaining with others,one actor will have an advantage if:

Accepted Answer

A) there are many other actors with whom to bargain. 
B) the actor is more satisfied with the reversion outcome than the others. 
C) it cares more about the outcome of the bargain. 
D) the actor needs to end the bargaining process quickly. 
E) the actor has no other options but to come to an agreement. 
A) there are many other actors with whom to bargain. 
B) the actor is more satisfied with the reversion outcome than the others. 
C) it cares more about the outcome of the bargain. 
D) the actor needs to end the bargaining process quickly. 
E) the actor has no other options but to come to an agreement.

Question 3

How was the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union analogous to the Prisoner's Dilemma?

Accepted Answer

A) Both sides ended up with fewer weapons than they wanted but still had enough to defend themselves from the other. 
B) Each side kept quiet about the number of nuclear weapons it had,so that it could more easily defect. 
C) Both sides provided evidence of nuclear weapons and cooperated in creating an arms agreement. 
D) The United States provided evidence of nuclear weapons,while the Soviet Union remained quiet and thus defected instead of cooperating. 
E) Collectively each side would have been better off if both had fewer weapons,but each side had an incentive to defect. 
A) Both sides ended up with fewer weapons than they wanted but still had enough to defend themselves from the other. 
B) Each side kept quiet about the number of nuclear weapons it had,so that it could more easily defect. 
C) Both sides provided evidence of nuclear weapons and cooperated in creating an arms agreement. 
D) The United States provided evidence of nuclear weapons,while the Soviet Union remained quiet and thus defected instead of cooperating. 
E) Collectively each side would have been better off if both had fewer weapons,but each side had an incentive to defect.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT considered a threat to the nature of sovereignty?

Accepted Answer

A) Supranational bodies. 
B) Globalization. 
C) Decolonization. 
D) Civil conflict. 
E) Centralization of power. 
A) Supranational bodies. 
B) Globalization. 
C) Decolonization. 
D) Civil conflict. 
E) Centralization of power.

Question 5

Explain how access to information affects the probability of successful cooperation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain how access to information affects the...

Question 6

Some organizations,like the World Trade Organization,have created dispute-settlement procedures that:

Accepted Answer

A) include a policing agency that can force states to comply with any court rulings. 
B) help resolve disputes by interpreting ambiguous rules. 
C) write new rules when the members of the organization disagree with the old rules. 
D) create a court with the power to subpoena and fine members who violate the rules. 
E) have not helped resolve disputes between members. 
A) include a policing agency that can force states to comply with any court rulings. 
B) help resolve disputes by interpreting ambiguous rules. 
C) write new rules when the members of the organization disagree with the old rules. 
D) create a court with the power to subpoena and fine members who violate the rules. 
E) have not helped resolve disputes between members.

Question 7

What is true if the status quo agreement is at point a?

Accepted Answer

A) Any movement within the qba triangle is positive-sum. 
B) Any movement along the line segment ab is zero-sum. 
C) There are no possible agreements between the two actors. 
D) Agreement within triangle qba is likely. 
E) Actor A will improve its share by making an agreement that is closer to point b. 
A) Any movement within the qba triangle is positive-sum. 
B) Any movement along the line segment ab is zero-sum. 
C) There are no possible agreements between the two actors. 
D) Agreement within triangle qba is likely. 
E) Actor A will improve its share by making an agreement that is closer to point b.

Question 8

Why did warfare play such an important role in the emergence of sovereign states?

Accepted Answer

A) Constant military struggle left voters wanting a more powerful central state. 
B) The United Nations Security Council favors sovereign states to help prevent the outbreak of war. 
C) The need for military success and protection forced smaller or less powerful states to merge. 
D) Smaller,more agile states were better able to take advantage of technological advances in warfare. 
E) Peace treaties often declared the boundaries of new states to help prevent future wars. 
A) Constant military struggle left voters wanting a more powerful central state. 
B) The United Nations Security Council favors sovereign states to help prevent the outbreak of war. 
C) The need for military success and protection forced smaller or less powerful states to merge. 
D) Smaller,more agile states were better able to take advantage of technological advances in warfare. 
E) Peace treaties often declared the boundaries of new states to help prevent future wars.

