POLS 102 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
VERIFIED
1. what are the dif- comparative politics: takes place in a settled order
ferences between
comparative International relations: has much less order and more fluidity (the
politics and actions of some states are very unpredictable)
international re-
lations?
2. what are the key
sub- fields of international political economy (globalization); foreign
international policy/diplomacy and social studies (war and peace);
relations?
international relations theory
3. what event led to
the creation of
interna- tional WWI because it attected four continents, acted as a catalyst for the
relations as a
study? formation of IR as a new field
4. what do idealist
as- sume will lead
to the prevention
of war? argues was can be prevented if states follow international law and
back International Organization
5. which us president
was key to the cre-
ation of idealism as
an international Woodrow Wilson
rela- tions
ideology?
6. how do idealist
argue that conflict
can be prevented?
Wilson felt war would be less likely if states negotiated in an
7. what are the
guiding principals organized forum; Wilson believed states would "grow out of" a need
of realism? for conflict; war results from accidents, insanity, or miscalculations
everything a state does is about maximizing security and power;
few reli- gious, moral, or legal arguments for action; argue for big
defense budgets and the need for self-suflciency in agriculture and
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steel; leave battlefields to the
generals
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8. according to
realists, what Invest in military and defense; be ready to go to war
should states do to
guarantee their se-
curity?
9. what role does hu-
leaders have big egos and can act against their nations best
interest to gain
man nature play in in- territory or prestige
ternational conflict?
10. how does state type undemocratic regimes engage in more warfare because of their
need
and geography deter- to mobilize their populations; democracies also tend to fight with
other
mine the likelihood democracies; poorer countries tend to fight each other over limited re-
of conflict?
sources
11. how is a balance of
by balancing out military power you can reduce the likelihood of
military
power mean to secure conflict because no country is powerful enough to act alone; have
balance
peace? of power by creating alliances of roughly the same size
12. what is balance of powers in reverse--weaker counties join a victorious
bandwago- ning?
alliance to gain spoils of war, prestige, or rebuilding contracts
13. why must world
lead- ers work to many executive decisions, unless they appear rational, will not be
make sure their imple- mented by the bureaucracy or military
decisions appear
rational?
14. how do SOPs work
to ensure rational
deci- sion making?
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VERIFIED
1. what are the dif- comparative politics: takes place in a settled order
ferences between
comparative International relations: has much less order and more fluidity (the
politics and actions of some states are very unpredictable)
international re-
lations?
2. what are the key
sub- fields of international political economy (globalization); foreign
international policy/diplomacy and social studies (war and peace);
relations?
international relations theory
3. what event led to
the creation of
interna- tional WWI because it attected four continents, acted as a catalyst for the
relations as a
study? formation of IR as a new field
4. what do idealist
as- sume will lead
to the prevention
of war? argues was can be prevented if states follow international law and
back International Organization
5. which us president
was key to the cre-
ation of idealism as
an international Woodrow Wilson
rela- tions
ideology?
6. how do idealist
argue that conflict
can be prevented?
Wilson felt war would be less likely if states negotiated in an
7. what are the
guiding principals organized forum; Wilson believed states would "grow out of" a need
of realism? for conflict; war results from accidents, insanity, or miscalculations
everything a state does is about maximizing security and power;
few reli- gious, moral, or legal arguments for action; argue for big
defense budgets and the need for self-suflciency in agriculture and
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24
, POLS 102 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
VERIFIED
steel; leave battlefields to the
generals
2/
24
, POLS 102 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
VERIFIED
8. according to
realists, what Invest in military and defense; be ready to go to war
should states do to
guarantee their se-
curity?
9. what role does hu-
leaders have big egos and can act against their nations best
interest to gain
man nature play in in- territory or prestige
ternational conflict?
10. how does state type undemocratic regimes engage in more warfare because of their
need
and geography deter- to mobilize their populations; democracies also tend to fight with
other
mine the likelihood democracies; poorer countries tend to fight each other over limited re-
of conflict?
sources
11. how is a balance of
by balancing out military power you can reduce the likelihood of
military
power mean to secure conflict because no country is powerful enough to act alone; have
balance
peace? of power by creating alliances of roughly the same size
12. what is balance of powers in reverse--weaker counties join a victorious
bandwago- ning?
alliance to gain spoils of war, prestige, or rebuilding contracts
13. why must world
lead- ers work to many executive decisions, unless they appear rational, will not be
make sure their imple- mented by the bureaucracy or military
decisions appear
rational?
14. how do SOPs work
to ensure rational
deci- sion making?
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24
