Deck 2: Theory Is Everywhere

Question 1

When a theory answers the following question, "why does theory matter?" It is referring to the _________________ nature of the theory.

A) empirical
B) truthful
C) prescriptive
D) descriptive

Answer 1

prescriptive

Question 2

Which of the following theories is not highlighted in the chapter?

A) Behavioral Theory
B) Realist Theory
C) Constructivist Theory
D) Feminist Theory

Answer 2

Behavioral Theory

Question 3

Which of these theories is based on the view that competitive self-interest, given the preeminent goal of survival, drives global politics?

A) Liberal Theory
B) Realist Theory
C) Behavioral Theory
D) World Systems Theory

Answer 3

Realist Theory

Question 4

Which of the following is not a defensive realist?

A) Kenneth Waltz
B) Barry Posen
C) Jack Snyder
D) John Mearsheimer

Question 5

The ideas of neoclassical-realism were first introduced by__________________.

A) Jennifer Sterling-Folker
B) John Mearsheimer
C) Gideon Rose
D) Bruce Martin Russett

Question 6

The oldest and most prominent alternative to realist theory is _____________.

A) feminism
B) Marxism
C) liberalism
D) constructivism

Question 7

_______________ are proponents of cosmopolitanism.

A) Liberals
B) Marxists
C) Realists
D) Feminists

Question 8

Machiavelli is a chief architect of ___________.

A) constructivism
B) realism
C) feminist
D) liberalism

Question 9

Which of the following scholars is not described as a modern realist?

A) George Kennan
B) E.H. Carr
C) Hans Morgenthau
D) John Locke

Question 10

Which of these thinkers heavily influenced a realist view of the state?

A) John Rawls
B) Thomas Hobbes
C) Immanuel Kant
D) Karl Marx

Question 11

In the social sciences, a ________ is mostly a composite of a set of assumptions about how the world works.

A) fact
B) theory
C) hunch
D) policy

Question 12

The term bellum omnium contra omnes means ___________________________.

A) war is sweet to the inexperienced
B) a war of all against all
C) in peace, like a wise man, he appropriately prepares for war
D) prepare for war

Question 13

The ideas that states are the only actors that matter stems from a(n) ______________ and _______________ imperative.

A) rational; conservative
B) liberal; institutional
C) anarchy; survival
D) peaceful; democratic

Question 14

The belief that self-interest must be prioritized over values is that of _________.

A) neorealists
B) classical liberalists
C) classical realists
D) neoliberalists

Question 15

A good theory generally is both ____________ and ___________.

A) truthful; rigorous
B) descriptive; agreeable
C) empirical; normative
D) scientific; subjective

Question 16

According to World Systems Theory, global economic and political power is centered around the _________ countries.

A) G20
B) UN Security Council permeant members
C) The WTO General Council
D) core

Question 17

___________is the degree of equilibrium or disequilibrium of power in the global or regional system.

A) Balance of power
B) Soft power
C) Hard power
D) Referent power

Question 18

According to neorealists, countries are ___________________________________.

A) driven by cooperation
B) driven on the bases of ideologies
C) rational actors
D) driven my morality

Question 19

The idea that it is a part of human nature of states to cooperate is rooted in________________.

A) classical realism
B) classical liberalism
C) imperialism
D) liberal internationalism

Question 20

Alexander Wendt is a chief architect of ____________.

A) constructivism
B) realism
C) feminism
D) liberalism

Question 21

Many scholars believe that _____________ is a by-product of globalization.

A) bipolar
B) the Cold War
C) complex interdependence
D) power

Question 22

An understanding and appreciation of shared human experience that binds people together across nations, borders, and cultures is known as________________.

A) international relations
B) social norms
C) cultures
D) cosmopolitanism

Question 23

Two strands of feminism discussed in the chapter are __________.

A) western and eastern
B) eco and post-structural
C) orthodox and radical
D) behavioral and existential

Question 24

The nature of power within Structuralism/World Systems is ________________.

