Poli 105 test 1 saladino UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Who are the main actors in IR - CORRECT ANSWER - States
What is a theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Generalized explanation that we can apply to
outcomes
What two things should a theory be? - CORRECT ANSWER - Logical and empirical
In graph x----->y what is the IV and DV - CORRECT ANSWER - X is IV
Y is DV
Who developed the LEVELS OF ANALYSIS and what was the name of his work - CORRECT
ANSWER - Kenneth Waltz ''Man, the state, and war"
Outside of states what are other three actors in IR - CORRECT ANSWER - NGOs
--not funded by governments
IGOs
--made up by multiple governments
IOs
--NGOs and IGOs
Who developed THEORY POLICY DEBATE and what is it - CORRECT ANSWER -
Joseph Lepgold -- theorist and policy makers must work in harmony. Balance is a must
Explain the concepts of PARSIMONY and THEORETICAL DEGENERATION and how do
they relate to one another? - CORRECT ANSWER - Parsimony -- least amount of
variables in explanation to outcome, one variable that defines the most.
, theoretical degeneration -- adding more variables to a theory that decreases the value of the
theory
What is sovereignty and who came up with it - CORRECT ANSWER - KRASNER
--political and territorial autonomy
--a state being in total control of everything within its boarder
--sovereignty recognized by UN, if not,
Not sovereign
--1648 treaty of Westphalia..first official sovereignty
What is ANARCHY - CORRECT ANSWER - Not chaos, but absence of higher authority
within state
What is most important to realists? - CORRECT ANSWER - Power!
--money and military
Who wrote '20 years Crisis' and developed idea of BALANCE OF POWER?(what is it) -
CORRECT ANSWER - EH Carr
Balance of power is a state balancing it's power(military and economy) against another
Who wrote 'Politics Among Nations' or the first IR text book? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hans Morgenthau
What are the core assumptions of Classical Realism? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. States
are rational, primary actors
2. States always seek to have more power
3. Balance of power is key determinant in IR
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Who are the main actors in IR - CORRECT ANSWER - States
What is a theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Generalized explanation that we can apply to
outcomes
What two things should a theory be? - CORRECT ANSWER - Logical and empirical
In graph x----->y what is the IV and DV - CORRECT ANSWER - X is IV
Y is DV
Who developed the LEVELS OF ANALYSIS and what was the name of his work - CORRECT
ANSWER - Kenneth Waltz ''Man, the state, and war"
Outside of states what are other three actors in IR - CORRECT ANSWER - NGOs
--not funded by governments
IGOs
--made up by multiple governments
IOs
--NGOs and IGOs
Who developed THEORY POLICY DEBATE and what is it - CORRECT ANSWER -
Joseph Lepgold -- theorist and policy makers must work in harmony. Balance is a must
Explain the concepts of PARSIMONY and THEORETICAL DEGENERATION and how do
they relate to one another? - CORRECT ANSWER - Parsimony -- least amount of
variables in explanation to outcome, one variable that defines the most.
, theoretical degeneration -- adding more variables to a theory that decreases the value of the
theory
What is sovereignty and who came up with it - CORRECT ANSWER - KRASNER
--political and territorial autonomy
--a state being in total control of everything within its boarder
--sovereignty recognized by UN, if not,
Not sovereign
--1648 treaty of Westphalia..first official sovereignty
What is ANARCHY - CORRECT ANSWER - Not chaos, but absence of higher authority
within state
What is most important to realists? - CORRECT ANSWER - Power!
--money and military
Who wrote '20 years Crisis' and developed idea of BALANCE OF POWER?(what is it) -
CORRECT ANSWER - EH Carr
Balance of power is a state balancing it's power(military and economy) against another
Who wrote 'Politics Among Nations' or the first IR text book? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hans Morgenthau
What are the core assumptions of Classical Realism? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. States
are rational, primary actors
2. States always seek to have more power
3. Balance of power is key determinant in IR
