POSC 2601 MIDTERM 1 CHAPTER 2:
REALISM CORRECT 100%
The key actors under realism are ______
A) Individuals
B) States and Non-state actors
C) States
D) Social Classes - ANSWERC) States
Offensive realists believe states want to ______ power, whereas defensive realists
argue states want to _______ power
A) maintain, increase
B) reduce, maintain
C) increase, maintain
D) increase, reduce - ANSWERC) increase, maintain
Prior to the world wars, there was a _________ international system?
A) multipolar
B) tripolar
C) bipolar
D) unipolar - ANSWERA) multipolar
Multipolar - 5 to 6 centers of power that are not grouped into an alliance
Since the Cold War ended, we having been living in a ______ international system?
A) multipolar
B) tripolar
C) bipolar
D) unipolar - ANSWERD) unipolar
Unipolar - a single center of power which all other states revolve around
See hegemony
Example: US
True/False: The Prisoner's Dilemma is an example of game theory - ANSWERTrue
The most important feature of international relations according to a realist is
________
A) international law
B) power
C) absolute gains
D) morality - ANSWERB) Power
Specifically, relative power
According to the text, the best single indicator of a state's power may be the size of
its _______
A) army
B) bureaucracy
C) population
D) total GDP - ANSWERD) total GDP
REALISM CORRECT 100%
The key actors under realism are ______
A) Individuals
B) States and Non-state actors
C) States
D) Social Classes - ANSWERC) States
Offensive realists believe states want to ______ power, whereas defensive realists
argue states want to _______ power
A) maintain, increase
B) reduce, maintain
C) increase, maintain
D) increase, reduce - ANSWERC) increase, maintain
Prior to the world wars, there was a _________ international system?
A) multipolar
B) tripolar
C) bipolar
D) unipolar - ANSWERA) multipolar
Multipolar - 5 to 6 centers of power that are not grouped into an alliance
Since the Cold War ended, we having been living in a ______ international system?
A) multipolar
B) tripolar
C) bipolar
D) unipolar - ANSWERD) unipolar
Unipolar - a single center of power which all other states revolve around
See hegemony
Example: US
True/False: The Prisoner's Dilemma is an example of game theory - ANSWERTrue
The most important feature of international relations according to a realist is
________
A) international law
B) power
C) absolute gains
D) morality - ANSWERB) Power
Specifically, relative power
According to the text, the best single indicator of a state's power may be the size of
its _______
A) army
B) bureaucracy
C) population
D) total GDP - ANSWERD) total GDP
