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SALADINO POLI 105 EXAM #2 ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS What are Clausewitz's 3 contributions? - Answer -1. 'On War' and politics by other means 2. Separation of military and government 3. Fog of war and hierarchy is necessary What was the first nuclear detonation? - Answer -The Gadget Little Boy - Answer -Hiroshima, August 6th 1945, Enola Gay Fat ManNeed assistance on Online classes, Exams & Assignments? Reach out for instant help!! Full Course Assista...

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10 pages

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POLI 105 MIDTERM – SALADINO ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Rational Actor Model - Answer -- Assumes the process is rational and predictable. - A formulaic process in which a state: (1) clarifies goals (2) prioritizes (3) lists alternatives (4) investigates consequences (5) selects the best or most rational outcome What is the difference between Deterrence and Compellence? - Answer -Deterrence is the use of THREAT to stop a person/state from carrying out an unw...

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44 pages

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AdelineJean

POLI 105 Bundled Exam Questions WITH CORRECT Answers

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Poli 105 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers International Relations - CORRECT ANSWER Social Science Theory - CORRECT ANSWER phenomena IR Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - theoretical studies of politics - General logical explanations of social - Explanations that can be generally applied across cases: logical, with good, empirical evidence

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12 pages

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VCU Poli 105 Chapter 2 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers International Actors - CORRECT ANSWER - States (US, China, Russia), multinational corporations (Coco-cola, Apple, etc), Philanthropist (George Soros, Bill Gates, etc) , international charity organizations (Amnesty International, The Red Cross, etc.) The International System - CORRECT ANSWER interact with one another. Non-State Actors (NSAs) - CORRECT ANSWER - How international actors relate and - E...

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6 pages

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VCU POLI 105 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers What is the definition of war - CORRECT ANSWER - war is military activity or armed violence carried out in a systematic and organized way by nation states seeking to impose their will on other nation states Rational *** - CORRECT ANSWER - based on or in accordance with reason or logic Outcome is the process of - CORRECT ANSWER - decision making What is the biggest problem with foreign policy decision making? -...

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13 pages

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Poli 105 VCU Final Saladino UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Norms - CORRECT ANSWER international relations Morality - CORRECT ANSWER - The expectations held by national leaders about normal - an element of power What are the 3 primary concepts of institutions - CORRECT ANSWER Instituions -International Organizations -International Regimes What are International Institutions - CORRECT ANSWER -can be implied or explicit -Physical or understood Inte...

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11 pages

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Poli 105 Exam 1 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers liberalism - CORRECT ANSWER - posed against realism. not a theory but a philosophical approach. it is what people should do, not what they will do. hopeful. started in the 50s-60s. not as variable driven as realism. cooperate variables. based on 5 principles: law, morality, economics, institutions, and collective security (self-help). absolute gains is what states seek. cooperation vs conflict. relative gains make states ...

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10 pages

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Poli 105 Final UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers institutions - CORRECT ANSWER implicit, explicit, physical, or understood organizations - CORRECT ANSWER have members, written charters, mandates regimes - CORRECT ANSWER - a set of rules/ norms to keep states in place - physical/material groups - a system or planned way of doing things Kasner talks about regimes "Rules Norms and Procedures In a Given Are

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20 pages

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Poli 105 Final UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers International Organizations - CORRECT ANSWER membership, scope, or presence (INGO's and NGO's) International Regime - CORRECT ANSWER - Organization with an international - International processes & collection of rules Krasner? - CORRECT ANSWER area - Institutions and organizations around specific issue International Institutions - CORRECT ANSWER STATES, for STATES. IGO's? - CORRECT ANSWER - Add...

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22 pages

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Poli 105 Final ACTUAL UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Atlantic Charter - CORRECT ANSWER - -august 1941 -roosevelt and churchill discuss a security organization -us not on war yet UN Declaration - CORRECT ANSWER -26 nations - -january 1942 -alliance formed but also was focused on principles of the UN

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16 pages

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Poli 105 test 1 saladino UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Who are the main actors in IR - CORRECT ANSWER What is a theory - CORRECT ANSWER - States - Generalized explanation that we can apply to outcomes What two things should a theory be? - CORRECT ANSWER In graph x----->y what is the IV and DV - CORRECT ANSWER Y is DV - Logical and empirical - X is

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Poli 105 test 2 saladino UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers What are the biggest differences between IR theory and foreign policy? - CORRECT ANSWER - -IR theory is about predicting general outcomes; its examining the big picture and seeing things from a broader scope. -Foreign policy determines how and when specific events will take place. Its about implementing foreign policy. its more specific. What matters most to foreign policy - CORRECT ANSWER - individuals...

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8 pages

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POLI 105 Midterm – Saladino UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Rational Actor Model - CORRECT ANSWER predictable. - A formulaic process in which a state: (1) clarifies goals (2) prioritizes (3) lists alternatives (4) investigates consequences (5) selects the best or most rational outcome - - Assumes the process is rational and

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23 pages

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POLI/INTL 105 - EXAM 3 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Part of WORLD ORDER is... - CORRECT ANSWER - the mitigation of anarchy In International Organizations, there is __________ but __________ still matters! - CORRECT ANSWER - cooperation; power Norms are the.... - CORRECT ANSWER normal international relations - expectations held by national leaders about Morality is an element of... - CORRECT ANSWER - power

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9 pages

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Review Sheet for POLI/INTL 105 Exam 3 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Introduction to IPE - CORRECT ANSWER Economy. Civilization Timeline - CORRECT ANSWER significant historical events. - Introduction to International Political - A chronological representation of Computer/Digital Revolution - CORRECT ANSWER to an economy based on information technology. - The shift from traditional industry

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Saladino Poli 105 Exam #2 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers What are Clausewitz's 3 contributions? - CORRECT ANSWER by other means 2. Separation of military and government 3. Fog of war and hierarchy is necessary What was the first nuclear detonation? - CORRECT ANSWER Little Boy - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. 'On War' and politics - The Gadget - Hiroshima, August 6th 1945, Enola Gay

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6 pages

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POLI 105 Exam 1 VCU UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Degeneration - CORRECT ANSWER - Adding variables to a theory to try to extend its explanatory coverage is generally considered to weaken a theory. Parsimony - CORRECT ANSWER - IR Theories seek to explain as much as possible with a single variable, making a theory stronger. Sovereignty - CORRECT ANSWER - All states are defined by their political and territorial integrity. This concept guides the international s...

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6 pages

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VCU Poli 105 Exam 2 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers key difference between IR theory and foreign policy - CORRECT ANSWER individuals (prominent in IR) IR predicts - CORRECT ANSWER - General outcomes biggest problem with foreign policy decision making - CORRECT ANSWER - role of - rationality Name 3 systematic ways individual decision makers diverge from rationality? - CORRECT ANSWER - Perception/misperception, affective bias, and cognitive bias

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10 pages

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POLI 105 EXAM 2 IR VCU UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers What is the definition of war? - CORRECT ANSWER defined by Clausewitz - rational goal oreinted individual level of analysis for war - CORRECT ANSWER - Politics by other means (as - rationality (as a cause); irrationality, role of education, experience, mentality of leaders

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