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