POLI SCI 1001 EXAM 1 QUIZZES QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
In his farewell address, Washington recommends which foreign policy? - Answer -that
America have no permanent alliance with any nation
Which of the following is NOT one of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points? - Answer -
"Germany must pay reparations for the cost of the recent conflict-"
In his 1982 speech to the British Parliament, Ronald Reagan calls for - Answer -
fostering the infrastructure of democracy in countries around the world
Michael Walzer says the doctrine of realism holds that - Answer -in matters of war,
morality does not apply
Walzer uses the example of the conflict between Athens and Melos to show that -
Answer -the Athenians freely chose the path of conquest
The distinction between jus ad bellum and jus in bellum is, respectively - Answer -
justice in the decision to go to war, and justice in the way the war is fought
According to Walzer, military intervention by one state in the military affairs of another
can be justified in all the following circumstances EXCEPT - Answer -as a preventive
war to preserve the balance of power
Henry Sidgwick's two rules for how we should fight wars look to - Answer -victory and
proportionality
Walzer says about the naked soldier or the soldier having a smoke that - Answer -the
rules of war allow a sniper to shoot him
According to Walzer, double effect is the principle that - Answer -accepts the
forseeable killing of civilians in certain circumstances, provided it was not intended and
that some effort was made to avoid it
How does Michael Walzer define terrorism? - Answer -the random murder of innocent
people for a political end
What does Walzer think of the British decision to bomb German cities in WWII? -
Answer -It was morally defensible at first because of supreme emergency, but not after
1942
ANSWERS
In his farewell address, Washington recommends which foreign policy? - Answer -that
America have no permanent alliance with any nation
Which of the following is NOT one of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points? - Answer -
"Germany must pay reparations for the cost of the recent conflict-"
In his 1982 speech to the British Parliament, Ronald Reagan calls for - Answer -
fostering the infrastructure of democracy in countries around the world
Michael Walzer says the doctrine of realism holds that - Answer -in matters of war,
morality does not apply
Walzer uses the example of the conflict between Athens and Melos to show that -
Answer -the Athenians freely chose the path of conquest
The distinction between jus ad bellum and jus in bellum is, respectively - Answer -
justice in the decision to go to war, and justice in the way the war is fought
According to Walzer, military intervention by one state in the military affairs of another
can be justified in all the following circumstances EXCEPT - Answer -as a preventive
war to preserve the balance of power
Henry Sidgwick's two rules for how we should fight wars look to - Answer -victory and
proportionality
Walzer says about the naked soldier or the soldier having a smoke that - Answer -the
rules of war allow a sniper to shoot him
According to Walzer, double effect is the principle that - Answer -accepts the
forseeable killing of civilians in certain circumstances, provided it was not intended and
that some effort was made to avoid it
How does Michael Walzer define terrorism? - Answer -the random murder of innocent
people for a political end
What does Walzer think of the British decision to bomb German cities in WWII? -
Answer -It was morally defensible at first because of supreme emergency, but not after
1942
