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POSC 2601 Questions with 100% Correct Answers

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17 pages

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POSC 2601: International Politics - Midterm Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers

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18 pages

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POSC 2601H Final- Key Terms Questions with 100% Correct Answers

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14 pages

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StudyRM

POSC 2601 Midterm 1 Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed collective action problem - Answers the biggest problem in IR; the problem of how to provide benefits to all members of a group regardless to whether all members contribute or not free rider problem cost-benefit problem - Answers two key issues of the collective action problem easier to provide goods and services to a small group size - Answers what is the impact of group size on solving the collective action problem? security di...

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6 pages

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TutorJosh

What type of war is Russia vs. Ukraine? - ANSWERinterstate war Interstate war definition and example - ANSWER- state vs. state across state borders - ex: Russia-Ukraine war Intrastate war definition and example - ANSWER- state vs. non-state actor/group within a state - ex: Syrian Civil War types of territorial conflict - ANSWER- interstate borders - territorial waters - airspace - outer space - secession: when a province/region tries to secede from an existing state - irredenti...

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What are the flaws of the rational choice (i.e. rational actor) model? - ANSWERActors have multiple goals or interests Actors may be indifferent on preferences or outcomes Actors may be uncertain of the costs and benefits Actors have imperfect Information Actors are not in fact rational Impact of biases and constraints Affective bias refers to the emotions felt by decision makers when they consider the consequences of _______ A) existing policy B) the actions of others C) their own ac...

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collective action problem - ANSWERthe biggest problem in IR; the problem of how to provide benefits to all members of a group regardless to whether all members contribute or not free rider problem cost-benefit problem - ANSWERtwo key issues of the collective action problem easier to provide goods and services to a small group size - ANSWERwhat is the impact of group size on solving the collective action problem? security dilemma - ANSWERthe most important collective action problem in I...

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6 pages

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Violence as a means of leverage __________ - ANSWERC) tends to be a last resort States tend to choose to use non-military forms of leverage before using military forms of leverage Costly to the attacker and the attacked state Military forces are used by states to fight or threaten wars, for surveillance of drug trafficking, for human assistance, and for _______ - ANSWERC) the repression of domestic political dissent Three types of military capabilities are _________ - ANSWERD) convention...

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2 pages

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collective goods problem of the environment - ANSWERInternational environmental politics as a collective goods problem How/Why? Environmental threats to easily spread from one state to another Immediate and long term effects What is the collective good of international environmental politics? A sustainable environment tragedy of the commons solutions - ANSWERHow to prevent the tragedy of the commons? 1. Enclosure 1. Enclosure — split up the commons into individual pieces and give owne...

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Core principles of IR - ANSWERDominance, reciprocity, identity Dominance - ANSWERA hierarchy imposed solution to the collective action problem Reciprocity - ANSWERReward good behavior and punish bad behavior Advantages/disadvantages - ANSWER- incentives for mutual cooperation - downward spiral, complex accounting Advantages/disadvantages - ANSWER- order, stability, predictability - oppression, resentment

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Anarchy - ANSWERAnti-authoritarian political philosophy that reject hierarchies deemed unjust and advocates their replacement with self-managed, self-governed societies based on voluntary, cooperative institutions. Security Dilemma - ANSWERA situation in which actions taken by a state to increase its own security cause reactions from other states. Democracy - ANSWERThe doctrine that the entire population of a nation, rather than a small elite or single monarch, should control government. ...

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7 pages

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The key actors under realism are ______ A) Individuals B) States and Non-state actors C) States D) Social Classes - ANSWERC) States Offensive realists believe states want to ______ power, whereas defensive realists argue states want to _______ power A) maintain, increase B) reduce, maintain C) increase, maintain D) increase, reduce - ANSWERC) increase, maintain Prior to the world wars, there was a _________ international system? A) multipolar B) tripolar C) bipolar D) unipolar ...

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Keohane and Nye - ANSWERMain Point: Complex Interdependence able to decrease the Security Dilemma Idealogical Lense: Liberal Critique on Realism Fannon - ANSWERMain Point: Race and status are extremely important in understanding the politics of developing countries in the third world. (Exploitation and control of nation) Idealogical Lense: Post-Colonialism Samantha Power - ANSWERMain Point: Failures of U.S. to stop Rwandan genocide Idealogical Lense: Liberalism/Intervention Aut...

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What did the Pax Americana do? - ANSWERestablished after WWII, created a liberal economic world order that allowed for various forms of capitalism and a wide variety of trade policies, meaning some states were more protectionist than others. What is the New International Economic Order? - ANSWERa declaration adopted by the UN General Assembly calling for a restructuring of the international order toward greater equity for developing countries, particularly in reference to a wide range of trad...

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The world economy is _________ integrated on a global scale, generating wealth at an ___________ pace. - ANSWERIncreasingly; Accelerating A _________ would agree that a government's most useful role is to interfere in economics only to regulate markets in order to help them function efficiently. That is, politics should serve the interests of economic efficiency. - ANSWERLiberal Liberals like free trade and free markets. T/F: In the free market, governments set the prices of goods an...

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8 pages

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T/F: the fall of the USSR caused an economic crisis in China - ANSWERFalse: it was India T/F: the IMF and World Bank pressed for economic reforms in India - ANSWERTrue Not a benefit of import-substitution policies - ANSWERIncreased specialization: included is reduced dependency, shrink trade deficit, and projection of domestic industries T/F: Nigeria is an example of a state facing the resource rescue - ANSWERTrue:countries with more resources have less economic growth Five kinds of ...

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1 pages

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Posc 2601 Midterm 1 Questions & Answers

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7 pages

Written in 2025/2026

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Posc 2601 Final Study Guide

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6 pages

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Posc 2601 Final Exam Questions &Answers

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9 pages

Written in 2025/2026

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Posc 2601 Final Exam Questions & Answers

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10 pages

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