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International Political Systems
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International Political Systems explores the structures, processes, and interactions that
define governance and power dynamics on a global scale. The course examines
different forms of political organization, such as nation-states, intergovernmental
organizations, and transnational networks, analyzing how they shape international
relations, law, and security. Students will investigate the historical evolution of global
political systems, the influence of economic and cultural factors, and the impact of
globalization. Emphasis is placed on comparative analysis and critical perspectives,
enabling students to understand the complexities of cooperation, conflict, and change in
international affairs.
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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) Which country is the world's largest exporter?
A) India
B) China
C) Great Britain
D) United States
Answer: D
Q2) The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)predicts that the world population will
actually decrease in the next 50 years.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The main actors on the international stage are
A) only powerful individuals.
B) mainly states and other organizations
C) mainly corporations
D) only states
Answer: B
Q4) How might foreign imports affect the U.S.economy?
Answer: They may cost jobs,lower prices of many goods,raise the standard of living
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Chapter 2: The Evolution of World Politics
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Q1) What was containment,and how did it guide U.S.foreign policy? What events may
have lead to shifts in how policymakers envisioned the concept?
Answer: The containment doctrine was the U.S.policy for the post-World War II period.The
world was being divided along an East-West axis and the United States saw the Soviet
Union as a militarily powerful force with an expansionist ideology.The solution was to
confront Soviet expansion,oppose Communist states,and limit their expansion through
the creation of regional organizations such as NATO.The Cuban Missile
Crisis,Vietnam,Détente,and the eventual disintegration of the Soviet Union could all be
used by students as examples of possible "turning points" in how policymakers may
have drawn policy prescriptions from the original doctrine.
Q2) Purchasing power parity (PPP)is a measure that
A) adjusts currencies to compare government spending.
B) compares expenses of corporations.
C) adjusts for the cost of living in different countries.
D) is the same as GDP.
Answer: C
Q3) 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) Evidence of gender differences related to foreign policy can be seen in
A) groupthink.
B) perceptions.
C) gender stereotypes.
D) the gender opinion gap.
Answer: D
Q2) Name two ways in which gender might affect international relations.
Answer: Gender opinion gap,female leaders and fewer incidents of conflict
Q3) What are the two sources of expectations that account for role behavior,give
examples of each?
Answer: Self-expectations (Bush trying to calm nerves after September 11<sup>th</sup>
2001)and eternal expectations (come from advisers,public opinion,and critics)
Q4) Why is the international system considered a state-centric system?
Answer: The international system has a horizontal authority structure based on the
sovereignty of states.No overarching authority exists above the states.
Q5) List three ways of coping with cognitive limits.
Answer: Seeking cognitive consistency; relying on wishful thinking; using heuristic
devices
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Chapter 4: Nationalism: the Traditional Orientation
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Q1) Why is Afghanistan so fractious today?
Q2) Name two problems faced by many modern microstates.
Q3) 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.
Q4) Name three characteristics of a nation.
Q5) The emergence of popular sovereignty is reflected in the
A) political development of Switzerland and England in the 1800s.
B) American and French Revolutions.
C) expansion of the British Commonwealth in the twentieth century.
D) division of Africa and Asia into nation-states by the end of the nineteenth century.
Q6) A group cannot be considered a nation unless its members have a sense of
community.
A)True
B)False
Q7) List four reasons why the concept of nation-state diverges from the ideal.
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Chapter 5: Globalization: the Alternative Orientation
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Q1) The UN Charter pledges equal opportunity for men and women.Among the UN's
professional staff
A) women hold a vast majority of positions, in order to compensate for perceived wrongs
globally.
B) men and women each hold the same number of provisions, in accordance with hiring
rules.
C) women remain seriously underrepresented.
D) no records on gender are kept.
Q2) The two main sources of transnationalism are
A) the nation-state and human thought.
B) nationalism and the nation-state.
C) globalization and human thought.
D) global interaction and nation-states.
Q3) The attitudes of Muslims toward the non-Muslim world are shaped by all of the
following historical elements <i>except</i>
A) a triumphant past.
B) the Muslim domination of Asia.
C) the domination of Muslims by others.
D) conflict with Christian powers.
Q4) List some of the ways in which religion can affect world politics.
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Chapter 6: Power, statecraft, and the National State: The
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Q1) When might it be useful for diplomats to remain vague?
Q2) Power is a relatively easy concept to define and measure
A)True
B)False
Q3) ____________ has the smallest population of any state while ________ has the
largest population.
