Chapter 1 (Thinking And Caring About World Politics)

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200

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Approximately how many state are part of the international community?

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300

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There are numerous international governmental organizations (IGO) that join states on the world stage, about how many are there today?

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EU

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Which of the following is an example of an IGO?
a. EU
b. China
c. U.S. Congress
d. General Electric

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only a small percentage of Americans follow foreign affairs

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In a recent survey regarding foreign news, what was determined?

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Sweden

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Which country appears to have the most knowledgeable citizens when it comes to international affairs?

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$81 Billion

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How much did the 9-11 attacks cost the U.S. after the first four months?

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continues to increase

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What is the characteristic of the impact of international economies on domestic societies

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$10 trillion

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How much of foreign assets do Americans own?

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helps create many jobs.

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What is the benefit of foreign investments in U.S. companies?

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$1800

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What is the average per American cost for nation defense in the U.S. budget?

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Iraq 2003

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Of recent U.S. military actions, what has been the most costly in terms of dollars?

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America's high military spending takes resources from spending in other areas.

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What is a common criticism of America's high level defense spending?

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George W. Bush

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One of the paths to affecting world politics laid out in the text is becoming a policy maker. Which of the prominent policy makers DID NOT study political science?

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What is political theory?

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An idea or connected set of ideas about why things happen and how political events and trends relate to one another.

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Constructivism

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Of the major theories of international politics, which theory was developed most recently?

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Liberalism

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President G.W. Bush focus on spreading democracy and encouraging free trade is consistent with which theoretical tradition?

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realism

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Which theory maintains that human conflict is inevitable?

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What is economical nationalism?

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economic theory of world politics argues that states should use their economic strength to increase national power, which can further advance economic strength.

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What is economic structuralism?

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economic theory of world politics that argues that wealthy countries have arranged the world economic system to preserve their dominant position.

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What is economic internationalism?

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economic theory of world politics which argues that free economic interchange can bring prosperity to all countries.

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What is constructivism?

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theory which vies international relations as an interactive process in which agents create structures which in turn affect agents.

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False

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True or False: in comparison to other countries, Americans are among the most educated about foreign affairs.

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True

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True or False: One outcome of the September 11th attacks on America was that Americans felt increasingly connected to the rest of the world

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False

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True or False: Changes in international financial markets affect only wealthy Americans

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True

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True or False: In comparison to other countries, the U.S. spends the most money on defense per capita

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True

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True or False: Climate change has been linked to pollution.

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False

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True or False: direct action attracts attention but seldom change policy

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True

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Realists believe that conflict is inevitable.

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False

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True or False: Realists and liberalists are similar in that they are both suspicious of international cooperation.

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True

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True or False: Liberals believe that complex interdependence leads to greater use of international law and stronger international institutions.

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False

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True or False: In no instance would liberalists advocate the use of military force.

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True

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True or False: postmodernism argues that the social world is the result of how we think and talk about it.

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False

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True or False: Feminist theory is only about the equality of women but not a theory about international politics.

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True

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True or False: Economic nationalism is closely linked with realism.

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True

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True or False: Economic structuralists argue that global inequality is the result of the powerful exploiting the weak

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False

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True or False: Constructivists do not believe that the international system can change.

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What are international governmental organizations?

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international or transnational actors that are composed of member countries

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What are nongovernmental organizations?

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international organizations with private memberships

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What are multinational corporation?

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private enterprises that have production subsidiaries or branches in more than 1 country.

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What is anarchial international system?

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traditional structure of world politics in which there is no central authority to set and enforce rules and resolve disputes

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What is intermestic?

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merger of international and domestic concerns and decisions.

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What is international investment capital?

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flow of money in and out of a country to buy companies, stocks, bonds, real estate, and other assets.

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What is the fiscal year?

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- a budge year which may or may not be the same as a calendar year.
EX: U.S. Fiscal year October 1 - September 30

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What is direct democracy?

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policy making through a variety of processes, including referendums, by which citizens directly cast ballots on policy issues.

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What is political theory?

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an idea or connected set of ideas about why things happen and how events relate to one another.

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What is realism?

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view that world politics is driven by competitive self-interest, and therefore, that the central dynamic of an international system is a struggle for power among countries as each tries, or preserves, or preferably improve its military security and economic welfare in comparison to other states.

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What is the zero-sum game?

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contest which gains by one player can be only achieve by equal losses for other players

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What is classic realism?

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subdivision of realist thought that believes the root cause of conflict is the aggressive nature of humans.

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What is neorealism?

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view that the self-interested struggle for power among countries is caused by the anarchial nature of the international system, which leaves each state solely responsible for its safety and welfare and forces each state to pursue its interests in competition with other states.

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What are neorealists?

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analysts who believe that the distribution across and shifting powers among states in the anarchial international system is a casual factor that determines the action of states and thus the dynamics of world politics.

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What is liberalism?

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view that people and the countries that represent them are capable of finding mutual interests and cooperating to achieve them, by forming ties between countries and also by working together for the common good through international organizations and according to international law

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What are liberals?

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analysts who reject power politics and argue that people are capable of finding mutual interests and cooperating to achieve them.

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What is a non-zero sum game?

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contest in which gains by 1 or more players can be achieved without offsetting losses for any other players or players.

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What is neoliberalism?

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vie that conflict and other ills that result from the anarchial international system can be eased by building global and regional organizations and processes will allow people, groups, countries, and other international actors to cooperate for their mutual benefit.

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What are neoliberals?

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analysts who believe that conflict and other ills resulting from the anarchial international system can be eased by building global and regional organizations and processes that will allow; people, groups, countries, and other international actors to cooperate for their mutual benefit.

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What is post-modernism?

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- theory holds that reality doesn't exist as such.
- rather, reality is created by how we think and our discourse
- as applied to world politics, it is the belief that we have become trapped by stale way of conceiving of how we organize and conduct ourselves.
- wish to deconstruct discourse.

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What is feminism?

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view that women have been suppressed and ignored in both politic and political scholarship and have had to strive to achieve greater quality.

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What is economic nationalism?

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belief that the state should use its economic strength to further national interests, and that a state should use its power to build its economic strength.

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What is economic internationalism?

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belief that international economic relations should and can be conducted cooperatively because the international economy is at non-zero-sum game in which prosperity is available to all.

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What is economic structuralism?

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- belief that economic structure determines politics as the conduct of the world politics is based on the way that the world is organized economically.
- radical restructuring of the economic system is required to end the uneven distribution of wealth and power

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What is constructivism?

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view that the course of international relations is an interactive process in which the ideas of and communications among agents serve to create structures which, in turn influence the ideas and communications of agents.