Question 9

One means with which a country can coerce other countries is:

Accepted Answer

A) walking away from negotiations. 
B) setting the agenda for negotiations. 
C) threatening or using military force against the other countries. 
D) withholding information from the other countries. 
E) having an international organization mediate the dispute. 
A) walking away from negotiations. 
B) setting the agenda for negotiations. 
C) threatening or using military force against the other countries. 
D) withholding information from the other countries. 
E) having an international organization mediate the dispute.

Question 10

For the game below,what is A2's payoff in cell DD?

Accepted Answer

A) 1. 
B) 2. 
C) 3. 
D) 4. 
E) Undefined. 
A) 1. 
B) 2. 
C) 3. 
D) 4. 
E) Undefined.

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of a public good?

Accepted Answer

A) A free lunch provided by a soup kitchen. 
B) The clean air resulting from laws reducing pollution. 
C) A tariff protecting an important national industry. 
D) Electric cars that reduce smog for everyone. 
E) Government tax credits for companies that make safer cars. 
A) A free lunch provided by a soup kitchen. 
B) The clean air resulting from laws reducing pollution. 
C) A tariff protecting an important national industry. 
D) Electric cars that reduce smog for everyone. 
E) Government tax credits for companies that make safer cars.

Question 12

The most likely outcome for both participants in the Prisoner's Dilemma is:

Accepted Answer

A) both keep quiet,so that both prisoners go free. 
B) both provide evidence against each other and go to jail. 
C) both provide evidence against each other but avoid jail due to bargaining. 
D) one prisoner keeps quiet,while the other provides evidence and avoids jail. 
E) both keep quiet and spend time in jail. 
A) both keep quiet,so that both prisoners go free. 
B) both provide evidence against each other and go to jail. 
C) both provide evidence against each other but avoid jail due to bargaining. 
D) one prisoner keeps quiet,while the other provides evidence and avoids jail. 
E) both keep quiet and spend time in jail.

Question 13

The following are all examples of nongovernmental organizations EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) the Red Cross. 
B) Amnesty International. 
C) the United Nations. 
D) Greenpeace. 
E) Doctors without Borders. 
A) the Red Cross. 
B) Amnesty International. 
C) the United Nations. 
D) Greenpeace. 
E) Doctors without Borders.

Question 14

________ interactions are the simplest kind of cooperation between actors.

Accepted Answer

A) Competitive 
B) Zero-sum 
C) Coordination 
D) Positive-sum 
E) Collaborative 
A) Competitive 
B) Zero-sum 
C) Coordination 
D) Positive-sum 
E) Collaborative

Question 15

Successful cooperation depends upon all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) the number of actors involved in an interaction. 
B) how quickly the actors can interact. 
C) the number of times actors interact. 
D) how much the actors value the future. 
E) the accuracy of the information they possess. 
A) the number of actors involved in an interaction. 
B) how quickly the actors can interact. 
C) the number of times actors interact. 
D) how much the actors value the future. 
E) the accuracy of the information they possess.

Question 16

For the game below,what is A2's payoff in cell CC?

Accepted Answer

A) 1. 
B) 2. 
C) 3. 
D) 4. 
E) Undefined. 
A) 1. 
B) 2. 
C) 3. 
D) 4. 
E) Undefined.

Question 17

Which is the best definition of a public good?

Accepted Answer

A) A benefit that is paid for by the government out of tax dollars collected from the general public. 
B) A product created by public agencies for the use of all citizens of a country. 
C) A product that cannot be withheld from anyone and whose use does not prohibit anyone else from enjoying it. 
D) The supplies that governments provide for infrastructure projects. 
E) A good universally demanded by the public. 
A) A benefit that is paid for by the government out of tax dollars collected from the general public. 
B) A product created by public agencies for the use of all citizens of a country. 
C) A product that cannot be withheld from anyone and whose use does not prohibit anyone else from enjoying it. 
D) The supplies that governments provide for infrastructure projects. 
E) A good universally demanded by the public.

