PSCI 2223 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers.
Scientific Method - answer1. Ask a question
2. Theory
3. Build Model
4. Collect Data
5. Make Inferences
6. Find Results and Conclusions
7. Generalizability
What formed the modern state system? - answerTreaty of Westphalia 1648 (in response to
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Scientific Method - answer✔✔1. Ask a question
2. Theory
3. Build Model
4. Collect Data
5. Make Inferences
6. Find Results and Conclusions
7. Generalizability
What formed the modern state system? - answer✔✔Treaty of Westphalia 1648 (in response to
the 30 years war)
-it established state sovereignty
-enforces anarchy by establishing sates
Example of hypotheses using the scientific method: - answer✔✔Economically interdependent
states are less likely to fight each other (might not be true in each individual case)
*if you can find data for both sides, than it is testable
Example of a not testable hypotheses: - answer✔✔A world government leads to peace (data is
past experience so this would not be testable)
Levels of analysis: - answer✔✔individual level-statesman
state level
system level
Causes of alliance behaviors: - answer✔✔concentrated power in the system (bipolar system)
leads states to engage in certain alliance pattern (system level)
which level of analysis is the most problematic? - answer✔✔individual level
External Sovereignty: - answer✔✔There is no actor that has authority over the state
-it depends on how you are regarded by the international community
Anarchy: - answer✔✔A hypothetical situation where there is no government or central authority
- you need to have sovereignty before you can be considered anarchic
-individual states have to rely on their own power in order to survive, there is no central force to
protect everyone
Power: - answer✔✔the ability of a nation to exercise and resist influence
Soft Power: - answer✔✔the ability to attract others by the legitimacy of one's policies and the
values that underline them
-influence through aid, conflict resolution, and institutions
Central Assumptions of Realism: - answer✔✔-Anarchy
-States are the main actors
-states are unitary actors
-states are rational actors
-states build power through alliances of convenience
-war fighting capabilities are more important than economics
-balance of power is a theory in the realism paradigm
Balance of power theory: - answer✔✔If a state is rising in power, the smaller states will join
together to keep that stronger state from reaching hegemony
-you align with the system that is the weaker one
Liberalism: - answer✔✔like realism, accepts anarchy as the structure of international system but:
-not all states have the exact same preference
-their interests may vary according to regime type, economic status and global integration
-state level, looks at domestic policy
Radical Critique: - answer✔✔- the division of labor in the world economy determines state
behavior
-it's not about power, it's about distribution of wealth
-importance of financial power because of diverse industrial production
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