Poli 101 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What does state security rest on? - CORRECT ANSWER power
measures of power - CORRECT ANSWER -population
-material capabilities
-economic performance
-military might
-political performance
Measure of national power first created in 1960s - CORRECT ANSWER -total population
-urban population
-Iron and steel production
-energy consumption
-military personnel
-military expenditure
power gradient - CORRECT ANSWER projection of power affected by distance
State Capabilities - CORRECT ANSWER can be thought of as relative
Security Dilemma - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER individual, state, international
Individual level of analysis - CORRECT ANSWER human nature, aggressiveness, perceptions
, state level of analysis - CORRECT ANSWER population, development, institutions
international level of analysis - CORRECT ANSWER anarchy, balance of power, changes in
capabilities
power transition theory - CORRECT ANSWER 1. dissatisfied challenger state begins to attain
the same level of capabilities as the hegemon
2. war launched to solidify position
hegemon - CORRECT ANSWER having dominant influence or authority over others
Hegemon Examples - CORRECT ANSWER Pax Romana 27 BC- 180 AD
Pax Britannica 1815-1914
Pax Americana 1945-
systems theory - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER 1. balance of power: power
equilibrium between states
2. deterrence: prevention of war by threat of force
Liberal approaches for managing security - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER "relative economic size attracts countries to trade with
each other while greater distances weaken the attractiveness"
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What does state security rest on? - CORRECT ANSWER power
measures of power - CORRECT ANSWER -population
-material capabilities
-economic performance
-military might
-political performance
Measure of national power first created in 1960s - CORRECT ANSWER -total population
-urban population
-Iron and steel production
-energy consumption
-military personnel
-military expenditure
power gradient - CORRECT ANSWER projection of power affected by distance
State Capabilities - CORRECT ANSWER can be thought of as relative
Security Dilemma - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER individual, state, international
Individual level of analysis - CORRECT ANSWER human nature, aggressiveness, perceptions
, state level of analysis - CORRECT ANSWER population, development, institutions
international level of analysis - CORRECT ANSWER anarchy, balance of power, changes in
capabilities
power transition theory - CORRECT ANSWER 1. dissatisfied challenger state begins to attain
the same level of capabilities as the hegemon
2. war launched to solidify position
hegemon - CORRECT ANSWER having dominant influence or authority over others
Hegemon Examples - CORRECT ANSWER Pax Romana 27 BC- 180 AD
Pax Britannica 1815-1914
Pax Americana 1945-
systems theory - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER 1. balance of power: power
equilibrium between states
2. deterrence: prevention of war by threat of force
Liberal approaches for managing security - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER "relative economic size attracts countries to trade with
each other while greater distances weaken the attractiveness"
