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2 main divisions of political science as they relate to int'l studies?
int'l relations and comparative politics
someone who believes in a providential undertanding of history would believe the following:
that their country is fulfilling the mission of God
which of the following was not one of the orgiional world civilizations
indians
The Roman Empire dominated all of the following regions except
Germania
When the Roman empire collapsed, it broke apart into which of the following major parts:
England, Europe, Italy, and Eastern Roman empire
The European divisions of England, France, Germany, Russia and Poland emerged in which time period?
1000 AD to 1500 AD
England colonized all of the following areas except:
Thailand
Which of the following statements is false concerning the relationship between WWI and European imperialism?
The European powers relied heavily upon their colonies to wage war against each other
The ultimate victors of WWII were:
The U.S. Russia and China
George W. Bush's primary strategic shift in the wake of 9/11 was:
pursuing principle over stability as the cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy
Globalization has brought all of the following except:
A reduction in global inequality
An advocate of liberalism would support which of the following proposals:
Admitting Russian into the WTO
Collective security is based on which of the following principles:
An attack against one is an attack against all
A proponent of realpolitik would criticise liberalism as being
naive
Which of the following is not one of the main divisions of history?
Geographic history
How do historians define history?
A reconstruction and interpretation of past human endeavors based on the available sources
why do different histories tell differenct accounts of the past?
all the above
what type of histroy has dominated written accounts up until the presnt century?
political and diplomatic
what is the notion of post-modern history?
history is a depiction of reality as teh creator and audience perceive it
which of the following is not a primary source for history?
personal journals of great leaders
Biased histories have contributed to which of the following conflicts?
all of the above
Which of the following would likely be the least reliable version of history?
that written by internet journalists
historical lessons are difficult to draw for which of the following reasons?
Every historical situation is unique and contextual
Geography primarily seeks to answer shich of the following types of questions?
why and where
What does geography study about human behavior that differentiates it from the other social sciences?
How human characteristics are organized spatially
which ancient civilization did not have scholars of geography?
None of the above
Who preserved knowledge of geog after the roman empire fell
the arabs
how did the teaching of geog change in the late 20th century
the national geog standards were developed
all fo the following are part of the national geog standards except
data sensing
what is meant by the staement 'A region is a human mental construct?'
It is the mental identification fo commonality and difference which creates a region
Biased histories have contributed to which of the following conflicts?
all of the above
Which of the following would likely be the least reliable version of history?
that written by internet journalists
historical lessons are difficult to draw for which of the following reasons?
Every historical situation is unique and contextual
Geography primarily seeks to answer shich of the following types of questions?
why and where
What does geography study about human behavior that differentiates it from the other social sciences?
How human characteristics are organized spatially
which ancient civilization did not have scholars of geography?
None of the above
Biased histories have contributed to which of the following conflicts?
all of the above
Who preserved knowledge of geog after the roman empire fell
the arabs
Which of the following would likely be the least reliable version of history?
that written by internet journalists
how did the teaching of geog change in the late 20th century
the national geog standards were developed
historical lessons are difficult to draw for which of the following reasons?
Every historical situation is unique and contextual
all fo the following are part of the national geog standards except
data sensing
Geography primarily seeks to answer shich of the following types of questions?
why and where
what is meant by the staement 'A region is a human mental construct?'
It is the mental identification fo commonality and difference which creates a region
What does geography study about human behavior that differentiates it from the other social sciences?
How human characteristics are organized spatially
which ancient civilization did not have scholars of geography?
None of the above
Who preserved knowledge of geog after the roman empire fell
the arabs
how did the teaching of geog change in the late 20th century
the national geog standards were developed
all fo the following are part of the national geog standards except
data sensing
what is meant by the staement 'A region is a human mental construct?'
It is the mental identification fo commonality and difference which creates a region
What is environmental possibilsm
humans have various options to adapt to and affect the physical environment
projection on a mpa refers to waht
the distotion inherent in projecting three dimensional objects onto two-dimensional papers
maps have been used inpropaganda in which of the following circumstance?
kashmir
which of the following not an example of a nation without a state?
none of the above
A conservative in IR would agree with which of the following?
