INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS - KEY
TERMS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
International society - ANSWER-The English School maintain that there is a 'society of
states' at the international level, despite the condition of anarchy
Isolationism - ANSWER-It is a category of foreign policies institutionalized by leaders
who asserted that their nations' best interests were best served by keeping the affairs of
other countries at a distance.
Liberalism - ANSWER-It is a school of thought within international relations theory which
can be thought to revolve around three interrelated principles. 1. Rejection of power
politics as the only possible outcome of international relations. Questions
security/warfare principles of realism; 2. Accentuates mutual benefits and international
cooperation; 3. Implements international organizations and nongovernmental actors for
shaping state preferences and policy choices
multipolarity - ANSWER-four or more centers of power.
permanent five (P5) - ANSWER-permanent members of the United Nations Security
Council, China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States have the
power to veto.
Realism - ANSWER-This school of thought in International relations can be thought of
as unified by the belief that world politics ultimately is always and necessarily a field of
conflict among actors pursuing power
revisionist states - ANSWER-The term assumes a direct correlation between a state's
hegemony, both political and economic, and its standing as either a status quo state or
a revisionist state.
Security Council - ANSWER-main responsibility is to maintain international peace and
security as well as accepting new members to the United Nations and approving any
changes to its United Nations Charter
states - ANSWER-A sovereign state is a nonphysical juridical entity that is represented
by one centralized government that has sovereignty over a geographic area.
status quo - ANSWER-It is used to describe states, that unlike Revisionist States see
the international system of states, international law and often even free market
economics as integral aspects of the international spectrum that should be upheld.
TERMS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
International society - ANSWER-The English School maintain that there is a 'society of
states' at the international level, despite the condition of anarchy
Isolationism - ANSWER-It is a category of foreign policies institutionalized by leaders
who asserted that their nations' best interests were best served by keeping the affairs of
other countries at a distance.
Liberalism - ANSWER-It is a school of thought within international relations theory which
can be thought to revolve around three interrelated principles. 1. Rejection of power
politics as the only possible outcome of international relations. Questions
security/warfare principles of realism; 2. Accentuates mutual benefits and international
cooperation; 3. Implements international organizations and nongovernmental actors for
shaping state preferences and policy choices
multipolarity - ANSWER-four or more centers of power.
permanent five (P5) - ANSWER-permanent members of the United Nations Security
Council, China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States have the
power to veto.
Realism - ANSWER-This school of thought in International relations can be thought of
as unified by the belief that world politics ultimately is always and necessarily a field of
conflict among actors pursuing power
revisionist states - ANSWER-The term assumes a direct correlation between a state's
hegemony, both political and economic, and its standing as either a status quo state or
a revisionist state.
Security Council - ANSWER-main responsibility is to maintain international peace and
security as well as accepting new members to the United Nations and approving any
changes to its United Nations Charter
states - ANSWER-A sovereign state is a nonphysical juridical entity that is represented
by one centralized government that has sovereignty over a geographic area.
status quo - ANSWER-It is used to describe states, that unlike Revisionist States see
the international system of states, international law and often even free market
economics as integral aspects of the international spectrum that should be upheld.