Question 18

An actor using agenda-setting power during bargaining:

Accepted Answer

A) makes the last (and decisive)move. 
B) uses knowledge of the agenda to create coalitions with other actors. 
C) links items on the agenda to other issues,in order to coerce other actors. 
D) acts first and therefore changes what choices are available to the other actors. 
E) keeps the official record of the proceedings and uses this to promote its own description of the agreement or treaty. 
A) makes the last (and decisive)move. 
B) uses knowledge of the agenda to create coalitions with other actors. 
C) links items on the agenda to other issues,in order to coerce other actors. 
D) acts first and therefore changes what choices are available to the other actors. 
E) keeps the official record of the proceedings and uses this to promote its own description of the agreement or treaty.

Question 19

Why would it be in the interest of sovereign states to comply with institutions?

Accepted Answer

Sovereign states may find it in their in

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of an institution helping to verify compliance?

Accepted Answer

A) The United Nations banning the use of satellites and planes to spy on other countries. 
B) United Nations resolutions clearly banning Iraq from possessing weapons of mass destruction. 
C) The North American Free Trade Agreement having 22 chapters of detailed rules on trade and investment between the member countries. 
D) International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors searching for nuclear weapons that would violate the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. 
E) The United Nations Security Council approving the use of military force to remove Iraqi troops from Kuwait in 1990. 
A) The United Nations banning the use of satellites and planes to spy on other countries. 
B) United Nations resolutions clearly banning Iraq from possessing weapons of mass destruction. 
C) The North American Free Trade Agreement having 22 chapters of detailed rules on trade and investment between the member countries. 
D) International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors searching for nuclear weapons that would violate the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. 
E) The United Nations Security Council approving the use of military force to remove Iraqi troops from Kuwait in 1990.

What are public goods and why are public goods often provided by governments,rather than private individuals or groups?

When bargaining with others,one actor will have an advantage if:

How was the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union analogous to the Prisoner's Dilemma?

Which of the following is NOT considered a threat to the nature of sovereignty?

Explain how access to information affects the probability of successful cooperation.

Some organizations,like the World Trade Organization,have created dispute-settlement procedures that:

What is true if the status quo agreement is at point a?

Why did warfare play such an important role in the emergence of sovereign states?

One means with which a country can coerce other countries is:

For the game below,what is A2's payoff in cell DD?

Which of the following is an example of a public good?

The most likely outcome for both participants in the Prisoner's Dilemma is:

The following are all examples of nongovernmental organizations EXCEPT:

________ interactions are the simplest kind of cooperation between actors.

Successful cooperation depends upon all of the following EXCEPT:

For the game below,what is A2's payoff in cell CC?

Which is the best definition of a public good?

An actor using agenda-setting power during bargaining:

Why would it be in the interest of sovereign states to comply with institutions?

Which of the following is an example of an institution helping to verify compliance?

Introduction

What Shaped Our World

Why Are There Wars

Domestic Politics and War

International Institutions and War

Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism

International Trade

International Financial Relations

International Monetary Relations

Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

International Law and Norms

Human Rights

The Global Environment

The Future of International Politics

Foundations, war, and Peace

International Political Economy, transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

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Exam 3: Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

What are public goods and why are public goods often provided by governments,rather than private individuals or groups?

When bargaining with others,one actor will have an advantage if:

How was the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union analogous to the Prisoner's Dilemma?

Which of the following is NOT considered a threat to the nature of sovereignty?

Explain how access to information affects the probability of successful cooperation.

Some organizations,like the World Trade Organization,have created dispute-settlement procedures that:

What is true if the status quo agreement is at point a?

Why did warfare play such an important role in the emergence of sovereign states?

One means with which a country can coerce other countries is:

For the game below,what is A2's payoff in cell DD?

Which of the following is an example of a public good?

The most likely outcome for both participants in the Prisoner's Dilemma is:

The following are all examples of nongovernmental organizations EXCEPT:

________ interactions are the simplest kind of cooperation between actors.

Successful cooperation depends upon all of the following EXCEPT:

For the game below,what is A2's payoff in cell CC?

Which is the best definition of a public good?

An actor using agenda-setting power during bargaining:

Why would it be in the interest of sovereign states to comply with institutions?

Which of the following is an example of an institution helping to verify compliance?

Introduction

What Shaped Our World

Why Are There Wars

Domestic Politics and War

International Institutions and War

Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism

International Trade

International Financial Relations

International Monetary Relations

Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

International Law and Norms

Human Rights

The Global Environment

The Future of International Politics

Foundations, war, and Peace

International Political Economy, transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

Filters