We should maintain the status quo
A liberal in IR would agree with which of the following
we should reform the status quo through an evolutionary processof incremental change
a revolutionary in IR would agree with which of the following
we should transform the status quo thruogh significant and rapid change
a reactionary in IR would agree
we should return to how things were better in the past
what is a state
a monopoly on the legitimate use of force within a territory
which of the following si not a non-state actor
IGO
The individual level of IR analysis primarily looks at which of the following
the charisma power and decision-making processes fo key persons in history
the domestic level of IR analysis primarily looks at which of the following
the political structures within a country
the inerstae level of IR analysis primarily looks at...
power politics and institutions
the global level of IR analysis looks at..
macro level trends that forces
what is a regime?
fundamental rules and norms of politics within a state
A liberal in IR would agree with which of the following
we should reform the status quo through an evolutionary processof incremental change
a revolutionary in IR would agree with which of the following
we should transform the status quo thruogh significant and rapid change
a reactionary in IR would agree
we should return to how things were better in the past
what is a state
a monopoly on the legitimate use of force within a territory
which of the following si not a non-state actor
IGO
The individual level of IR analysis primarily looks at which of the following
the charisma power and decision-making processes fo key persons in history
the domestic level of IR analysis primarily looks at which of the following
the political structures within a country
the inerstae level of IR analysis primarily looks at...
power politics and institutions
the global level of IR analysis looks at..
macro level trends that forces
what is a regime?
fundamental rules and norms of politics within a state
A liberal in IR would agree with which of the following
we should reform the status quo through an evolutionary processof incremental change
a revolutionary in IR would agree with which of the following
we should transform the status quo thruogh significant and rapid change
a reactionary in IR would agree
we should return to how things were better in the past
what is a state
a monopoly on the legitimate use of force within a territory
which of the following si not a non-state actor
IGO
The individual level of IR analysis primarily looks at which of the following
the charisma power and decision-making processes fo key persons in history
the domestic level of IR analysis primarily looks at which of the following
the political structures within a country
the inerstae level of IR analysis primarily looks at...
power politics and institutions
the global level of IR analysis looks at..
macro level trends that forces
what is a regime?
fundamental rules and norms of politics within a state
what is a government
an elite in charge of running a state
which of the following is not a major type of legitimacy
operational legitimacy
which of the following is an incorrect description of its indicated type of state
federal states= states that can excerisde effectively the functions of a state
which of the following is an accurate description of state autonomy
the ability of the state to wield its power independently of the public
what is a society
a collection of people bound by shared institutions
what is ethnicity
specific attributes and institutions that make one group of people culturally different from toehrs
what is national identity
an institution that binds people together through a common set of political aspirations
what is citizenship
an individual's relationship tot he state
what is ethnic conflict
when different ethnic groups struggle to achieve political or economic goals at each other's expense
why is it potentially dangerous to redraw former colonial borders
if bordersare redrawn in one place, other groups around will demand the same thing
what is globalization
the process of increasing linkages between states, societies and economics
globalization has contributed to the strengthening of all teh following except
states
all of the following are potential economic problems associated with globalization except
a democratic deficit becasue international actors are not directly accountable to the people
globalization affects societal attitudes in all the following ways except
it can engender a kind of global multiculturalism
which of the following is a myth of globalization
globalization is bigger than people realize
which of the following is not a political attitude?
hegemons? check on it
which of the following is an incorrect description of the indicated political ideology?
