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This course examines major contemporary issues in international politics, focusing on the dynamic interplay of global actors, institutions, and events. Students will analyze current political developments such as conflicts, diplomacy, economic shifts, climate change, and the roles of international organizations. Through case studies, media analysis, and interactive discussions, the course encourages critical thinking about how historical context, policy decisions, and emerging challenges shape the global landscape in real time.
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International Politics on the World Stage Brief 8th Edition by John T. Rourke
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Chapter 1: Thinking and Caring About World Politics
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Q1) After the September 11 attacks,it is almost certain that Americans will show a greater desire to gain knowledge about world affairs.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) What is the realist perspective on war?
A) War is an effective tool for even minor policy goals.
B) War is not usually as effective as cooperation through international institutions.
C) A country should carefully consider going to war, weighing both the importance of its goals and its military capacity to achieve those goals.
D) A country should only consider its policy objectives in making the decision to wage war.
Answer: C
Q3) What are some of the basic assumptions of liberalism?
Answer: Optimism about human nature,belief in the possibility of greater cooperation,concern with human betterment,emphasis on justice/morality; time (history)is evolutionary.
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Chapter 2: The Evolution of World Politics
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Q1) What is the term used to depict countries whose standards of living have raised sharply over the years due to industrialization?
A) less developed countries
B) economically developed countries
C) newly industrializing countries
D) sustainable countries
Answer: C
Q2) LDCs account for 85% of the world's population but how much CO<sub>2</sub> do they emit,compared to EDCs?
A) 50% more than EDCs.
B) slightly more than EDCs
C) slightly less than EDCs
D) 50% less than EDCs.
Answer: C
Q3) Human rights conferences are now considered an important part of international relations.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Levels of Analysis and Foreign Policy
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Q1) The worst combination of personality types for a leader is passive-negative.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Describe how the type of issue area determine the constrains faced by political executives
Answer: The answer should argue that some issues draw very little public attention and have few interest groups that would be concerned with the policy.Thus,when no domestic actors are concerned with the policy a leader has greater ability to shape a policy.A good answer will include references to intermestic policies and will give examples.
Q3) The international system's authority structure is mostly
A) vertical.
B) horizontal.
C) bipolar.
D) multipolar.
Answer: B
Q4) List three defining characteristics of a crisis situation.
Answer: Element of surprise; perception of threat; short amount of time to react
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Chapter 4: Nationalism: the Traditional Orientation
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Q1) Name three problems associated with the unlimited extension of self-determination.
Q2) Which of the following <i>best</i> characterizes a nation?
A) It is a political entity distinguished by its governmental structure.
B) It is a tangible entity marked by geographically defined boundaries.
C) It is an intangible entity defined by individuals who are culturally and politically homogenous and who desire to control themselves politically.
D) It is an institution that has its historic roots in Rome.
Q3) Name one negative consequence often associated with multistate nationalities.
Q4) An important psychological component of nationalism is the tendency of a group of people to
A) see themselves as different from other groups.
B) see themselves as quite similar to other groups.
C) want an external power to control their lives.
D) become anarchic in the absence of a strong state.
Q5) What is the difference between a nation and a nation-state?
Q6) Why is Canada considered a multinational state?
Q7) What are some of the positive aspects of nationalism? In your opinion,do the positive effects outweigh the negative?
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Chapter 5: Globalization: the Alternative Orientation
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Q1) Women are held back from political leadership largely due to A) a lack of education.
B) their role as mothers.
C) persistent stereotypes.
D) their lower level of aggression.
Q2) In 2006,it cost how much per gallon to transport oil from the Middle East to the United States?
A) 3 cents
B) 30 cents
C) 3 dollars
D) 30 dollars
Q3) What is the generation gap in attitudes toward cultural imports and how does it affect policy?
Q4) The traditional Islamic concept <i>ummah</i>
A) is the idea of a Muslim community that is unified spiritually, culturally, and politically.
B) means "struggle."
C) is no longer discussed.
D) means "one who submits."
Q5) How is transnationalism both an action and a source of identification?
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Chapter 6: Power, statecraft, and the National State: The Traditional Structure
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Q1) Which of the following is <i>not</i> cited as a reason that states are destructive?
A) states kill their own citizens
B) states pursing their own interests leads to conflict
C) states are unstable
D) states often harm their own economies through over taxation.
Q2) What are the six characteristics that define a state?
Q3) A state has sovereignty when it
A) has a territory.
B) has an internal organization.
C) does not recognize as legitimate any higher authority.
D) has independence.
Q4) Which of the following is not a major purpose of sates?
