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International Politics explores the complex and dynamic interactions between states, international organizations, and non-state actors on the global stage. This course examines key theories of international relations, the balance of power, diplomacy, conflict, cooperation, globalization, and the influence of economic, cultural, and environmental factors on world politics. Students will analyze historical and contemporary issues such as war, peace, human rights, foreign policy, international law, and the roles of major global institutions. The course aims to develop a deeper understanding of the forces shaping international affairs and to foster analytical skills for interpreting current global events.
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International Politics Power and Purpose in Global Affairs 3rd Edition by Paul D'Anieri
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Chapter 1: Introduction: Problems and Questions in International Politics
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Q1) The European Union now has
A) 20 members.
B) 22 members
C) 23 members
D) 27 members
Answer: D
Q2) According to the author, international politics has been defined by all except A) ambiguity.
B) surprise.
C) predictability.
D) debate.
Answer: C
Q3) In international politics, hypotheses are A) random guesses about political events.
B) inappropriate political questions.
C) potential answers.
D) irrelevant to reality.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Historical Evolution of International Politics
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Q1) The explanation of the Peloponnesian war by Thucydides is still important today because of the role of A) money.
B) power.
C) morality.
D) population.
Answer: B
Q2) In 1955, many African and Asian nations met to create an agenda that was to avoid taking sides in the Cold War. This agreement was called the A) World Trade Organization.
B) Non-Aligned Movement.
C) North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
D) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Theories of International Relations: Realism and Liberalism
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Q1) What do liberals believe about human nature?
A) They believe that people are inherently good and peaceful.
B) They believe that people are prone to conflict and war.
C) They believe that people are smart enough to recognize the problems in the world and work to solve those problems.
D) They believe that people should try to solve the world's problems, but they probably will not be successful.
Answer: C
Q2) __________ argues that the basic characteristics of international relations have not changed over the past 2500 years.
A) Liberalism
B) Idealism
C) Realism
D) Complex interdependency
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Theories of International Relations: Economic
Structuralism, Constructivism, and Feminism
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Q1) According to the text, what long-held socialist policy has made "a comeback?"
A) State ownership of firms
B) Equalization of incomes
C) Private control of higher education
D) Militarization of society
Q2) What is the difference between "gender" and "sex"?
A) Gender is a social construction whereas sex is a biological category.
B) There is no difference.
C) Gender is a biological category whereas sex is a social construction.
D) Both are social constructions, but feminists are more concerned with sex.
Q3) Which South American president accused the United States of attempting to "preserve the current pattern of domination, exploitation, and pillage of the peoples of the world?"
A) Evo Morales
B) Rafael Correa
C) Hugo Chavez
D) Fidel Castro
Q4) What are the three schools of thought within feminist theory? How do they compare to each other?
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Chapter 5: The State, Society, and Foreign Policy
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Q1) Identify the three categories of critiques discussed in the text about the viability of the democratic peace theory. What do they entail? Do you agree or disagree with these critiques?
Q2) What is the structural argument that supports the view that democracies do not go to war with each other?
A) It focuses on the way that democracies often find it easier to reach compromise with each other.
B) It asserts that democracies have a respect for each other that they do not have for non-democratic states.
C) As democracies are very successful at fighting wars, democratic politicians are worried that they might lose a war with another democracy, which would make them vulnerable in upcoming elections, so they fear going to war with other democracies.
D) It states that the three branches of government in a democracy and the related checks and balances make it much less likely for two democracies to enter into war with each other.
Q3) Describe the rally-around-the-flag effect. What are some recent examples of this effect?
Q4) What are the two most important objections to the subject of national interest?
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Chapter 6: Bureaucracies, Groups, and Individuals in the Foreign Policy Process
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Q1) The term that scholars use to suggest that when people look at actors they mistrust, they are likely to justify negative behavior to bad intensions is known as
A) misunderstanding.
B) bounded rationality.
C) groupthink.
D) fundamental attribution bias.
Q2) How was the diplomatic crisis concerning Pinochet resolved?
A) He died.
B) He escaped from the British authorities.
C) A British court ruled that he was too ill to be put on trial.
D) A British court ruled that extradition was not legal.
Q3) The Department of Homeland Security and Director of National Intelligence position were created
A) as a result of the intelligence failures prior to the September 11 attacks.
B) to define the differing responsibilities of national and international intelligence gathering organizations.
C) following the failure of international organizations to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
D) to cooperate with British and German agencies to fight terrorism.
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Chapter 7: International Organizations and Transnational Actors
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Q1) The __________ branch of the EU represents the governments of the member states.
A) European Commission
B) Council
C) European Parliament
D) European Court of Justice
Q2) Although transnational corporations (TNCs) have existed for hundreds of years, today's TNCs are different in terms of
A) pursuing global strategies for production, sales, research, and investment.
B) targeting only a few regions of the world.
C) having most of their products manufactured in just a few countries.
D) remaining politically neutral in most instances.
Q3) Which human rights NGO publicized the arrest of an outspoken critic of Gaddafi's rule in Libya and later provided much of the information relied upon by international media and governments?
A) Medicins Sans Frontiere
B) International Red Cross
C) Amnesty International
D) Oxfam
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Q4) Describe the organization of the EU and the responsibilities of each section.
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Chapter 8: International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace
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Q1) When examining the various theories on the causes of war, which of the following approaches argues that war is not inevitable?
A) Economic structuralism
B) Economic liberalism
C) Realism
D) Human aggression
Q2) According to the text, what did the Japanese expect the Americans to do after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
A) Engage them in a "winner-take-all" battle for control over the Pacific Ocean and its island chains
B) Withdraw from the Pacific
C) Sue for peace, then undertake a rearmament program to challenge the Japanese in future
D) Turn their attention to fighting Hitler in Europe
Q3) What leads capitalist states to expand?