social democracy believes that the state neds to take over private property and use the resources equally for the whole society
ideologies have recetnly come into disrepute for all thef ollowing resasons except
they lack any underlying moral principles
what is the political science definition of fundamentalism
an ideology that seeks to make faith the sovereign authority
which of the following is an accurate description of authoritarianism
a political regime in which a small group fo individuals exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public
all are economic sources of non democratic rule except
high econ development
all are societal sources of non democratic rule except
culture historically rooted in Confucianism
which is an incorreect description of the indicated means by which nondemocratic regimes maintain political control
clietelism the state denies members of the public with specific benefits or favors
which is an incorrect description of a type of non democratic rule
illiberal democracy
a single member district has all characteristics except
has no wasted votes
a proportional representation system has all except
creates tstrong ruling coalititions
Genuine democratic competition depends primarily on all the following except
a separation of the functions of head of state from head of government
which of the following is a disadvantage of a parliamentary system
potentially dangerous concentration of power in the legislative branch
which of the following is a disadvantage of a presidential system
can create a deadlock and a divided govt so nothing gets done
what is the rationale for a bicameral legislature
laws that emerge reflect a balance between national and local interests
all are economic sources of non democratic rule except
high econ development
all are societal sources of non democratic rule except
culture historically rooted in Confucianism
which is an incorreect description of the indicated means by which nondemocratic regimes maintain political control
clietelism the state denies members of the public with specific benefits or favors
which is an incorrect description of a type of non democratic rule
illiberal democracy
a single member district has all characteristics except
has no wasted votes
a proportional representation system has all except
creates tstrong ruling coalititions
Genuine democratic competition depends primarily on all the following except
a separation of the functions of head of state from head of government
which of the following is a disadvantage of a parliamentary system
potentially dangerous concentration of power in the legislative branch
which of the following is a disadvantage of a presidential system
can create a deadlock and a divided govt so nothing gets done
what is the rationale for a bicameral legislature
laws that emerge reflect a balance between national and local interests
What is the rationale for a bicameral legislature
laws that emerge reflect a balance between national and local interests
what is judicial review
the mechanism by which the court can review laws and plicies and overturn those that are seen as vilations of the constituion
all fo the following are key components of liberty except
civil organization
all are key crieteria for determining an advanced democracy exdcept
agriculture represents a large percentage of overall production
all are key milestones in the evolution of the EU except
1973 UK taking control of Euro Presidency
which is not a major EU project in recent years
formal accession talks with Ukraine
EU integration has its limits for all reasons except
EU is excessively democratic, so it can't get anythign done
Mercantilism can best be described as
close cooperation between business and govt in the pursuit of national power
sustainable economic developmetn means
development that does not deplete resources and destroy ecosystems so quickly that the basis of developmetn itsellf is threatened
the idea that countries should specialize in the production of the good they are least bad at producing is
comparative advantage
Anthropology is important for the study of international studies for al of the follwoing reasons except:
it explains the institutional process of foreign policy making within countries
all are chinese policies in East Asia except
recognition of Taiwanese independence
which is not a development challenge for Africa
lack of natural resources
what is the first law of petro-politics?
price of oil increases, democracy decreases
obama's plicy towards Afghanistan is most like
Nixon's policy towards vietnam
The general agreement of the NPT is
non nuclear powers forego nuclear weapons development in exchange for peaceful nuclear engergy tech and disarmament by the nuclear powers
participants in the six party talks include all except
france
Anti-Westernfeeligns in the Muslim world arise from all except
US imposition of democracy during the Cold War
Resource-rich African countries like to do business with China for all of the following reasons except:
China nvests in their long-termsustainability
Which did not contribute to teh fragility of the US ecnomy in the lead-up to the financial crisis?
Financial
Accuont deficit
In what way did September 11th contribute to the financial crisis
The fed lowered interest rates, triggering a housing bubble
Which of the following is not on e of the political reasons driving China's willingness to lend to the U.S.?
It helps reduce the US trade deficit
In what way did the advent of loan securitizaiton contribute to the financial crisis
It encouraged risky lending since the bak that made the loan sold the loan
How did the bursting of the housing bubble provoke the financial crissi
All the above
What is the paradox of thrift
If everyone saves, the resulting shrinking of the economy outstrips the value of the increased savings
How do bank failures lead to Great Depressions
All the above
How does systemic deleveraging lead to great depressions
the selling of assets for cash leads to an overall stock market crash, resulting in the bankruptcies of otherwise perfectly healthy firms, creating a vicious cycle
How did the Bush Admin 's concern about moral hazard help contribute ot the financial crisis
Moral hazard encourages banks to make risky loans since they know they will be bailed out later
why does monetary policy not work when the economy is in a liquidity trap
interest rates cannot be lowered below zero.
