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Foreign Policy Analysis
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Foreign Policy Analysis explores the processes, actors, and theories involved in the formulation and implementation of a country's foreign policy. The course examines the internal and external factors that influence decision-making, such as political institutions, leadership, public opinion, national interests, and the international environment. Through the study of case studies and theoretical frameworks, students gain a comprehensive understanding of how and why states pursue particular foreign policy strategies, the impact of global events on policy choices, and the role of diplomatic, economic, and military tools in international relations.
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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) Why are levels of defense spending connected to a society more generally?
Answer: More spent on defense means less for private use and other government spending; many jobs depend upon the defense industry; 16.1 percent of the U.S.budget was spent on defense in 2001
Q2) Realists are most interested in:
A) gender issues.
B) the environment.
C) power and self-preservation.
D) building a better world.
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.
Q4) How does international trade benefit the U.S.economy?
Answer: Exports create jobs domestically,low price imports can raise the standard of living
Q5) Name the two major theoretical orientations or paths described in the book. Answer: (Neo)realism,(neo)liberalism
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Chapter 2: The Evolution of World Politics
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Q1) A bipolar system was created in the wake of
A) World War I.
B) colonialism.
C) League of Nations.
D) World War II.
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following is not one of the three major global economic organizations?
A) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
B) World Trade Organization (WTO)
C) Southern Common Market (Mercosur)
D) None of the above
Answer: D
Q3) A limited unipolar system is characterized by one state that dominates the system without restraints.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) What is the significance of the Treaty of Westphalia?
Answer: It represents the founding event of the modern state system.
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Chapter 3: Levels of Analysis and Foreign Policy
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Q1) The public support that President Bush received for the use of military force to fight terrorism following the September 11 attacks is known as a
A) crisis response.
B) rally effect.
C) leader-citizen opinion gap.
D) state-level response.
Answer: B
Q2) Researchers who examine how the specific pressures of our positions can affect our behavior study
A) heuristics.
B) biopolitics.
C) state-level analysis.
D) organizational behavior.
Answer: D
Q3) Outline the differences in foreign policy decision making between authoritarian and democratic governments.
Answer: In authoritarian states foreign policy is centered in a narrow segment of the government.Democracies have more inputs for many aspects of society,(legislatures,interest groups and bureaucracies.)
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Chapter 4: Nationalism: the Traditional Orientation
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Q1) Russian expansionism is primarily a 20<sup>th</sup>-century phenomenon.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What roles do nationalism and nation-states have in a world where transnational and supranational structures and identifications are increasing?
Q3) Name three characteristics of a nation.
Q4) What major factors influenced the process whereby nationalism began to take shape in the eighteenth and into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?
Q5) Exceptionalism is
A) refusing to allow foreigners the ability to immigrate.
B) the belief that your nation is better than others.
C) the belief that in international law exceptions should be made subnational groups.
D) offering aid to some groups but not others.
Q6) Is there a future for nationalism in the decades to come? Why or why not?
Q7) You have been asked to advise the leaders of several new microstates about their future prospects.What would you say to them about the challenges their states are likely to face in the years to come?
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Chapter 5: Globalization: the Alternative Orientation
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Q1) Why do feminists feel left out of the conceptualization of world politics?
Q2) Economic interchange and interdependence is
A) a decreasing trend in world politics.
B) a phenomena that affect individuals in everyday life.
C) a barrier for cultural amalgamation.
D) is limited to issues of trade.
Q3) The goal behind women's political activism is to
A) change policy.
B) discriminate against men.
C) take control of governments.
D) eliminate nuclear weapons.
Q4) An organization that operates across national boundaries and whose membership is composed of individuals is known as a(n)
A) IGO.
B) NGO.
C) LDC.
D) MNC.
Q5) What are the two main sources of transnationalism?
Q6) Explain the growth and role of nongovernmental organizations in world politics.
Q7) What are the two primary sources of increased globalization?
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Chapter 6: Power, statecraft, and the National State: The Traditional Structure
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Q1) Sometimes a small country,though sovereign,is so dominated by a powerful neighbor that its independence is questionable.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When asked about the future of the sovereign state as a mode of political organization,most political scientists
A) recognize not only the decline of the state, but are reasonably certain that it will be displaced by a new mode of political organization sometime in the 21<sup>st</sup> century.
B) recognize the decline of the state, but do not predict its demise in the foreseeable future.
