Question 1

During a crisis situation,public support of a leader tends to

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A)  depend on how the public views the leader's decisions. 
B)  increase regardless of political party affiliation. 
C)  decrease regardless of political party affiliation. 
D)  remain split by political party affiliation.

Question 2

The current system can be described as a state-centric system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The primary cause of groupthink in decision-making groups is pressure to

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A)  meet deadlines. 
B)  achieve consensus. 
C)  influence policy. 
D)  compete for promotion.

Question 4

Individual-level analysis studies the decision-making process of people in all of these aspects except which one?

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A)  as a species 
B)  in groups 
C)  by ethnicity 
D)  idiosyncratically

Question 5

System-level analysis adopts a

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A)  "top-down" approach to studying world politics. 
B)  "bottom-up" approach to studying world politics. 
C)  subjective approach to studying world politics. 
D)  normative approach to studying world politics.

Question 6

The international system's authority structure is mostly

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A)  vertical. 
B)  horizontal. 
C)  bipolar. 
D)  multipolar.

Question 7

Which of the following does Kissinger not mention as a foreign policy-making actor?

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A)  Executives 
B)  Interest groups 
C)  Legislatures 
D)  The judicial branch

Question 8

Seeing human decisions as a mix of rational and irrational inputs is a tenet of

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A)  systems theory. 
B)  balance of power. 
C)  two-level game. 
D)  poliheuristic theory.

Question 9

What is groupthink,and what impact does it have on policy making?

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Question 10

Explain what is meant by the individual level of analysis in world politics.What international phenomena does this level help us to understand? Include examples of circumstances or events that are most appropriately addressed at the individual level.

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Question 11

Name the five basic personal characteristics that can influence individual decision makers.

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Question 12

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger described the foreign policy making process as

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A)  a calm, cerebral process. 
B)  a clash of ideas and a test of political power. 
C)  an irrational unintelligible mess. 
D)  a tough but orderly debate between important actors.

Question 13

Which of the following is not an effect of groupthink?

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A)  major shifts in policy 
B)  dismissing people who "think outside the box" 
C)  limited policy choices 
D)  a lower quality of policy options

Question 14

In 2006,the World Trade Organization (WTO)ruled in favor of a U.S.allegation that the European Union (EU)was violating trade rules.Such procedures by IGOs provide evidence for the

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A)  anarchical nature of the international system. 
B)  increasingly horizontal authority structure. 
C)  increase of sovereignty. 
D)  decline of sovereignty.

Question 15

Some scholars believe that the number of power poles in existence at any one time

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A)  does not significantly affect the international system. 
B)  helps determine how the market is likely to act. 
C)  helps determine how countries are likely to act. 
D)  helps predict environmental policy.

Question 16

What are the main foci for state-level analysts?

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Question 17

Name three of the system level characteristics that determine how systems operate.

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Question 18

Which of the following is not a "level of analysis?"

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A)  individual 
B)  community 
C)  state 
D)  system

Question 19

How did President Bush handle his role as commander in-chief on the morning of September 11,2001?

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A)  He remained outside of Washington, 
B)  He returned as soon as possible to Washington 
C)  He moved himself and executive-level operations to an undisclosed location where they remained for three months. 
D)  He returned to Washington, 
E) C. because he wanted to let Americans know that the president was safe.

Question 20

The rules of the game in a unipolar system suggest

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A)  that lesser powers never try to escape dominance. 
B)  that lesser powers try to escape dominance. 
C)  the greater power may gradually attempt to lessen or eliminate the autonomy of the lesser powers. 
D)  both b and c

Exam 3: Levels of Analysis and Foreign Policy