A) economic
B) diplomatic
C) militaristic
D) institutional

Question 25

_____________ see the struggle for power as a zero-sum game.

A) Constructivists
B) Feminists
C) Realists
D) Liberals

Question 26

Leviathan was written by________________.

A) Friedrich Nietzsche
B) John Locke
C) Thomas Hobbes
D) Plato

Question 27

President ____________________ used the phrase war to end all wars as a justification to promote democracy.

A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) George H. W. Bush
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Abraham Lincoln

Question 28

___________________ is central to critical feminists.

A) Promoting social changes through greater representation of women
B) Why there are so few women present in political leadership
C) Adding women to existing structures of power and privilege
D) How such systems, particularly patriarchy, continue to persist

Question 29

Which of the following is not an Enlightenment thinker?

A) Kenneth Waltz
B) Jean Jacques Rousseau
C) Adam Smith
D) Immanuel Kant

Question 30

Rational choice theory is a fundamental element of ________________.

A) populism
B) game theory
C) socialism
D) feminist theory

Question 31

The concept of asocial sociability was developed by _______________.

A) Adam Smith
B) David Hume
C) Immanuel Kant
D) Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Question 32

__________ see global politics as a positive-sum game.

A) Constructivists
B) Realists
C) Feminists
D) Liberals

Question 33

The Social Contract was originally published by ________________________.

A) Thomas Hobbes
B) Francis Fukuyama
C) Immanuel Kant
D) Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Question 34

According to _______________________ the international system is defined by complex interdependence.

A) realists
B) neoliberals
C) feminists
D) Marxists

Question 35

______________is best described as an approach for a group of theories applying and extending Marxist thought to contemporary global politics.

A) Conservative Theory
B) Liberal Theory
C) World Systems Theory
D) Feminist Theory

Question 36

According to theorist _______________________ the world-system is an international axial division of labor.

A) Michael Walzer
B) Michael Williams
C) Immanuel Wallerstein
D) Alexander Wendt

Question 37

Anarchy is what states make of it captures theorist ________________ 's description of ____________.

A) Marysia Zalewski
B) Frank Zagare; Game Theory
C) Thomas Weiss; World System Theory
D) Alexander Wendt; constructivism

Question 38

The English School came into being in the late _______________ .

A) 1980s
B) 1970s
C) 1950s
D) 1940s

Question 39

The English School was first funded by the ___________________.

A) U.S. State Department
B) Rockefeller Foundation
C) British Government
D) Anglo-American

Question 40

Constructivism in IR drew momentum from what is sometimes called the _________.

A) Radical Constructivism
B) State power in IR
C) Third Debate
D) Rational Choice

Question 41

Huntington (1991) argues that the global expansion of democracy is seen through ________________ distinct waves.

A) two
B) three
C) five
D) four

Question 42

Which of the following is not a critical theorist?

A) Anthony Giddens
B) Michel Foucault
C) Jurgen Habermas
D) Robert Axelrod

Question 43

According to ______________________, in an environment as dangerous as anarchy, those who ignore realist principles will ultimately not survive.

A) Robyn Eckersley.
B) Sterling-Folker
C) John Mearsheimer
D) Bruce Russett

Question 44

The concept of bounded rationality was identified by the Nobel Prize winner _________________.

A) Paul Krugman
B) Herbert Simon
C) Arthur Lewis
D) John Nash

Question 45

_____________ is concerned with explaining decision-making as the microfoundation of all global political behavior.

A) Intersectionality
B) transnationalism
C) Rational Choice
D) Realism

Question 46

Rational choice theory is grounded in _________________.

A) realism
B) imperialism
C) feminism
D) microeconomics

Question 47

____________ of ___________________ is the first female leader of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

A) Helen Clark; New Zealand
B) Finance minister; Nigeria
C) Mary Schapiro; U.S.
D) Christine Lagarde; France

Question 48

Both _______________are exclusively concerned with examining and explaining material power and social conflict, for different reasons.

A) realism and liberalism
B) liberalism and constructivism
C) realism and world systems theory
D) feminism and constructivism

Question 49

____________ share a common emphasis on ideas and cooperation.

A) Liberalism and constructivism
B) World systems theory and liberalism
C) Realism and constructivism
D) Feminism and world systems

Question 50

In 2018 France had _______________ nuclear weapons.