A) Providing physical safety
B) Providing economic prosperity
C) Providing international prosperity
D) Providing for the general welfare
Q5) What does it mean for negotiations to be a "two-level game?"
Q6) What is a state?
Q7) Discuss how the criteria for a state are somewhat flexible.Cite examples.
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Chapter 7: Intergovernmental Organizations: Alternative Governance
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Q1) The oldest surviving IGO is the
A) Universal Postal Union.
B) United Nations.
C) Concert of Europe.
D) Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine.
Q2) Which country was not a member of the European Coal and Steel Community?
A) Italy
B) France
C) Belgium
D) the United Kingdom
Q3) List the four standards by which one may measure the success of IGOs.
Q4) The UN is directly involved in all of the following activities except
A) facilitating trade.
B) promoting social welfare.
C) promoting human rights.
D) protecting the environment.
Q5) List the four possible roles of IGOs outlined in the text.
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Q6) A regime is a single organization designed to supervise state actions.
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Chapter 8: International Law and Human Rights
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Q1) Which school of thought on human rights argues that rights are culturally specific?
A) universalists
B) relativists
C) culturalists
D) determinists
Q2) The positivist school of law advocates that law reflects society and the way people want that society to operate.
A)True
B)False
Q3) All of the following are current international tribunals except
A) Bosnia
B) Rwanda
C) Nuremburg
D) Sierra Leone
Q4) No tribunal was established to prosecute those who committed atrocities in Rwanda.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the sources of international law?
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Chapter 9: Pursuing Security
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Q1) The success of UN peacekeeping missions has been inhibited by all of the following <i>except</i>
A) lack of financial support from member countries.
B) failure to include larger powers such as the United States and China in peacekeeping efforts.
C) lack of political support from member-countries.
D) lack of consensus within the UN on when to authorize peacekeeping missions.
Q2) The predominant philosophy associated with unilateral disarmament is A) realism.
B) pacifism.
C) interdependence.
D) internationalism.
Q3) Explain the concept of deterrence.What are the key factors necessary for successful deterrence?
Q4) Over the past century the frequency of war has A) increased dramatically. B) decreased dramatically.
C) remained relatively stable.
D) increased only in the developed world.
Q5) What is the difference between the power to defeat and the power to hurt?
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Chapter 10: National Economic Competition: The Traditional Road
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Q1) Disparity within countries is not an economic problem facing LDCs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is an multinational corporation (MNC)?
Q3) Which approach to international political economy focuses on increasing global prosperity through international cooperation?
A) Economic nationalism
B) Economic internationalism
C) Economic structuralism
D) Economic statecraft
Q4) The world is on an inevitable path towards integration and cooperation.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is the difference between Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Portfolio Investment?
Q6) What relationship do economic structuralists see between economics and politics?
A) The economic order determines politics.
B) The political order determines economic relationships.
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C) Economic relations are independent of politics.
D) Economic inequality is the result of the political system.
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Chapter 11: International Economics: The Alternative Road
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Q1) Which of the following is not a World Bank Group agency?
A) International Development Association
B) International Monetary Fund
C) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
D) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Q2) In addition to the IMF,which institution emerged at the end of World War II to assist cooperation?
A) International Bank for Mining and Agriculture
B) Bank for International Settlements
C) World Bank
D) Group of 77
Q3) In trade dispute cases brought to the WTO
A) a three-judge panel hears complaints.
B) the case is decided by the UN General Assembly.
C) sanctions are always imposed on the losing party.
D) the WTO suggests options to the states in dispute.
Q4) The authors outline two possible paths for the future of the international economy: one of economic nationalism and one of economic internationalism,with elements of each being present in the current international system.Which path is likely to be more popular in the future? Explain your answer.
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Chapter 12: Preserving and Enhancing the Biosphere
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Q1) Which of the following does not contribute to freshwater contamination?
A) fertilizer leaching
B) industrial pollution
C) diversity of marine life
D) human and animal waste
Q2) The replacement rate refers to the
A) rate of economic growth that will provide jobs for a growing population.
B) fertility rate at which a population is replaced without growth.
C) rate of new forest growth needed to offset the growth in carbon emissions.
D) rate of CFCs that the earth can process without damage to the ozone layer.
Q3) Which of the following regions' food supply would be most severely affected by a decline in the marine catch?
A) North America and northern Europe
B) Asia and Africa
C) Asia and South America
D) Africa and southern Europe
Q4) Describe the two options for achieving sustainable development.
Q5) Global warming is caused in part by carbon dioxide emissions.
A)True
B)False
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