A) Luxembourg; India
B) Liechtenstein; China
C) San Marino; Brazil
D) The Holy See (Vatican); China
Q4) When states attempt to frame an issue as a core principle,then they are attempting
to
A) maximize the issue.
B) centralize the issue.
C) legitimize the issue.
D) downplay the issue.
Q5) Briefly explain the two alternatives to national interest.
Q6) Discuss how the criteria for a state are somewhat
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Q7) Describe the motivations put forward by Locke and Hobbes for the creation of
governments.
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Chapter 7: Intergovernmental Organizations: Alternative
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Q1) List the six ways in which the UN promotes international peace and security.
Q2) Define the term "regime" and state its purpose.
Q3) There were ______ IGOs established during the 1800s.
A) 6
B) 12
C) 18
D) 24
Q4) In 1998 the UN General Assembly voted to give which group of people informal
associate membership status?
A) The Basques
B) The Aborigines
C) The Kurds
D) The Palestinians
Q5) The European Ombudsman and the Court of Auditors are both oversight agencies of
the EU.
A)True
B)False
Q6) List the three types of budgets of thePage
UN.What
10 does each budget support?
Q7) What is the main difference between functionalism and neofunctionalism?
Q8) List the four possible roles of IGOs outlined in the text.
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Chapter 8: International Law and Human Rights
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Q1) UN efforts to advance human rights have been supplement by all of the following
except
A) domestic courts
B) regional organizations
C) multinational corporations
D) nongovernmental organizations
Q2) 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.
Q3) Concern with international law has grown rapidly due to all of the following factors
except
A) globalization.
B) increasing awareness of environmental degradation.
C) growing awareness of human rights issues.
D) the end of the cold war.
Q4) What are the two primary limitations on the International Court of Justice and other
international courts?
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Chapter 9: Pursuing Security
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Q1) Briefly describe what is meant by "the iron triangle."
Q2) Most arms transfers go to economically developed countries.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The <i>most</i> common approach to arms control is to limit
A) above ground nuclear arms testing.
B) the number of nuclear weapons stockpiled.
C) the flow of nuclear weapons across geographic boundaries.
D) certain types of nuclear weapons from being produced.
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) UN peacekeeping forces are generally composed of military contingents from
smaller or nonaligned powers.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Why might peace enforcement be considered a form of neocolonialism?
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Q7) What is meant by national technical means?
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Chapter 10: National Economic Competition: The Traditional
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Q1) Foreign investment in the United States
A) is a threat to the American economy.
B) decreases the country's trade deficit.
C) helps to finance American businesses.
D) primarily results in the loss of American jobs.
Q2) In addition to protectionist barriers to foreign trade and investment,countries to
increase the economic prospects of domestic products through a variety of
means.Identify and briefly describe two of these.
Q3) World system theorists would argue that the U.S.role in the Persian Gulf during the
1990s was the result of the U.S.desire to
A) promote free trade and capitalism.
B) end Iraqi imperialism.
C) to protect oil-producing countries so that they could continue to get crude oil at
lower prices.
D) to end despotic rule in the region.
Q4) Using a country's economic data,such as GDP,is an absolute and accurate way to
determine its wealth and to compare countries.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: International Economics: The Alternative Road
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Q1) List the four main parts of the World Bank.
Q2) 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.
Q3) Which of the following IGOs is concerned with maintaining exchange rate stability?
A) WTO
B) World Bank Group
C) IMF
D) NAFTA
Q4) What is the major criticism of conditionality in IMF lending?
A) It gives too much power over decisions to too few countries.
B) It restricts the amount of IMF funds available.
C) It leads to the imposition of unfair and unwise standards on borrowers.
D) It provides loans with an interest rate that is unfairly low.
Q5) Is free trade beneficial or detrimental to the world system?
Q6) What are three criticisms made against the IMF by LDCs?
Q7) What is the name of the underlying treaty of the WTO?
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Chapter 12: Preserving and Enhancing the Biosphere
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Q1) The idea that humankind will be able to meet environmental needs and hence be
able to continue to prosper is a guiding principle of environmental
A) pessimism.
B) optimism.
C) absolutism.
D) relativism.
Q2) China generates most of its electrical power through
A) burning coal.
B) burning wood.
C) nuclear power.
D) hydroelectric power.
Q3) Alternative sources of power such as solar or geothermal are limited by all of the
following factors <i>except</i>
A) limited availability of resources.
B) cost.
C) production capacity.
D) consumer reliance on traditional energy sources.
Q4) Discuss the controversy over whaling.Given that whale populations have rebounded
does this mean that the ban has been successful?
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