Question 1

Assessing a state's use of power in pursuit of its foreign policy goals is often referred to as _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   statehood
B)   state sovereignty
C)   statecraft
D)   regime authority C

Question 2

____________ is a measure of the health, well-being, and functioning of the population and society.

Accepted Answer

A)   societal status
B)   prosperity
C)   human development
D)   global competitiveness C

Question 3

India made the decision to publicly test nuclear weapons in _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   2002
B)   2000
C)   1998
D)   1996 C

Question 4

The decision of France and the United Kingdom to abandon their ally Czechoslovakia and allow Nazi Germany to annex part of it in order to appease Nazi Germany in 1938 is an example of ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   betrayal
B)   pessimistic bias
C)   analogy
D)   strategical retreat

Question 5

A state actor's global presence depends on both ______________________ and ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   economic influence; stage of development
B)   capabilities; credibility
C)   material resources; population size
D)   political leadership; electoral process

Question 6

What role has WikiLeaks played in global politics?

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Question 7

An example of a structural characteristic would be_____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   geographical location
B)   civil society
C)   the organization of authority
D)   economy

Question 8

According to the chapter, when the intended policy doesn't necessarily get translated throughout the levels of government, this is the result of ________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   lack of vision
B)   lack of resources
C)   laziness
D)   bureaucratic intransigence

Question 9

Reflect on how bureaucracy hinders or helps a country's foreign policy.

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Question 10

All of the following forms are a part of Barnett and Duvall's (2005) analysis of power except ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   relative power
B)   compulsory power
C)   structural power
D)   institutional power

Question 11

_______________ was one of the first to apply the concept of Operational Code Analysis.

Accepted Answer

A)   Joseph S. Nye Jr
B)   Alexander L. George
C)   Tim Dunne
D)   Jonathan Renshon

Question 12

Discuss the notion that power is both an asset and an aspiration.

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Question 13

The U.S. military force becomes less dominant due to extensive global commitments; many analysts describe this phenomenon as _________?

Accepted Answer

A)   overstretch
B)   global policing
C)   ill-advised military interventions
D)   U.S. imperialism

Question 14

_____________ is rightly credited with coining the term levels of analysis.

Accepted Answer

A)   M. Stephen Walt
B)   J. David Singer
C)   J. Ann Tickner
D)   N. Kenneth Waltz

Question 15

According to former Harvard University dean and top U.S. national security policy advisor _________________, power is like the weather.

Accepted Answer

A)   Robert D. Putnam
B)   Joseph Nye
C)   Catharine Drew Gilpin Faust
D)   Neil Rudenstine

Question 16

What is the operational code?

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Question 17

Central to global politics is the power relationships among states. Write an essay examining the various power relations among major actors. In your essay provide a historical analysis from World War II to the present day.

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Question 18

In cases where president Trump and others in his administration recurrently refer to Islamic terrorism when the terrorist incidents have no link to Islam at all; this is referred to as____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive dissonance
B)   stereotypes
C)   racism
D)   anti-immigration policies

Question 19

India first tested a nuclear warhead in_____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   1960
B)   1974
C)   1980
D)   1996

Question 20

_________ is one that introduces and maintains control of the entire global political system.

Accepted Answer

A)   Global reach
B)   Superpower
C)   Internationalization
D)   Hegemonic power

Exam 3: Interpreting Power: a Levels-Of-Analysis Approach