INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 12TH
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⫸ Sovereignty. Answer: the condition of a state having control and
authority over its own territory and being free from any higher legal
authority. It is related to, but distinct from, the condition of a
government being free from any political constraints.
⫸ Civil society. Answer: (1) The totality of all individuals and groups in
a society who are not acting as participants in any government
institutions, or (2) all individuals and groups who are neither participants
in government nor acting in the interests of commercial companies.
⫸ Ethic of responsibility. Answer: For historical realists, an ethic of
responsibility represents the limits of ethics in international politics; it
involves the weighing up of consequences and the realization that
positive outcomes may result from amoral actions.
⫸ Security dilemma. Answer: in an anarchic international system one
with no common central power, when one state seeks to improve its
security it creates insecurity in other states.
,⫸ Anarchic system. Answer: a realist description of the international
system that suggest there is no common power or central governing
structure
⫸ Classical Realism. Answer: the drive for power and the will to
dominate are the fundamental aspects of human nature. The behaviour of
the state as a self-seeking egoist is understood to be merely a reflection
of the characteristics of the people that comprise that state.
⫸ Moral relativism. Answer: If all states have a right to do anything to
survive, then there is no moral constant of behaviour to obey
⫸ Structural Realism. Answer: international politics is essentially a
struggle for power, but they do not endorse the classical realist
assumption that this is a result from human nature. They attribute
security competition and interstate conflict to the lack of an overarching
authority above states and the relative distribution of power in the
international system.
⫸ Neoclassical Realism. Answer: a version of realism that combines
both structural factors such as the distribution of power and unit-level
factors such as the interest of states.
⫸ Liberalism. Answer: a political orientation that favors social progress
by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution. In essence it
argues for human rights, parliamentary democracy, and free trade -
while also maintaining that all such goals must begin within a state.
,⫸ Multilateralism. Answer: the process by which states work together
to solve a common problem
⫸ Liberal internationalism. Answer: a perspective that seeks to
transform international relations to emphasize peace, individual
freedom, and prosperity, and to replicate domestic models of liberal
democracy at the international level
⫸ Weapons of mass destruction. Answer: Classified by the UN as
weapons that could really **** **** up
⫸ Anarchy. Answer: a system operating in the absence of any central
government. It does not imply chaos but, in realist theory, the absence of
political authority
⫸ Imperialism. Answer: the practice of foreign conquest and rule in the
context of global relations of hierarchy and subordination. It can lead to
the establishment of an empire.
⫸ Enlightenment. Answer: associated with rationalist thinkers of the
18th century. Key ideas include: secularism, progress, reason, science,
knowledge and freedom
⫸ Democratic peace thesis. Answer: Makes two claims (1) liberal
polities exhibit restraint in their relations with other liberal polities (2)
they are imprudent in relations with authoritarian states
, ⫸ Free trade. Answer: an essential element of capitalism that argues for
no barriers to the exchange of goods, services, and investments between
states
⫸ Empire. Answer: a distinct type o political entity, which may or may
not be a state, possessing both a home territory and foreign territories.
This may include conquered nations and colonies
⫸ Collective security. Answer: a security arrangement in which all
states cooperate collectively to provide security for all by the actions of
all against any states within the groups which might challenge the
existing order by using sanctions and force.
⫸ Integration. Answer: a process of ever-closer union between states, in
a regional or international context. The process often begins with
cooperation to solve technical problems.
⫸ Functionalism. Answer: An idea that suggests that cooperation
should begin with efforts aimed at resolving specific regional or
transnational problems.
⫸ Transnational non-state actor. Answer: any non-state actor or
nongovernmental actor from one country that has relations with any
actor from another country or with an international organization.
⫸ Pluralism. Answer: political power and influence in society does no
belong just to the elite groups in various sectors of society, but I
EDITION JON PEVEHOUSE JOSHUA
GOLDSTEIN TEST BANK ALL CHAPTERS
100% ORIGINAL VERIFIED A+ ACTUAL
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⫸ Sovereignty. Answer: the condition of a state having control and
authority over its own territory and being free from any higher legal
authority. It is related to, but distinct from, the condition of a
government being free from any political constraints.
⫸ Civil society. Answer: (1) The totality of all individuals and groups in
a society who are not acting as participants in any government
institutions, or (2) all individuals and groups who are neither participants
in government nor acting in the interests of commercial companies.
⫸ Ethic of responsibility. Answer: For historical realists, an ethic of
responsibility represents the limits of ethics in international politics; it
involves the weighing up of consequences and the realization that
positive outcomes may result from amoral actions.
⫸ Security dilemma. Answer: in an anarchic international system one
with no common central power, when one state seeks to improve its
security it creates insecurity in other states.
,⫸ Anarchic system. Answer: a realist description of the international
system that suggest there is no common power or central governing
structure
⫸ Classical Realism. Answer: the drive for power and the will to
dominate are the fundamental aspects of human nature. The behaviour of
the state as a self-seeking egoist is understood to be merely a reflection
of the characteristics of the people that comprise that state.
⫸ Moral relativism. Answer: If all states have a right to do anything to
survive, then there is no moral constant of behaviour to obey
⫸ Structural Realism. Answer: international politics is essentially a
struggle for power, but they do not endorse the classical realist
assumption that this is a result from human nature. They attribute
security competition and interstate conflict to the lack of an overarching
authority above states and the relative distribution of power in the
international system.
⫸ Neoclassical Realism. Answer: a version of realism that combines
both structural factors such as the distribution of power and unit-level
factors such as the interest of states.
⫸ Liberalism. Answer: a political orientation that favors social progress
by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution. In essence it
argues for human rights, parliamentary democracy, and free trade -
while also maintaining that all such goals must begin within a state.
,⫸ Multilateralism. Answer: the process by which states work together
to solve a common problem
⫸ Liberal internationalism. Answer: a perspective that seeks to
transform international relations to emphasize peace, individual
freedom, and prosperity, and to replicate domestic models of liberal
democracy at the international level
⫸ Weapons of mass destruction. Answer: Classified by the UN as
weapons that could really **** **** up
⫸ Anarchy. Answer: a system operating in the absence of any central
government. It does not imply chaos but, in realist theory, the absence of
political authority
⫸ Imperialism. Answer: the practice of foreign conquest and rule in the
context of global relations of hierarchy and subordination. It can lead to
the establishment of an empire.
⫸ Enlightenment. Answer: associated with rationalist thinkers of the
18th century. Key ideas include: secularism, progress, reason, science,
knowledge and freedom
⫸ Democratic peace thesis. Answer: Makes two claims (1) liberal
polities exhibit restraint in their relations with other liberal polities (2)
they are imprudent in relations with authoritarian states
, ⫸ Free trade. Answer: an essential element of capitalism that argues for
no barriers to the exchange of goods, services, and investments between
states
⫸ Empire. Answer: a distinct type o political entity, which may or may
not be a state, possessing both a home territory and foreign territories.
This may include conquered nations and colonies
⫸ Collective security. Answer: a security arrangement in which all
states cooperate collectively to provide security for all by the actions of
all against any states within the groups which might challenge the
existing order by using sanctions and force.
⫸ Integration. Answer: a process of ever-closer union between states, in
a regional or international context. The process often begins with
cooperation to solve technical problems.
⫸ Functionalism. Answer: An idea that suggests that cooperation
should begin with efforts aimed at resolving specific regional or
transnational problems.
⫸ Transnational non-state actor. Answer: any non-state actor or
nongovernmental actor from one country that has relations with any
actor from another country or with an international organization.
⫸ Pluralism. Answer: political power and influence in society does no
belong just to the elite groups in various sectors of society, but I
