POLS 102 Jennings Final Questions and
Answers 2025
CausesAofAwarAaccordingAtoAtheAtextbookA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
isAaccidental,AnotAsomethingAthatAhappens,AhasAaAbuildup,AusuallyAethnicAorAculturalA
problems,AwarAisntAsomethingAaArationalAleaderAwouldAwant
anarchyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
aAstateAofAdisorderAdueAtoAabsenceAorAnonrecognitionAofAauthority
WhyAdoesn'tAanarchyAwork?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
1)AThereAwillAbeAsomeoneAwhoAtriesAtoAgetAintoApower.
2)AThereAwillAbeAviolenceAinAtheAuprising.
WoodrowAwilsonA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-idealismA(14Apoints)
realismA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
thinkAsurvivalAofAtheAself,AmilitaryAspending,Abudget/spending,AcantAhaveAanythingAunlessA
youAsurviveAfirst
IdealismA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
politicalAstructuresAareAmeantAtoAguideApeople,AnotAnecessarilyAtellAthemAwhatAtoAdoA(leag
ueAofAnations)
RoleAofAhumanAnatureAinAinternationalApoliticsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
consideredArealistic,AselfAinterested,AwantAtoAdoAthingsAbasedAonAtheirAbestAinterest/outco
me
StateAtype/geographyAdeterminingAlikelihoodAofAconflictA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
basedAonAlocation,AandAclosenessAofAwater,AmostAconflictsAhappenAbasedAonAterritoryAand
Aresources
BalanceAofApowerA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
countriesAneedAtoAcreateAalliancesAtoAbalanceApowerAagainstAtheAhegemonA(isn'tAalwaysAp
eaceful,AneedAwarAtoAbalanceApower)A(gridlock)
hegemonA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-theAdominantApowerAinAtheAglobalAeconomy
BandwagoningA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
weakerAcountriesAjoiningAmoreAvictoriousAcountriesAtoAgainAlegitimacy
SOPA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-standardAoperationAprocedureA-
AaAwayAofAdoingAthingsAthatAisAstandardizedAforAeveryoneAtoAdoA-
AifAoneAleaderAmakesAaAdecisionAitAisAcarriedAoutAaAcertainAwayA(militaryAtraining,AbootAcam
p)
Non-ProliferationATreatyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
designedAtoApreventAtheAuseAofAnuclearAweapons
ComprehensiveATestABanATreatyA(CTBT)A(1996)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
preventAtestsAofAnuclearAweapons
MADA(MutuallyAAssuredADestruction)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
assuranceAthatAifAoneAcountryAlaunchesAaAnukeAtheAotherAcountryAwillAlaunchAnukeA...Aever
yoneAdiesAifAoneAnukeAisAsent
KeepsApeaceA-
AnuclearAwarAisntAwinnableA...AnoAoneAwinsA...AeveryoneAdiesA...Adoesn'tAmakeAsense
, TrumanADoctrineA(1947)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
containAcommunistAinfluenceAaroundAtheAworldA(USAgaveAeconomicAsupportAtoAcountriesA
soAtheyAwouldn'tAfallAtoAcommunism)
dominoAtheoryA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAideaAthatAifAoneAnationAfallsAtoAtheAthreatAofAcommunismAallAotherAnationsAwill
containmentA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-minimizeAcommunismA-ApreventAexpansion
InformationAwarfareA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
chinaAtryingAtoApinAamericansAagainstAeachAotherAbyAspreadingAmisinformation,Aelectroma
gneticAsurges,AtvAspeeches,Adrones,Ahacking
DifferenceAbetweenAsaltAandAstartA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-SALTA-
AstopAexpansionAofAnewAnukesA(limiting)
STARTA-AtoAtryAtoAdestroyAtheAnukes,AreduceAnumberAofAnukes
internationalAcourtAofAjusticeA(ICJ)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
UNAbodyAthatAmakesAlegalAdecisionsAinvolvingAdisputesAbetweenAnationalAgovernmentsA
courtAthatAdealsAwithAinternationalAcrimesA-AunitedAstatesAdoesn'tAlisten
ConnallyAAmendmentA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ThisAUSAamendmentAexcludesAtheAICJAfromAhearingAcasesAunderAtheAOptionalAClauseAre
gardingA"disputesAwithAregardAtoAmattersAwhichAareAessentiallyAwithinAtheAdomesticAjurisdi
ctionAofAtheAUSAasAdeterminedAbyAtheAUS."
