POLI 330 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTION
BANK AND EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ measures of power. Answer: -population
-material capabilities
-economic performance
-military might
-political performance
◉ Measure of national power first created in 1960s. Answer: -total
population
-urban population
-Iron and steel production
-energy consumption
-military personnel
-military expenditure
◉ power gradient. Answer: projection of power affected by distance
◉ State Capabilities. Answer: can be thought of as relative
,◉ Security Dilemma. Answer: in the absence of centralized
authority, one state's becoming more secure diminishes another
state's security
-competing units->security and power accumulation->permanent
condition of tension, conflicts
◉ Three levels of analysis. Answer: individual, state, international
◉ Individual level of analysis. Answer: human nature,
aggressiveness, perceptions
◉ state level of analysis. Answer: population, development,
institutions
◉ international level of analysis. Answer: anarchy, balance of power,
changes in capabilities
◉ power transition theory. Answer: 1. dissatisfied challenger state
begins to attain the same level of capabilities as the hegemon
2. war launched to solidify position
◉ hegemon. Answer: having dominant influence or authority over
others
, ◉ Hegemon Examples. Answer: Pax Romana 27 BC- 180 AD
Pax Britannica 1815-1914
Pax Americana 1945-
◉ systems theory. Answer: "focus on the structure of the
international system to explain the behavior and interactions of the
system's units
-hegemony/unipolar
-bipolar
-multipolar
◉ Realist approaches for managing insecurity. Answer: 1. balance of
power: power equilibrium between states
2. deterrence: prevention of war by threat of force
◉ Liberal approaches for managing security. Answer: 1. collective
security: unlawful aggression met by joint action
2. arms control and disarmament: regulating arms proliferation and
reducing the amounts and types
3. promotion of diplomacy, norms
◉ Gravity theory. Answer: "relative economic size attracts countries
to trade with each other while greater distances weaken the
attractiveness"
BANK AND EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ measures of power. Answer: -population
-material capabilities
-economic performance
-military might
-political performance
◉ Measure of national power first created in 1960s. Answer: -total
population
-urban population
-Iron and steel production
-energy consumption
-military personnel
-military expenditure
◉ power gradient. Answer: projection of power affected by distance
◉ State Capabilities. Answer: can be thought of as relative
,◉ Security Dilemma. Answer: in the absence of centralized
authority, one state's becoming more secure diminishes another
state's security
-competing units->security and power accumulation->permanent
condition of tension, conflicts
◉ Three levels of analysis. Answer: individual, state, international
◉ Individual level of analysis. Answer: human nature,
aggressiveness, perceptions
◉ state level of analysis. Answer: population, development,
institutions
◉ international level of analysis. Answer: anarchy, balance of power,
changes in capabilities
◉ power transition theory. Answer: 1. dissatisfied challenger state
begins to attain the same level of capabilities as the hegemon
2. war launched to solidify position
◉ hegemon. Answer: having dominant influence or authority over
others
, ◉ Hegemon Examples. Answer: Pax Romana 27 BC- 180 AD
Pax Britannica 1815-1914
Pax Americana 1945-
◉ systems theory. Answer: "focus on the structure of the
international system to explain the behavior and interactions of the
system's units
-hegemony/unipolar
-bipolar
-multipolar
◉ Realist approaches for managing insecurity. Answer: 1. balance of
power: power equilibrium between states
2. deterrence: prevention of war by threat of force
◉ Liberal approaches for managing security. Answer: 1. collective
security: unlawful aggression met by joint action
2. arms control and disarmament: regulating arms proliferation and
reducing the amounts and types
3. promotion of diplomacy, norms
◉ Gravity theory. Answer: "relative economic size attracts countries
to trade with each other while greater distances weaken the
attractiveness"
