POLS 121 Final exam questions and answ
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Thelfinternationallfsystemlfislfmorelfconsequentiallfaslfanlfexplanatorylflevellfoflfanalysislfforlfliberalslfthanlfforlfn
eorealists.
T/Flf-lfcorrectlfanswers-False
Inlfalfdiscussionlfaboutlfthelfliberallforder,lfStewartlfM.lfPatricklfemphasizeslfthatlfthelfU.S.lf-lfcorrectlfanswers-
haslfunderminedlfWesternlfsolidarity,lfforlfexamplelfbylfquestioninglfthelfimportancelfoflfNATO
(Neo)realistslfemphasizelfthatlfchangeslfinlfthelfdynamicslfatlfthelfinternationallfsystemlflevellfwilllflikelylfstemlffr
omlf-lfcorrectlfanswers-changeslfinlfthelfpowerlfrelationshiplfamonglfthelfmainlfactorslfinlfthelfsystem.
AslfexplainedlfbylfGrahamlfAllison,lfthelfhistoricallfrecordlfoflfthelfpastlf500lfyears,lfanalyzedlfbylfthelfHarvardlfBelf
erlfCenter,lfshowslfthatlfwarlfwaslfthelfresultlfwhenlfalfrisinglfpowerlfchallengedlfalfrulinglfpowerlfthatlfinlf___lfoflf1
6lfcases.lf-lfcorrectlfanswers-12
Whatlfphenomenonlfislfknownlfaslfthelf"ThucydideslfTrap?"lf-lfcorrectlfanswers-
Thelflikelihoodlfoflfarmedlfconflictlfwhenlfalfrisinglfpowerlfchallengeslfthelfrulinglfpower
Whenlfwaslfthelfinternationallfsystemlfbipolar?lf-lfcorrectlfanswers-duringlfthelfColdlfWar
WhatlfactionlftakenlfbylfthelfTrumplfadministrationlfinlf2018lfcausedlfEuropeanlfleaderslftolfrespondlfwithlfalf"cho
ruslfoflfopposition?"lf-lfcorrectlfanswers-thelfU.S.lfwithdrawallffromlfthelfJCOPA
Inlfalfdiscussionlfsurroundinglfthelfliberallforder,lfwhichlfscholarlfconsiderslfthelfU.S.lftolfbelfthelf"linchpin"lfoflfthel
fliberallforder?lf-lfcorrectlfanswers-JohnlfIkenberry
Accordinglftolfalf2016lfPewlfResearchlfCenter,lfdiscussedlfinlfChapterlf6,lf____%lfoflfChineselffeellftheirlfcountry'slf
influencelfincreasedlfinlfpastlfdecade.lf-lfcorrectlfanswers-75%
Inlfalfdiscussionlfonlfthelffuturelfoflfthelfliberallforder,lfDaalderlfandlfLindsaylfofferlfwhichlfstrategylftolfsavelfthelflib
erallforder?lf-lfcorrectlfanswers-U.S.lfmajorlfallieslfshouldlfcooperatelftolfsavelfthelfliberallforder
Neorealistlfscholarslfarguelfthatlfbipolarlfinternationallfsystemslfarelf-lfcorrectlfanswers-
morelfstablelfthanlfmultipolarlfsystems.
Whichlfcurrentlfthreatslftolfthelfliberallforderlfcanlfbelfidentified?
a.lfThelfriselfoflfnon-democratic,lfauthoritarianlfChina
b.lfThelfriselfoflfright-winglfpopulism
,c.lfThelfriselfoflfnon-democratic,lfauthoritarianlfRussia
d.lfPoliticallffragmentationlfinlfthelfU.S.
