POLS 121 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE ALL 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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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
,POLS 121 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE ALL 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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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
, POLS 121 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE ALL 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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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
DETAILED 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
,POLS 121 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE ALL 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
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
, POLS 121 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE ALL 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
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