--AcanAvetoAICJAlawsA-AbecauseAstrongestAcountry,AsecurityAisAimportantA-
AhadAtoAagreeAtoAbeAsued,AandAtoAgoAinAaccordanceAwithAtheAcourt
WhyAisAWTOAsoApowerfulA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-WTOA-AworldAtradeAorganizationA-
AbcAeveryAcountryAneedsAgoodsAfromAotherAcountries,AmutualAtrade,AhelpsAregulation,Aimp
ortantAbecauseAitAorchestratesAeconomicAregulationAaroundAtheAworld,AflowAofAgoodsAandA
servicesA&AmoneyA-AmoreAcountriesAtradeAwithAeachAother
functionsAthatAtheAUNATrusteeshipAoversawAbeforeAbeingAadjournedA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
wheneverAcountryAisAcolonizedAwouldAsendApeopleAtoAmanageAaAcountryAtoAbecomeAaAnat
ion,AafterAWW2AorA1990sA-AhelpsAoverseeAterritories
PoliticalAsubculturesAinAtennesseeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
talkingAaboutAminorityAamericanAgroups
NewAZenglishA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-TVAexposureA-AcensorAviolenceA-
AUSAcensorsAnudity
IndigenousAcultureA-AwarAcryAinANZA-AUSAdoesn'tAassociateAindigenousAcultureAinAsports
howAdoesANZAensureAthatAcitizensAareAexposedAtoAtheAworldAoutsideANZA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
giveAcreditAtoAstudentsAwhoAstudyAinAotherAcountries,AgivenAopportunitiesAinAotherAcountrie
sAtoAgetAjobs
HowAtoAenterANZA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-valueAsystemA-
AhowAmuchAvalueAwouldAyouAaddAtoAtheirAnation
PoliticalACultureA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
commonlyAsharedAattitudes,Abeliefs,AandAcoreAvaluesAaboutAhowAgovernmentAshouldAoper
ate
politicalAsocializationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAprocessAbyAwhichApeopleAgainAtheirApoliticalAattitudesAandAopinions
deeplyArootedAnorms,AthroughAfamily,Afriends,Aeducation,Ageography,Areligion
Answers 2025
CausesAofAwarAaccordingAtoAtheAtextbookA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
isAaccidental,AnotAsomethingAthatAhappens,AhasAaAbuildup,AusuallyAethnicAorAculturalA
problems,AwarAisntAsomethingAaArationalAleaderAwouldAwant
anarchyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
aAstateAofAdisorderAdueAtoAabsenceAorAnonrecognitionAofAauthority
WhyAdoesn'tAanarchyAwork?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
1)AThereAwillAbeAsomeoneAwhoAtriesAtoAgetAintoApower.
2)AThereAwillAbeAviolenceAinAtheAuprising.
WoodrowAwilsonA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-idealismA(14Apoints)
realismA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
thinkAsurvivalAofAtheAself,AmilitaryAspending,Abudget/spending,AcantAhaveAanythingAunlessA
youAsurviveAfirst
IdealismA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
politicalAstructuresAareAmeantAtoAguideApeople,AnotAnecessarilyAtellAthemAwhatAtoAdoA(leag
ueAofAnations)
RoleAofAhumanAnatureAinAinternationalApoliticsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
consideredArealistic,AselfAinterested,AwantAtoAdoAthingsAbasedAonAtheirAbestAinterest/outco
me
StateAtype/geographyAdeterminingAlikelihoodAofAconflictA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
basedAonAlocation,AandAclosenessAofAwater,AmostAconflictsAhappenAbasedAonAterritoryAand
Aresources
BalanceAofApowerA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
countriesAneedAtoAcreateAalliancesAtoAbalanceApowerAagainstAtheAhegemonA(isn'tAalwaysAp
eaceful,AneedAwarAtoAbalanceApower)A(gridlock)
hegemonA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-theAdominantApowerAinAtheAglobalAeconomy
BandwagoningA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
weakerAcountriesAjoiningAmoreAvictoriousAcountriesAtoAgainAlegitimacy
SOPA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-standardAoperationAprocedureA-
AaAwayAofAdoingAthingsAthatAisAstandardizedAforAeveryoneAtoAdoA-