why did govt need to bail out AIG
if they did not, the liqidation fo their assets would cause the rest of the market ot crash, triggering a vicious cycle
which is false regarding why the different bank bailout plans did not work
the public-private partnership would not work because private banks would never buy up the bad loans
the debatre about the stimulus package concerned all except
whether fiscal policy should be used at all
what was the danger of doing too little stimulus
the economy could enter into a long period of stagnation, requiring the future stimulus pakages
what were Republican political calculations regarding teh vote on the stimulus pakage
to oppose any stimulus
what is a beggar-thy-neighbor policy
a policy that benefits the home country at the expense of another country
which of the following statements is true regarding the responses of the key plaers to the financial crisis
the UK produced the best ideas for responding to the crisis
what are the prospects for rewriting the global financial regulations
since the urgency has passed, so too has the impetus for real reform
how has the financial crisi put into question neo-liberal globalization
it has made people question whether market authoritarianism is perhaps a bettter model
why does monetary policy not work when the economy is in a liquidity trap
interest rates cannot be lowered below zero.
why did govt need to bail out AIG
if they did not, the liqidation fo their assets would cause the rest of the market ot crash, triggering a vicious cycle
which is false regarding why the different bank bailout plans did not work
the public-private partnership would not work because private banks would never buy up the bad loans
the debatre about the stimulus package concerned all except
whether fiscal policy should be used at all
what was the danger of doing too little stimulus
the economy could enter into a long period of stagnation, requiring the future stimulus pakages
what were Republican political calculations regarding teh vote on the stimulus pakage
to oppose any stimulus
what is a beggar-thy-neighbor policy
a policy that benefits the home country at the expense of another country
which of the following statements is true regarding the responses of the key plaers to the financial crisis
the UK produced the best ideas for responding to the crisis
what are the prospects for rewriting the global financial regulations
since the urgency has passed, so too has the impetus for real reform
how has the financial crisi put into question neo-liberal globalization
it has made people question whether market authoritarianism is perhaps a bettter model
The financial crisis has strategically hampered the US in a ll fo the following ways except
US soft power has decreased
What are the key characteristics of Singapore's model
economically dynameic, highly educated, and strong and competent govt
what strategy did Deng Xioping set in motion that continues to this day
retain authoritarian control while marketizing and eventually modernizing the economy
what sis the biggest problem of China's massive purchase of resouces in the third world
they show little to no regard for the long-run sustainability for their resource extraction
china's peaceful rise strategy sccomplishes all of the following except
give them a greater global responsibility
why does the west call china a free-rider
china benefits greatly from teh american provided...order without doing anythign to help sustain it
what is the strategy the US is pursuing to rebalance its uspport for Taiwan
Support pro-independence politcial leaders in Taiwan
What can the US expect from China in terms of helping N.Korea denuclearize
the minimum necessary to prevent a major to prevent a major conflict
why does China accept US security dominance in teh Pacific
it prevents Japanes nationalism and rearmament
what is the US's principal argument why China needs to assume its responsibility for tackling climate change
it is projected to be the alrgest emitter by a significant margin
China makes all of the following arguments in the climate negotiations except
they will not put a cap on emmissions unless the US does as well for fear of job losses
what are the likely prospects for global climate negotiations
china and the US keep trying to shift responsibility onto the other
why does the west now want china to play a larger global role
because this will force them to behave more responsibly
in what way has china contributed to the genocide in Darfur
all the above
all the following are true regarding Tibet except
the west applies real pressure on the chinese to act
why does cina sometimes put pressure on the junta in myrammar
because sometimes the junta embarrasses their chinese patrons
why would the leader of a resource-rich country be willing to work with china
all above
prospects for greater political freedom in china are grim for all of the following except
as long as china keeps growing the people will not demand political freedom
which is false regarding the likely impacts of global warming
deforestation is a major problem, second only to vehicle emissions
what is the biggest danger of species loss
if a keystone species is wiped out, trigger a wider collaps of the ecosystem
what is the main reason advanced for why climate change needs to be addressed now as an urgent issue
failure to act now could result in irreversible losses which are even more costly to deal with
global CO3 levels are expect to skyrocket for all reasons except
new technologies will nto be developed
