PLSC 14 PSU Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

PLSC 14 PSU Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass States - Answer- Territorial entities in which a central authority provides public goods. Governments - Answer- Bureaucratic-legal apparatus constituting the central authority. Nations - Answer- Sets of people sharing identity of a cultural, ethnic or historic sort. Nation-States - Answer- Combination of a nation and state. Ideal that people within a state have a shared identity. Rare in real world. Correlates of War (COW) - Answer- 500,000+ population, externally sovereign, diplomatic recognition. 190 of them identified. International Governmental Organizations (IGOs) - Answer- Composed of states as members, and are either global or regional, and either single or multi-purpose. Ex. EU, UN Types of IGOs - Answer- Collective Security IGOs (NATO, UN). Economic IGOs (OPEC, IMF). International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) - Answer- Composed of non- state members from two or more countries. Usually exist to pressure gov'ts, or to provide services gov'ts cannot. (Red Cross, Amnesty International) Multi-National Corporations - Answer- Trans-national businesses with facilities in two or more states. International Terroristic Networks - Answer- Non-state, but often state supported trans- national interest groups specializing in violence. Individuals - Answer- Extraordinary personalities that influence world politics. (Mandela) De Facto States - Answer- -Control territory and population, which they "govern" to varying extents. -Lack diplomatic recognition. -Usually arise in weak states, early in state histories or in war-torn areas. (Confederate States of America) Fundamental Characteristics of the International System - Answer- -Anarchy: absence of central authority. -Uncertainty: about others' intentions. -These lead to self-help. Maximizing Power Internally - Answer- -Larger more productive pop. -More effective economic system. -Strong military and weapons capabilities. -Well protected borders. Maximizing Power Externally - Answer- -Make arrangements with other states against common enemies. -Convince other states that a threat to you i