POS 486 Midterm UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
One of these is not a feature of the contemporary "global economy": - CORRECT
ANSWER - All significant non-tariff barriers to trade have been eliminated, and distance,
history andculture no longer influence patterns of trade.
One of these statements is a contradiction in globalization today: - CORRECT ANSWER -
The (problematic) "Hyperglobalization Thesis" predicts a simple convergence on a liberal model
of capitalism and assumes all of the following except: - CORRECT ANSWER -
The "varieties of capitalism" approach to comparative capitalism predicts a complex or dual
convergence on either a liberal market model or a coordinated market model. (True or False) -
CORRECT ANSWER - `True
The central theme in the claim that globalization has rendered the state vulnerable is that the
principles of legitimacy, sovereignty and duty and/or obligations of states today confront forces
of change that are undermining sovereignty, namely - CORRECT ANSWER -
One of these is not a realist/neorealist critique of the "sovereignty at bay" argument that suggests
that the processes of globalization are eroding the autonomy, capacity and sovereignty of the
state: - CORRECT ANSWER - Increased vulnerability of states is a testimony to growing
interdependence of states andactually a good thing because the emergence of a Post-Westphalian
system has led to theinclusion of non-state actors and development of global civil society in
global governance
The "tragedy of the commons" is, effectively, a modern-day morality tale indicative of a more
general disparity between the need for and supply of effective institutions and mechanisms of
global governance. (True of False) - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Intra-regional trade accounts for an ever-growing share of global economic activity today than
ever before. (True of False) - CORRECT ANSWER - True
, One of these does not fit the anti-globalization argument that globalization leads to the
exploitation of foreign impoverished workers: - CORRECT ANSWER - lax labor laws
enable workers to exercise option to leave low-paying jobs
Recent worldwide protests against police racism and brutality and the toppling of statues
commemorating white supremacists have little relevance to the International Relations
(IR)discipline because IR is a value-free science and its founding and evolution over the years
have been neutral about the historical legacy of systemic racism and the enduring inequalities it
has created. (True of False) - CORRECT ANSWER - False
One of these statements is correct: - CORRECT ANSWER - IR is built on a profound
whitewashing of history and the erasure of the contributions of previously colonized people to
wealth and advancements in the West.
One of these statements is not correct - CORRECT ANSWER -
Pan-Africanism is a movement founded in 1900 to unite all Africans wherever they may be
against colonialism, racial operation and white supremacy and to restore the humanity of people
of African descent. (True of False) - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Between 1650 and 1860 _____________________________ enslaved people were transported
from western Africa to the Americas. Most were shipped to the West Indies, Central America,
and South America, and in all their lives laid the foundation for the evolution of modern
capitalism and global economy - CORRECT ANSWER - approximately 10-15 million
One of the following is not part of the black/African and African American experience that
helped to shape the evolution of the global order in the 19th century: - CORRECT
ANSWER - The UN Charter of 1945 promised respect for sovereign equality of states and
the right of self-determination of all colonial peoples
One of the following factors did not contribute to the collapse of European colonialism which
was based on the ideology of racism and white supremacy: - CORRECT ANSWER - The
Questions and CORRECT Answers
One of these is not a feature of the contemporary "global economy": - CORRECT
ANSWER - All significant non-tariff barriers to trade have been eliminated, and distance,
history andculture no longer influence patterns of trade.
One of these statements is a contradiction in globalization today: - CORRECT ANSWER -
The (problematic) "Hyperglobalization Thesis" predicts a simple convergence on a liberal model
of capitalism and assumes all of the following except: - CORRECT ANSWER -
The "varieties of capitalism" approach to comparative capitalism predicts a complex or dual
convergence on either a liberal market model or a coordinated market model. (True or False) -
CORRECT ANSWER - `True
The central theme in the claim that globalization has rendered the state vulnerable is that the
principles of legitimacy, sovereignty and duty and/or obligations of states today confront forces
of change that are undermining sovereignty, namely - CORRECT ANSWER -
One of these is not a realist/neorealist critique of the "sovereignty at bay" argument that suggests
that the processes of globalization are eroding the autonomy, capacity and sovereignty of the
state: - CORRECT ANSWER - Increased vulnerability of states is a testimony to growing
interdependence of states andactually a good thing because the emergence of a Post-Westphalian
system has led to theinclusion of non-state actors and development of global civil society in
global governance
The "tragedy of the commons" is, effectively, a modern-day morality tale indicative of a more
general disparity between the need for and supply of effective institutions and mechanisms of
global governance. (True of False) - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Intra-regional trade accounts for an ever-growing share of global economic activity today than
ever before. (True of False) - CORRECT ANSWER - True
, One of these does not fit the anti-globalization argument that globalization leads to the
exploitation of foreign impoverished workers: - CORRECT ANSWER - lax labor laws
enable workers to exercise option to leave low-paying jobs
Recent worldwide protests against police racism and brutality and the toppling of statues
commemorating white supremacists have little relevance to the International Relations
(IR)discipline because IR is a value-free science and its founding and evolution over the years
have been neutral about the historical legacy of systemic racism and the enduring inequalities it
has created. (True of False) - CORRECT ANSWER - False
One of these statements is correct: - CORRECT ANSWER - IR is built on a profound
whitewashing of history and the erasure of the contributions of previously colonized people to
wealth and advancements in the West.
One of these statements is not correct - CORRECT ANSWER -
Pan-Africanism is a movement founded in 1900 to unite all Africans wherever they may be
against colonialism, racial operation and white supremacy and to restore the humanity of people
of African descent. (True of False) - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Between 1650 and 1860 _____________________________ enslaved people were transported
from western Africa to the Americas. Most were shipped to the West Indies, Central America,
and South America, and in all their lives laid the foundation for the evolution of modern
capitalism and global economy - CORRECT ANSWER - approximately 10-15 million
One of the following is not part of the black/African and African American experience that
helped to shape the evolution of the global order in the 19th century: - CORRECT
ANSWER - The UN Charter of 1945 promised respect for sovereign equality of states and
the right of self-determination of all colonial peoples
One of the following factors did not contribute to the collapse of European colonialism which
was based on the ideology of racism and white supremacy: - CORRECT ANSWER - The