A) Declining returns on investment at home
B) The need for more labor and raw materials
C) The need for expanded markets in which to sell goods
D) All of the above are true.
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Chapter 9: The Use of Force
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Q1) Which of the following Asian countries does not have a nuclear weapon?
A) India
B) Pakistan
C) China
D) Iran
Q2) According to the "Defense/Deterrence Continuum," which of the following falls under the pure defensive use category?
A) Most insurgent strategies
B) Ground troops and tanks
C) Walls, fortifications
D) Strategic nuclear weaponry
Q3) The definition of terrorism contains three points. Which one of the following is not included in the definition?
A) Terrorism is a method, not a goal.
B) Terrorism is simply senseless violence.
C) Terrorism is violence committed by a nongovernmental actor.
D) The target of terrorism is not the direct victims but broader society.
Q4) Discuss the differences between defense and deterrence. Under what conditions and for what purpose would a country choose defense or deterrence?
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Chapter 10: Fundamentals of International Political Economy
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Q1) When the European Union places restrictions on genetically modified crops because of the EU's concern for health, the U.S. government considers this policy as a form of
A) fair trade.
B) free trade.
C) protectionism.
D) competitive devaluation.
Q2) When the trade balance is zero,
A) it means that no foreign countries wish to purchase your exports.
B) your country is exporting more than it is importing.
C) the economy is importing exactly as much as it exports.
D) countries that owe you money for your exports still need to pay up.
Q3) The type of game in which actors have incentives that may overlap or contradict their partners is known as
A) cost-benefit analysis.
B) the positive-sum game.
C) the rational action game.
D) the mixed-motive game.
Q4) Discuss the various types of protectionist measures. Who ultimately benefits from these measures and who suffers the cost?
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Chapter 11: The Globalization of Trade and Finance
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Q1) The first step in the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement process is A) debate.
B) discussion.
C) consultation.
D) preparation.
Q2) The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) dispute resolution mechanism was criticized by weaker and poorer countries for all of the following reasons except A) the United States enacting of high tariffs on goods from poor nations.
B) the dispute resolution process was too slow.
C) the dispute mechanism did not contain strong enforcement measures.
D) weaker countries were forced by the United States to accept certain decisions.
Q3) According to the U.S. Federal Reserve System, trade barriers
A) effectively protect jobs with little downside cost to the American consumer.
B) may save U.S. jobs, but are very costly to the consumer and taxpayer.
C) are more effective if the target market uses nontariff barriers.
D) usually help out the target country's balance of trade and current account standing.
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Chapter 12: The Problem of Global Inequality
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Q1) Which are not measures of inequality and poverty mentioned in the text?
A) Average income and Racial Equality
B) Poverty Level and Average Income
C) Racial equality and General Equality
D) All of the above are true.
Q2) What is bilateral aid? Discuss some of the many problems often associated with such aid, particularly from the point of view of the receiving country. Provide examples where possible.
Q3) In the nineteenth century, what strategies allowed Germany to achieve development?
A) Taxation
B) A first-rate education system
C) Protectionism
D) All of the above are true.
Q4) The measure of poverty that includes life expectancy, literacy rates, and years of schooling is known as the A) per capita GDP.
B) Gini Coefficient.
C) gender development index.
D) Human Development Index.
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Chapter 13: International Law, Norms, and Human Rights
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Q1) The banning of biological and chemical weapons was signed by the major powers in 1925 and included in the
A) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
B) Kellogg-Briand Treaty.
C) Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
D) Geneva Protocol.
Q2) The Bush Administration argued that UN resolution 1441 supported the case for invasion because it called for
A) serious consequences.
B) military invasion.
C) a possible nuclear strike.
D) economic sanctions.
Q3) For cases in which the International Court of Justice has jurisdiction
A) the case must involve two or more states.
B) rulings are considered final and there is no appeal process.
C) the case can involve states or non-state actors.
D) the United States must be one of the plaintiffs.
Q4) Discuss how the case of the death penalty represents the spread of an international norm.
Q5) What are the various sources of international law?
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Chapter 14: The Global Environment and International Politics
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Q1) According to some observers of the Kyoto Protocol, if emissions were reduced to the 1990 level, this would
A) set a poor precedent for future environmental agreements.
B) not be enough to solve the problem of global warming.
C) significantly reduce the production of greenhouse gases by developing countries.
D) have a significant impact only if enforcement could be effective.
Q2) Of the environmental agreements discussed in this chapter, which one is seen as a success?
A) Montreal Protocol
B) Convention on Biological Diversity
C) Kyoto Protocol
D) Copenhagen Summit
Q3) Beyond collective action problems, which of the following is not an obstacle that tends to arise on many international environmental issues?
A) Struggle for influence or control among intergovernmental organizations
B) Complexity
C) Competing economic priorities
D) Conflict with free trade agreements
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Chapter 15: Conclusion: Power and Purpose in a Changing World
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Q1) The U.S. economy, which accounted for half of global GDP in 1945, now accounts for what percentage of the world economy?
A) 10 percent
B) 20 percent
C) 30 percent
D) 40 percent
Q2) Discuss the two kinds of gaps in wealth. How have the trends shifted and what are the consequences? Use examples of countries bridging these gaps in wealth.
Q3) Which country is closing the wealth gap with developed states?
A) Russia
B) China
C) Argentina
D) All of the above are true.
Q4) Support for state regulation of the economy has made a comeback because of A) terrorism.
B) the challenges of currency exchange.
C) the global financial crisis.
D) the need to end floating exchange rates.
Q5) How has terrorism changed the way we deal with international politics?
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