POLS 121 FINAL EXAM 2024 WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The international system is more consequential as an explanatory level of
analysis for liberals than for neorealists.
T/F - ANSWER-False
In a discussion about the liberal order, Stewart M. Patrick emphasizes that the
U.S. - ANSWER-has undermined Western solidarity, for example by questioning
the importance of NATO
(Neo)realists emphasize that changes in the dynamics at the international
system level will likely stem from - ANSWER-changes in the power relationship
among the main actors in the system.
As explained by Graham Allison, the historical record of the past 500 years,
analyzed by the Harvard Belfer Center, shows that war was the result when a
rising power challenged a ruling power that in ___ of 16 cases. - ANSWER-12
What phenomenon is known as the "Thucydides Trap?" - ANSWER-The
likelihood of armed conflict when a rising power challenges the ruling power
When was the international system bipolar? - ANSWER-during the Cold War
,What action taken by the Trump administration in 2018 caused European
leaders to respond with a "chorus of opposition?" - ANSWER-the U.S.
withdrawal from the JCOPA
In a discussion surrounding the liberal order, which scholar considers the U.S.
to be the "linchpin" of the liberal order? - ANSWER-John Ikenberry
According to a 2016 Pew Research Center, discussed in Chapter 6, ____% of
Chinese feel their country's influence increased in past decade. - ANSWER-75%
In a discussion on the future of the liberal order, Daalder and Lindsay offer
which strategy to save the liberal order? - ANSWER-U.S. major allies should
cooperate to save the liberal order
Neorealist scholars argue that bipolar international systems are - ANSWER-
more stable than multipolar systems.
Which current threats to the liberal order can be identified?
a. The rise of non-democratic, authoritarian China
b. The rise of right-wing populism
c. The rise of non-democratic, authoritarian Russia
d. Political fragmentation in the U.S.
e. All of the above - ANSWER-e. All of the above
To what does the term "polarity" refer? - ANSWER-the number of poles or
blocs of power in international system
,As discussed by Angela Stent, in the Foreign Affairs article, "The Putin
Doctrine," Russia was excluded from which international organization after it
annexed Crimea? - ANSWER-The G8
In the PBS Newshour (2017) "Trump Urges More Nationalist View...," which of
President Obama's diplomatic efforts did Trump call one of the 'worst and most
one-sided' deals in US history? - ANSWER-Iran Nuclear deal
In the Foreign Policy article, "The West is Sleepwalking into War in Ukraine,"
which of the following is NOT identified by Stephen Walt as a mistake of US
foreign policy thinking?
a. Iraq and Afghanistan would be transformed into stable liberal democracies
b. China would demonstrate the adoption of a robust set of liberal values
c. NATO should be maintained as a collective security alliance
d. NATO could be expanded as far as it wanted without backlash - ANSWER-
NATO should be maintained as a collective security alliance
As discussed by Angela Stent, in the Foreign Affairs article, "The Putin
Doctrine," Putin referred to the collapse of the Soviet Union as - ANSWER-"a
geopolitical catastrophe"
According to Angela Stent in her 2022 Foreign Affairs article, "The Putin
Doctrine," what is the core element of the Putin Doctrine? - ANSWER-Getting
the West to treat Russia as a power to be respected and feared
Brzezinski, in the PBS Newshour (2011) video "Brzezinski: The U.S. Should Work
With Russia, Turkey to Solve Global Problems," refers to all the following with
the "global political awakening" EXCEPT
, a. the citizens of an unprecedented number of countries have become aware of
political events
b. knowledge of environmental problems has led to unprecedented political
activism
c. many countries' citizens express discontent, along with an anti-Western
sentiment
d. the public in the Middle East has been pushing for democracy - ANSWER-b.
knowledge of environmental problems has led to unprecedented political
activism
As discussed , in the Foreign Affairs article, "The Putin Doctrine" by Angela
Stent, what was recently distributed to Russian troops? - ANSWER-Putin's
5,000-word essay on the historical unity of Russians and Ukrainians
According to Stephen Walt (2021) in the Foreign Policy article, "The World
Might Want China's Rules," what must the West do to stave off China in its
effort to make the rules of the global system? - ANSWER-Its proponents must
be more successful at demonstrating the superiority of their ideals versus the
ideals of China
In the PBS Newshour (2017) "Trump Urges More Nationalist View...," what is
identified as a broader theme of Trump's UN speech? - ANSWER-A return to a
focused defense of democracy versus socialism
According to Angela Stent in her 2022 Foreign Affairsarticle, "The Putin
Doctrine," what are Putin's views of sovereignty? - ANSWER-Only a few great
powers should have absolute sovereignty
In the PBS Newshour (2017) "Trump Urges More Nationalist View...," which of
the following states in the Western Hemisphere did Trump single out and put
on notice in his UN speech? - ANSWER-Venezuela
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