e.lfAlllfoflfthelfabovelf-lfcorrectlfanswers-e.lfAlllfoflfthelfabove
Tolfwhatlfdoeslfthelftermlf"polarity"lfrefer?lf-lfcorrectlfanswers-
thelfnumberlfoflfpoleslforlfblocslfoflfpowerlfinlfinternationallfsystem
AslfdiscussedlfbylfAngelalfStent,lfinlfthelfForeignlfAffairslfarticle,lf"ThelfPutinlfDoctrine,"lfRussialfwaslfexcludedlffro
mlfwhichlfinternationallforganizationlfafterlfitlfannexedlfCrimea?lf-lfcorrectlfanswers-ThelfG8
InlfthelfPBSlfNewshourlf(2017)lf"TrumplfUrgeslfMorelfNationalistlfView...,"lfwhichlfoflfPresidentlfObama'slfdiplo
maticlfeffortslfdidlfTrumplfcalllfonelfoflfthelf'worstlfandlfmostlfone-sided'lfdealslfinlfUSlfhistory?lf-
lfcorrectlfanswers-IranlfNuclearlfdeal
InlfthelfForeignlfPolicylfarticle,lf"ThelfWestlfislfSleepwalkinglfintolfWarlfinlfUkraine,"lfwhichlfoflfthelffollowinglfislfN
OTlfidentifiedlfbylfStephenlfWaltlfaslfalfmistakelfoflfUSlfforeignlfpolicylfthinking?
a.lfIraqlfandlfAfghanistanlfwouldlfbelftransformedlfintolfstablelfliberallfdemocracies
b.lfChinalfwouldlfdemonstratelfthelfadoptionlfoflfalfrobustlfsetlfoflfliberallfvalues
c.lfNATOlfshouldlfbelfmaintainedlfaslfalfcollectivelfsecuritylfalliance
d.lfNATOlfcouldlfbelfexpandedlfaslffarlfaslfitlfwantedlfwithoutlfbacklashlf-lfcorrectlfanswers-
NATOlfshouldlfbelfmaintainedlfaslfalfcollectivelfsecuritylfalliance
AslfdiscussedlfbylfAngelalfStent,lfinlfthelfForeignlfAffairslfarticle,lf"ThelfPutinlfDoctrine,"lfPutinlfreferredlftolfthelfco
llapselfoflfthelfSovietlfUnionlfaslf-lfcorrectlfanswers-"alfgeopoliticallfcatastrophe"
AccordinglftolfAngelalfStentlfinlfherlf2022lfForeignlfAffairslfarticle,lf"ThelfPutinlfDoctrine,"lfwhatlfislfthelfcorelfelem
entlfoflfthelfPutinlfDoctrine?lf-lfcorrectlfanswers-
GettinglfthelfWestlftolftreatlfRussialfaslfalfpowerlftolfbelfrespectedlfandlffeared
Brzezinski,lfinlfthelfPBSlfNewshourlf(2011)lfvideolf"Brzezinski:lfThelfU.S.lfShouldlfWorklfWithlfRussia,lfTurkeylftolfS
olvelfGloballfProblems,"lfreferslftolfalllfthelffollowinglfwithlfthelf"globallfpoliticallfawakening"lfEXCEPT
a.lfthelfcitizenslfoflfanlfunprecedentedlfnumberlfoflfcountrieslfhavelfbecomelfawarelfoflfpoliticallfevents
b.lfknowledgelfoflfenvironmentallfproblemslfhaslfledlftolfunprecedentedlfpoliticallfactivism
c.lfmanylfcountries'lfcitizenslfexpresslfdiscontent,lfalonglfwithlfanlfanti-Westernlfsentiment
d.lfthelfpubliclfinlfthelfMiddlelfEastlfhaslfbeenlfpushinglfforlfdemocracylf-lfcorrectlfanswers-
b.lfknowledgelfoflfenvironmentallfproblemslfhaslfledlftolfunprecedentedlfpoliticallfactivism
, Aslfdiscussedlf,lfinlfthelfForeignlfAffairslfarticle,lf"ThelfPutinlfDoctrine"lfbylfAngelalfStent,lfwhatlfwaslfrecentlylfdistr
