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POS 486 Midterm Review Questions with Answers
(100% Correct Answers)
One of these is not a feature of the contemporary "global economy":
Answer: All significant non-tariff barriers to trade have been eliminated,
and distance, history and culture no longer influence patterns of trade
One of these statements is a contradiction in globalization today:
Answer: the context of rising nationalism and populism
The (problematic) "Hyperglobalization Thesis" predicts a simple
convergence on a liberal model of capitalism and assumes all of the
following except: Answer: Markets for goods and services are far from
being integrated globally; as such, national economies have continued
to reflect non-competitive populist demands
The "varieties of capitalism" approach to comparative capitalism
predicts a complex or dual convergence on either a liberal market
model or a coordinated market model. Answer: True
The central theme in the claim that globalization has rendered the state
vulnerable is that the principles of legitimacy, sovereignty and duty
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and/or obligations of states today confront forces of change that are
undermining sovereignty, namely Answer: All of the Above
a. the new global and transnational issues and multiple actors required
to govern these issues
b. the inability of the state to solve domestic and foreign policy
problems on its own
c. the technology revolutions in transport, finance, and transportation.
One of these is not a realist/neorealist critique of the "sovereignty at
bay" argument that suggests that the processes of globalization are
eroding the autonomy, capacity and sovereignty of the state: Answer:
Economic globalization, regional integration, and increasing
transborder flows have actually strengthened state power because each
of these processes requires a strong or capable state
The "tragedy of the commons" is, effectively, a modern-day morality
tale indicative of a more general disparity between the need for and
supply of effective institutions and mechanisms of global governance.
Answer: True
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Intra-regional trade accounts for an ever-growing share of global
economic activity today than ever before. Answer: True
One of these does not fit the anti-globalization argument that
globalization leads to the exploitation of foreign impoverished workers:
Answer: lax labor laws enable workers to exercise option to leave low-
paying jobs
Recent worldwide protests against police racism and brutality and the
toppling of statues commemorating white supremacists have little
relevance to the International Relations (IR) discipline because IR is a
value-free science and its founding and evolution over the years have
been neutral about the historical legacy of systemic racism and the
enduring inequalities it has created. Answer: False
One of these statements is correct: Answer: IR is built on a profound
whitewashing of history and the erasure of the contributions of
previously colonized people to wealth and advancements in the West
One of these statements is not correct Answer: In the 1920s, W. E. B.
DuBois was an editor of Foreign Affairs and he used the platform to
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POS 486 Midterm Review Questions with Answers
(100% Correct Answers)
One of these is not a feature of the contemporary "global economy":
Answer: All significant non-tariff barriers to trade have been eliminated,
and distance, history and culture no longer influence patterns of trade
One of these statements is a contradiction in globalization today:
Answer: the context of rising nationalism and populism
The (problematic) "Hyperglobalization Thesis" predicts a simple
convergence on a liberal model of capitalism and assumes all of the
following except: Answer: Markets for goods and services are far from
being integrated globally; as such, national economies have continued
to reflect non-competitive populist demands
The "varieties of capitalism" approach to comparative capitalism
predicts a complex or dual convergence on either a liberal market
model or a coordinated market model. Answer: True
The central theme in the claim that globalization has rendered the state
vulnerable is that the principles of legitimacy, sovereignty and duty
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and/or obligations of states today confront forces of change that are
undermining sovereignty, namely Answer: All of the Above
a. the new global and transnational issues and multiple actors required
to govern these issues
b. the inability of the state to solve domestic and foreign policy
problems on its own
c. the technology revolutions in transport, finance, and transportation.
One of these is not a realist/neorealist critique of the "sovereignty at
bay" argument that suggests that the processes of globalization are
eroding the autonomy, capacity and sovereignty of the state: Answer:
Economic globalization, regional integration, and increasing
transborder flows have actually strengthened state power because each
of these processes requires a strong or capable state
The "tragedy of the commons" is, effectively, a modern-day morality
tale indicative of a more general disparity between the need for and
supply of effective institutions and mechanisms of global governance.
Answer: True
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Intra-regional trade accounts for an ever-growing share of global
economic activity today than ever before. Answer: True
One of these does not fit the anti-globalization argument that
globalization leads to the exploitation of foreign impoverished workers:
Answer: lax labor laws enable workers to exercise option to leave low-
paying jobs
Recent worldwide protests against police racism and brutality and the
toppling of statues commemorating white supremacists have little
relevance to the International Relations (IR) discipline because IR is a
value-free science and its founding and evolution over the years have
been neutral about the historical legacy of systemic racism and the
enduring inequalities it has created. Answer: False
One of these statements is correct: Answer: IR is built on a profound
whitewashing of history and the erasure of the contributions of
previously colonized people to wealth and advancements in the West
One of these statements is not correct Answer: In the 1920s, W. E. B.
DuBois was an editor of Foreign Affairs and he used the platform to
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