PLSC 14 PSU Exam 1 questions and
answers graded A+ already passed
States - correct answer ✔✔Territorial entities in which a central authority provides public goods.
Governments - correct answer ✔✔Bureaucratic-legal apparatus constituting the central authority.
Nations - correct answer ✔✔Sets of people sharing identity of a cultural, ethnic or historic sort.
Nation-States - correct answer ✔✔Combination of a nation and state. Ideal that people within a state
have a shared identity. Rare in real world.
Correlates of War (COW) - correct answer ✔✔500,000+ population, externally sovereign, diplomatic
recognition. 190 of them identified.
International Governmental Organizations (IGOs) - correct answer ✔✔Composed of states as members,
and are either global or regional, and either single or multi-purpose.
Ex. EU, UN
Types of IGOs - correct answer ✔✔Collective Security IGOs (NATO, UN).
Economic IGOs (OPEC, IMF).
International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) - correct answer ✔✔Composed of non-state
members from two or more countries. Usually exist to pressure gov'ts, or to provide services gov'ts
cannot. (Red Cross, Amnesty International)
Multi-National Corporations - correct answer ✔✔Trans-national businesses with facilities in two or more
states.
, International Terroristic Networks - correct answer ✔✔Non-state, but often state supported trans-
national interest groups specializing in violence.
Individuals - correct answer ✔✔Extraordinary personalities that influence world politics. (Mandela)
De Facto States - correct answer ✔✔-Control territory and population, which they "govern" to varying
extents.
-Lack diplomatic recognition.
-Usually arise in weak states, early in state histories or in war-torn areas.
(Confederate States of America)
Fundamental Characteristics of the International System - correct answer ✔✔-Anarchy: absence of
central authority.
-Uncertainty: about others' intentions.
-These lead to self-help.
Maximizing Power Internally - correct answer ✔✔-Larger more productive pop.
-More effective economic system.
-Strong military and weapons capabilities.
-Well protected borders.
Maximizing Power Externally - correct answer ✔✔-Make arrangements with other states against
common enemies.
-Convince other states that a threat to you is a threat to them.
-This is a specialty of small states.
Security Dilemma - correct answer ✔✔-Caused by states trying to maximize powers.
-When one state increases their power, every other state's goes down, causing them to feel less secure.
-(Arms Race)
answers graded A+ already passed
States - correct answer ✔✔Territorial entities in which a central authority provides public goods.
Governments - correct answer ✔✔Bureaucratic-legal apparatus constituting the central authority.
Nations - correct answer ✔✔Sets of people sharing identity of a cultural, ethnic or historic sort.
Nation-States - correct answer ✔✔Combination of a nation and state. Ideal that people within a state
have a shared identity. Rare in real world.
Correlates of War (COW) - correct answer ✔✔500,000+ population, externally sovereign, diplomatic
recognition. 190 of them identified.
International Governmental Organizations (IGOs) - correct answer ✔✔Composed of states as members,
and are either global or regional, and either single or multi-purpose.
Ex. EU, UN
Types of IGOs - correct answer ✔✔Collective Security IGOs (NATO, UN).
Economic IGOs (OPEC, IMF).
International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) - correct answer ✔✔Composed of non-state
members from two or more countries. Usually exist to pressure gov'ts, or to provide services gov'ts
cannot. (Red Cross, Amnesty International)
Multi-National Corporations - correct answer ✔✔Trans-national businesses with facilities in two or more
states.
, International Terroristic Networks - correct answer ✔✔Non-state, but often state supported trans-
national interest groups specializing in violence.
Individuals - correct answer ✔✔Extraordinary personalities that influence world politics. (Mandela)
De Facto States - correct answer ✔✔-Control territory and population, which they "govern" to varying
extents.
-Lack diplomatic recognition.
-Usually arise in weak states, early in state histories or in war-torn areas.
(Confederate States of America)
Fundamental Characteristics of the International System - correct answer ✔✔-Anarchy: absence of
central authority.
-Uncertainty: about others' intentions.
-These lead to self-help.
Maximizing Power Internally - correct answer ✔✔-Larger more productive pop.
-More effective economic system.
-Strong military and weapons capabilities.
-Well protected borders.
Maximizing Power Externally - correct answer ✔✔-Make arrangements with other states against
common enemies.
-Convince other states that a threat to you is a threat to them.
-This is a specialty of small states.
Security Dilemma - correct answer ✔✔-Caused by states trying to maximize powers.
-When one state increases their power, every other state's goes down, causing them to feel less secure.
-(Arms Race)