A) 400
B) 300
C) 500
D) 600

Question 51

In 2018 Pakistan had _______________ nuclear weapons.

A) 250
B) 325
C) 100
D) 145

Question 52

In 2018 China had _______________ nuclear weapons.

A) 400
B) 280
C) 700
D) 900

Question 53

__________________holds the view that changing ideas, norms, and identities of global actors shape global politics.

A) Liberalism
B) Constructivism
C) Feminism
D) Realism

Question 54

Which of the following is a prominent constructivist?

A) Presbich, Cardoso
B) Gunder Frank
C) Parker Pillsbury
D) Alexander Wendt

Question 55

According to the chapter ________________ is described as the father of modern realism.

A) Richard Ned Lebow
B) Hans Morgenthau
C) Ole Holsti
D) Robert Keohane

Question 56

It is estimated that there are about _________ nuclear weapons that North Korea has that pose a threat to U.S. national security.

A) 20
B) 25
C) 15
D) 35

Question 57

Constructivism has deep roots in which of the social science disciplines?

A) History
B) Economics
C) Sociology
D) Management

Question 58

According to _____________________ countries are rational actors and therefore will react similarly and predictably to power realities.

A) neoliberals
B) ecofeminist
C) neo-institutionalism
D) neorealists

Question 59

________________ refers to the system of gender-based hierarchy in a society which assigns most power to men, uses male (ness) as the norm and places higher value on masculine traits.

A) Patriarchy
B) Periphery
C) Gender quotas
D) Rational actors

Question 60

_____________ is a process of rank-ordering of one's preferences and seeking outcomes that provide for the greatest marginal utility.

A) Behavioralism
B) Preference aggregate
C) Instrumental rationality
D) cultural amalgamation

Question 61

Which of these countries are from the periphery?

A) France
B) Spain
C) Canada
D) India

Question 62

____________are shared ideas by the majority of the population, which become the basis for assessing and regulating social conduct and behavior.

A) Social interactions
B) Values
C) Symbols
D) Norms

Question 63

In 2018 Russia had _______________ nuclear weapons.

A) 4,000
B) 5,340
C) 6,850
D) 10,000

Question 64

Neo-Marxists and world systems theorists see rationality as quite powerful in explaining global politics due to _______________.

A) military capability of states
B) the role of IGOs in global politics
C) international norms that govern global politics
D) economic agents such as firms and consumers

Question 65

Dependency theory is rooted in __________________.

A) Feminist Theory
B) World Systems Theory
C) Liberal Theory
D) Constructivist Theory

Question 66

________________ is a contest in which gains by one player can only be achieved by equal losses for other players.

A) Zero-sum game
B) Rational Choice
C) Prisoner Dilemma
D) The game of chicken

Question 67

_______________ is someone that generally aims to maximize their utility and profit from action taken rather than acting against their self-interest.

A) A rational actor
B) A selfishness
C) A Darwinian
D) An intelligent thinker

Question 68

Which of these is a scholar of dependency theory?

A) Joseph Nye
B) Karl Marx
C) Robert Keohane
D) Andre Gunder Frank

Question 69

Intersectionality is rooted in ____________________.

A) Feminist Theory
B) Liberal Theory
C) Realist Theory
D) World System Theory

Question 70

A contest in which gains by one or more players can be achieved without being offset by losses for any other player or players is called _______________.

A) rational choice
B) prisoner dilemma
C) the game of chicken
D) positive-sum game

Question 71

Explain rational choice theory.

Question 72

Explain the classical liberalist theory of global politics.

Question 73

Explain the neoliberalist theory of global politics.

Question 74

Define the realist theory of global politics.

Question 75

With examples, explain the zero-sum game.

Question 76

What role, if any, does imperialism play in global politics?

Question 77

Describe and explain the central tenants of dependency theory.

Question 78

Explain the Marxist theory of global politics.

Question 79

Examine the center/core logic in global politics.

Question 80

What are the main arguments that a defensive realist makes?