INS 3003 EXAM 2 2026 STUDY GUIDE
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ cold war.
Answer: a state of political hostility between countries characterized by
threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare, in
particular.
◉ proxy war.
Answer: A war instigated by a major power that does not itself
participate
◉ non-member observer state.
Answer: have the right to speak at the United Nation General Assembly
meetings, but not to vote on resolutions
◉ Non-State entity.
Answer: Organizations with sufficient power to influence and cause
change even though they do not belong to any established institution of a
state
◉ nation-state.
Answer: a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively
homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent.
,◉ unitary actor.
Answer: An assumption that treats states as a single entity that tries to
maximize national interest, broadly defined.
◉ founder of classical realism.
Answer: hans morgenthau (politics among nations in 1948)
◉ pursuit of power.
Answer: realpolitik
◉ founder of neo-realism.
Answer: kenneth waltz
◉ assumptions.
Answer: 1. staters are rational unitary actors
2. states seek security
3. anarchy
◉ balance of power.
Answer: 1. alliances
2. bandwagoning
3. balancing
, ◉ Balance of power definition.
Answer: gobal configuration that creates peace
◉ Uni-Polarity.
Answer: hegemonic stability theory argues that Uni-polarity is so
powerful that no one else tries on major power, 1 hegeon
realists don't like this
◉ Bi-polartity.
Answer: balance of power if two powers offset each other with rational
decision making
- neorealists prefer
- ex: cold war
◉ Multi-Polarity.
Answer: moving towards multiple poles of power
-classic realists prefer
-takes focus off single or two states
-most realists dont like becaus theres too much room for shifting and
miscalculation (unstable)
◉ relative gains vs absolute gains.
Answer: -relative gains= 0 sum
-absolute gains= non-zero sum
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ cold war.
Answer: a state of political hostility between countries characterized by
threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare, in
particular.
◉ proxy war.
Answer: A war instigated by a major power that does not itself
participate
◉ non-member observer state.
Answer: have the right to speak at the United Nation General Assembly
meetings, but not to vote on resolutions
◉ Non-State entity.
Answer: Organizations with sufficient power to influence and cause
change even though they do not belong to any established institution of a
state
◉ nation-state.
Answer: a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively
homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent.
,◉ unitary actor.
Answer: An assumption that treats states as a single entity that tries to
maximize national interest, broadly defined.
◉ founder of classical realism.
Answer: hans morgenthau (politics among nations in 1948)
◉ pursuit of power.
Answer: realpolitik
◉ founder of neo-realism.
Answer: kenneth waltz
◉ assumptions.
Answer: 1. staters are rational unitary actors
2. states seek security
3. anarchy
◉ balance of power.
Answer: 1. alliances
2. bandwagoning
3. balancing
, ◉ Balance of power definition.
Answer: gobal configuration that creates peace
◉ Uni-Polarity.
Answer: hegemonic stability theory argues that Uni-polarity is so
powerful that no one else tries on major power, 1 hegeon
realists don't like this
◉ Bi-polartity.
Answer: balance of power if two powers offset each other with rational
decision making
- neorealists prefer
- ex: cold war
◉ Multi-Polarity.
Answer: moving towards multiple poles of power
-classic realists prefer
-takes focus off single or two states
-most realists dont like becaus theres too much room for shifting and
miscalculation (unstable)
◉ relative gains vs absolute gains.
Answer: -relative gains= 0 sum
-absolute gains= non-zero sum