some claim that recent warming is cyclical why is theis argument wrong
the current cyclical casues point towards cooling not warming
what is the free-rider problem
when everybody hopes another party will provide the public good with the resultof it not being provided by anybody
what is a negative externality
the negative consequences born by somebody other than the one making the decision for their personal benefit
what does it mean to inernalize the externality
to make whoever inflicts the harm pay for the harm
a carbon tax has all of the following advantages except
it is a aprogressive tax
how does a cap-and-trade system encourage technological innovation towards cleaner energy sources
by creating a cost of polluting, there becomes an inventive to develop a cheaper alternative
what is the principle weakness of a cap and trade system
the allocation of polllution permits is subject to political manipulations
if you were the leader of a developing country that had lots of rainforests, what should you be asking for in the climate negotiations
compensation for the pollution cleaning services provided by the coutnry's rainforests
why do all nations have to commit to ta climate deal before any individual nation will act
because if some do not, then businesses will flee to the less regulated countries with no net global decrease of emission
what is the political time-horizon problem
when the fruits of a decision will ripen after the politician has left office while the costs of that decision will ripen during their term in office
why is a climate deal improbable in copenhagen
because the us has fialed to lead by example, providing a pretext for other countries to do little
why is solar power on eof the most promising alternatives to fossil fuels
it is likely moore's law will apply also to solar technology
what does it mean that israel pursues a plicy of strategic ambiguity with respect to its nuclear arsenal
it remains ambiguous about whether or not it actually possesses nuclear weapons
who was AQ khan and why was he important
he was a nuclear scientist for pakistan who ran na underground netwoek selling nuclear technology to rogue states
what was the nuclear agreement between india and the US
the us agrees to sell india nuclear technology and to cooperate on nuclear matters in exchange for closer startegic cooperation
what is the IAEA
it is an international agency charged with the implementation and enforcement of the non proliferatino agreement
which is nota common argumetn adacned in defense of nuclear weapons
if all countries possessed nuclear weapons then there would be mutually assured destruction in all directions thus creating a more peaceful world
what is the loophole in the NPT agreement
countries can legally develop virtually all of the technology necessary for nuclear weapons and then renounce the treaty at the last minute as they break out and develop weapons
why was gorbachev so opposed to reagan's plans for star wars missile defense
because it would upset the mutually assured destruction balance which had kept peace in the cold war
if the US attacked Iran's nuclear facilities, all of the following would likely occur except
it would cause the regime to change its mind about developing weapons by demonstrating US resolve
why is the iranian regime seeking nuclear weapons
all above
what has obama declared to be the number one security threat tot the US
nuclear terrorism
what happened after Israel attacked Syria'ls secret nuclear sites
nothing
describe the strategy used by the US and Israel to counter the Iranian nuclear program
all above
sanctions are generally ineffective for all reasons except
they usually do not cover all goods to the country, so they don't hurt the people enought to induce them to rise up against their government
why is china opposed to sanctions on Iran
all of the above
how have the nuclear powers violated the spirit, if not the letter of the NPT agreement
all of the avoce
president Obama's nuclear posture review contains all of teh following elements except
a declaration of no first use of nuclear weapons, even in the case of a signficant chemical or biological attack
attacking North Korea's nuclear sites would not work for all reasons except
Kim Jon-il would be forced from power, resulting in a regime collapse
why does China matter for the six-party talks
all above
why did obama change the basing of missile defense in europe
he was attempting to reset relations with russia
all are china's motivations in the six party talks except
all above
iran and north korea cooperate in what way on nuclear matters
north korea provides technical advice on weapons, Iran provides North Korea technical advice on delivery systems
president obama's nuclear summit was focused primarily on which issues
securing loose nuclear materials around the world
south africa renounced its nuclear weapons program for what reson
mandella wanted to signal his responsible statemanship to win recognition from the rest of the world
brazil and argentina renounced their nuclear weapons programs for what reason
for purposes of regional stability, they wanted to avoid a nuclear arms race
ukraine renounced itsnuclear weapons but retained what
weapons grade nuclear materials
what best illustrates to rogue staes the strategic value of having nuclear weapons
that north korea cannot be attacked
in what way does the prospect of climate change complicate anit-proliferation efforts?
nuclear power is the most viable alternative to climate destroying fossil fuels