C) dismiss claims on the decline of the state as belonging to a small minority of scholars.
D) dismiss claims on the decline of the state and assert that, to the contrary, the state has only grown stronger in recent years.
Q3) Describe the motivations put forward by Locke and Hobbes for the creation of governments.
Q4) What does it mean for a state to be "sovereign"?
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Chapter 7: Intergovernmental Organizations: Alternative Governance
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Q1) Which of the following regional IGOs has moved toward full economic integration?
A) Organization of American States (OAS)
B) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
C) European Union (EU)
D) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Q2) All of the following organizations are associated with the United Nations except A) the World Health Organization.
B) Amnesty International.
C) the World Bank.
D) UNICEF.
Q3) List the four standards by which one may measure the success of IGOs.
Q4) Members of the European Parliament are elected to serve a
A) 2-year term.
B) 4-year term.
C) 5-year term.
D) 6-year term.
Q5) Where does most of the UN's budget come from?
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Q6) What oversight mechanisms are available in the European Union and what do these oversight institutions do?
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Chapter 8: International Law and Human Rights
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Q1) What is meant by cultural imperialism in relation to human rights?
Q2) International law is made through all of the following except A) international treaties.
B) judicial decisions.
C) plebiscites and elections.
D) general principles of law.
Q3) An argument that the use of nuclear weapons is immoral under any conditions would rely on the principle of A) realism.
B) self-defense.
C) discrimination.
D) proportionality.
Q4) What is the International Court of Justice?
Q5) Treaties are only binding on the countries who sign them.
A)True
B)False
Q6) All signs point to increasing respect for international law and at least rudimentary standards of justice.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Pursuing Security
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Q1) 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.
Q2) Proponents of the nuclear utilization theory (NUT)favor a nuclear strategy that uses A) second-strike weapons.
B) deterrence through damage denial.
C) deterrence through punishment.
D) nuclear weapons for defensive actions only.
Q3) Summarize the motives behind countries' decisions to sell or give weapons to other countries or to insurgent groups.Are there any problems associated with adopting such strategies?
Q4) Saddam Hussein being a power seeker is an example of A) an individual leader's characteristic.
B) a human characteristic.
C) a cultural characteristic.
D) an example of militarism.
Q5) How do the authors of the text define terrorism?
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Chapter 10: National Economic Competition: The Traditional Road
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Q1) Economic nationalists rely on all of the following strategies to preserve and expand state power except
A) economic disincentives.
B) imperialism.
C) free trade.
D) protectionism.
Q2) The mixed pattern of LDC development is caused by
A) domination by the North.
B) disparity within LDC countries.
C) disparity between LDC countries.
D) disparity both within and between LDC countries.
Q3) Economists often compare the wealth of countries in terms of purchasing power parity because
A) countries use different currencies.
B) inflation rates vary across countries.
C) it controls for the different costs of living in different countries.
D) it controls for the national debt of countries.
Q4) International exchange rates have little impact on domestic economies.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 11: International Economics: The Alternative Road
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Q1) What did signatories of the Uruguay Round document pledge to do about tariffs over the next 10 years?
A) maintain current tariff levels
B) reduce tariffs by one-third, on average
C) eliminate all tariffs
D) eliminate all tariffs except for tariffs on agricultural products
Q2) The IMF currently follows a system under which currencies are exchanged against the U.S.dollar on a fixed rate tied to the price of gold.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Who are the members of NAFTA?
Q4) Which of the following was not a reason for the failure of FTAA to materialize by the proposed 2005 deadline?
A) Interest groups in the United States feared the loss of subsidies.
B) LDCs feared being flooded with U.S. goods and services.
C) LDC's feared flood of American investors buying up local businesses and property.
D) Several countries insisted that Cuba be allowed to participate.
Q5) According to economic internationalists,how does free trade promote cooperation?
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Chapter 12: Preserving and Enhancing the Biosphere
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Q1) Researchers project that population growth over the next 50 years will be greatest in
A) North America.
B) South America.
C) Europe.
D) Africa.
Q2) Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship between energy and geographic location?
A) While energy consumption is greater in the North, the demand for energy is greater in the South.
B) While energy consumption is greater in the South, the demand for energy is greater in the North.
C) Energy consumption in the North approximates consumption in the South.
D) Energy consumption in both the North and South has decreased as the result of increased conservation efforts.
Q3) Global warming is caused in part by carbon dioxide emissions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the two options for achieving sustainable development.
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