INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS EXAM #1 QUESTIONS
The tendency of states and people in competitive interaction and perceive each other
similarly is know as... - Answer -Mirror image theory
an independent territorially defined community in the global system administered by a
sovereign government is a... - Answer -State
All of the following are tenants of states sovereignty except... - Answer -unrestricted
control of domestic affairs
an analysis of world politics that focuses on the impact of worldwide conditions on
foreign policy is at what level of analysis? - Answer -global
the individual level of analysis emphasizes the... - Answer -personal and psychological
motivations of decision makers
the state level of analysis emphasizes what? - Answer -internal attributes of individual
states
major transformations in world politics tend to occur when? - Answer -at the
end/conclusion of major wars
realists believe that states are the most important actors in global politics because... -
Answer -there is no higher authority than themselves
according to realists the anarchic structure of the international system leads to... -
Answer -a self help system where states are responsible for their own security
Which of the following individuals best represents a pioneer in the realist perspective on
international relations? - Answer -Niccolò Machiavelli
modern realism emerged as a reaction to... - Answer -the failure of cooperation among
nations to keep peace after world war 1
the principal that governments of states are subject to no higher authority is... - Answer
-state sovereignty
Which of the following is a tenant of realism? - Answer -all of the above are true
the tendency of states to view the military build up of others states as threatening is
know as... - Answer -security dilemma
the typical result of a security dilemma is... - Answer -arms race
The tendency of states and people in competitive interaction and perceive each other
similarly is know as... - Answer -Mirror image theory
an independent territorially defined community in the global system administered by a
sovereign government is a... - Answer -State
All of the following are tenants of states sovereignty except... - Answer -unrestricted
control of domestic affairs
an analysis of world politics that focuses on the impact of worldwide conditions on
foreign policy is at what level of analysis? - Answer -global
the individual level of analysis emphasizes the... - Answer -personal and psychological
motivations of decision makers
the state level of analysis emphasizes what? - Answer -internal attributes of individual
states
major transformations in world politics tend to occur when? - Answer -at the
end/conclusion of major wars
realists believe that states are the most important actors in global politics because... -
Answer -there is no higher authority than themselves
according to realists the anarchic structure of the international system leads to... -
Answer -a self help system where states are responsible for their own security
Which of the following individuals best represents a pioneer in the realist perspective on
international relations? - Answer -Niccolò Machiavelli
modern realism emerged as a reaction to... - Answer -the failure of cooperation among
nations to keep peace after world war 1
the principal that governments of states are subject to no higher authority is... - Answer
-state sovereignty
Which of the following is a tenant of realism? - Answer -all of the above are true
the tendency of states to view the military build up of others states as threatening is
know as... - Answer -security dilemma
the typical result of a security dilemma is... - Answer -arms race