AifAoneAleaderAmakesAaAdecisionAitAisAcarriedAoutAaAcertainAwayA(militaryAtraining,AbootAcam
p)
Non-ProliferationATreatyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
designedAtoApreventAtheAuseAofAnuclearAweapons
ComprehensiveATestABanATreatyA(CTBT)A(1996)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
preventAtestsAofAnuclearAweapons
MADA(MutuallyAAssuredADestruction)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
assuranceAthatAifAoneAcountryAlaunchesAaAnukeAtheAotherAcountryAwillAlaunchAnukeA...Aever
yoneAdiesAifAoneAnukeAisAsent
KeepsApeaceA-
AnuclearAwarAisntAwinnableA...AnoAoneAwinsA...AeveryoneAdiesA...Adoesn'tAmakeAsense
, TrumanADoctrineA(1947)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
containAcommunistAinfluenceAaroundAtheAworldA(USAgaveAeconomicAsupportAtoAcountriesA
soAtheyAwouldn'tAfallAtoAcommunism)
dominoAtheoryA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAideaAthatAifAoneAnationAfallsAtoAtheAthreatAofAcommunismAallAotherAnationsAwill
containmentA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-minimizeAcommunismA-ApreventAexpansion
InformationAwarfareA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
chinaAtryingAtoApinAamericansAagainstAeachAotherAbyAspreadingAmisinformation,Aelectroma
gneticAsurges,AtvAspeeches,Adrones,Ahacking
DifferenceAbetweenAsaltAandAstartA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-SALTA-
AstopAexpansionAofAnewAnukesA(limiting)
STARTA-AtoAtryAtoAdestroyAtheAnukes,AreduceAnumberAofAnukes
internationalAcourtAofAjusticeA(ICJ)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
UNAbodyAthatAmakesAlegalAdecisionsAinvolvingAdisputesAbetweenAnationalAgovernmentsA
courtAthatAdealsAwithAinternationalAcrimesA-AunitedAstatesAdoesn'tAlisten
ConnallyAAmendmentA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ThisAUSAamendmentAexcludesAtheAICJAfromAhearingAcasesAunderAtheAOptionalAClauseAre
gardingA"disputesAwithAregardAtoAmattersAwhichAareAessentiallyAwithinAtheAdomesticAjurisdi
ctionAofAtheAUSAasAdeterminedAbyAtheAUS."
--AcanAvetoAICJAlawsA-AbecauseAstrongestAcountry,AsecurityAisAimportantA-
AhadAtoAagreeAtoAbeAsued,AandAtoAgoAinAaccordanceAwithAtheAcourt
WhyAisAWTOAsoApowerfulA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-WTOA-AworldAtradeAorganizationA-
AbcAeveryAcountryAneedsAgoodsAfromAotherAcountries,AmutualAtrade,AhelpsAregulation,Aimp
ortantAbecauseAitAorchestratesAeconomicAregulationAaroundAtheAworld,AflowAofAgoodsAandA
servicesA&AmoneyA-AmoreAcountriesAtradeAwithAeachAother
functionsAthatAtheAUNATrusteeshipAoversawAbeforeAbeingAadjournedA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
wheneverAcountryAisAcolonizedAwouldAsendApeopleAtoAmanageAaAcountryAtoAbecomeAaAnat
ion,AafterAWW2AorA1990sA-AhelpsAoverseeAterritories
PoliticalAsubculturesAinAtennesseeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
talkingAaboutAminorityAamericanAgroups
NewAZenglishA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-TVAexposureA-AcensorAviolenceA-
AUSAcensorsAnudity
IndigenousAcultureA-AwarAcryAinANZA-AUSAdoesn'tAassociateAindigenousAcultureAinAsports
howAdoesANZAensureAthatAcitizensAareAexposedAtoAtheAworldAoutsideANZA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
giveAcreditAtoAstudentsAwhoAstudyAinAotherAcountries,AgivenAopportunitiesAinAotherAcountrie
sAtoAgetAjobs
HowAtoAenterANZA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-valueAsystemA-
AhowAmuchAvalueAwouldAyouAaddAtoAtheirAnation
PoliticalACultureA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
commonlyAsharedAattitudes,Abeliefs,AandAcoreAvaluesAaboutAhowAgovernmentAshouldAoper
ate
politicalAsocializationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAprocessAbyAwhichApeopleAgainAtheirApoliticalAattitudesAandAopinions
deeplyArootedAnorms,AthroughAfamily,Afriends,Aeducation,Ageography,Areligion