ibutedlftolfRussianlftroops?lf-lfcorrectlfanswers-Putin'slf5,000-
wordlfessaylfonlfthelfhistoricallfunitylfoflfRussianslfandlfUkrainians
AccordinglftolfStephenlfWaltlf(2021)lfinlfthelfForeignlfPolicylfarticle,lf"ThelfWorldlfMightlfWantlfChina'slfRules,"lfw
hatlfmustlfthelfWestlfdolftolfstavelfofflfChinalfinlfitslfeffortlftolfmakelfthelfruleslfoflfthelfgloballfsystem?lf-
lfcorrectlfanswers-
Itslfproponentslfmustlfbelfmorelfsuccessfullfatlfdemonstratinglfthelfsuperioritylfoflftheirlfidealslfversuslfthelfideal
slfoflfChina
InlfthelfPBSlfNewshourlf(2017)lf"TrumplfUrgeslfMorelfNationalistlfView...,"lfwhatlfislfidentifiedlfaslfalfbroaderlfthe
melfoflfTrump'slfUNlfspeech?lf-lfcorrectlfanswers-
Alfreturnlftolfalffocusedlfdefenselfoflfdemocracylfversuslfsocialism
AccordinglftolfAngelalfStentlfinlfherlf2022lfForeignlfAffairsarticle,lf"ThelfPutinlfDoctrine,"lfwhatlfarelfPutin'slfviews
lfoflfsovereignty?lf-lfcorrectlfanswers-Onlylfalffewlfgreatlfpowerslfshouldlfhavelfabsolutelfsovereignty
InlfthelfPBSlfNewshourlf(2017)lf"TrumplfUrgeslfMorelfNationalistlfView...,"lfwhichlfoflfthelffollowinglfstateslfinlfthe
lfWesternlfHemispherelfdidlfTrumplfsinglelfoutlfandlfputlfonlfnoticelfinlfhislfUNlfspeech?lf-lfcorrectlfanswers-
Venezuela
AslfdiscussedlfbylfAngelalfStent,lfinlfthelfForeignlfAffairslfarticle,lf"ThelfPutinlfDoctrine,"lfwhatlfwaslfparticularlylfp
roblematiclfaboutlfthelfbreakuplfoflfthelfSovietlfUnion,lfaccordinglftolfPutin?lf-lfcorrectlfanswers-
thelffactlfthatlf25lfmillionlfRussianslfwerelflivinglfoutsidelfoflfRussia
AlllfoflfthelffollowinglfcharacterizelfthelfUNlfSecuritylfCouncillf(UNSC),lfEXCEPT
a.lfitlffunctionslfaslfalf"governmentlfoflfgovernments."
b.lfitslfmemberslfdolfnotlfhavelfequallfinfluence
c.lfmostlfoflfitslfmemberslfarelfonlylftemporarylfmembers
d.lfsomelfitslfmemberslfhavelfvetolfpowerlf-lfcorrectlfanswers-
a.lfitlffunctionslfaslfalf"governmentlfoflfgovernments."
Inlfexamininglfthelfinternationallfsystem,lfeconomiclfstructuralistslfarelfconcernedlfprimarilylfwithlf-
lfcorrectlfanswers-alfhierarchicallforder
Liberalslfbelievelfthatlfthelfinternationallfsystemlfislfdefinedlfbylf-lfcorrectlfanswers-
varyinglfissueslfdependinglfonlfcircumstance.
Whichlftwolftheorieslfconsiderlfthelfstructurelfoflfthelfsystemlfvitallftolftheirlfanalyses?lf-lfcorrectlfanswers-
neorealistslfandlfeconomiclfstructuralists
Bothlfneoliberallfinstitutionalistslfandlf(neo)realistslfviewlfthelfinternationallfsystemlfaslfanarchiclfandlffilledlfwit
hlfself-
interestedlfstates,lfbutlfneoliberalslfarelfmorelfoptimisticlfthanlfrealistslfthatlfthelfinteractionslfamonglfsuchlfstat
eslfcanlfyieldlfpositivelfoutcomes.
