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World Politics explores the structures, processes, and key issues that define political relationships and interactions on the global stage. This course examines the roles of states, international organizations, non-governmental actors, and multinational corporations in shaping world affairs. Topics include the causes of war and peace, globalization, international law, human rights, economic development, and environmental challenges. Through case studies and theoretical frameworks, students analyze contemporary international events, power dynamics, and the impact of ideology, culture, and technology on global governance and cooperation.
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World Politics 4th Edition by Jeffry A. Frieden
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Chapter 1: What Shaped Our World
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Q1) What prompted European states to begin exploring the world?
A)A search for new allies
B)The search for new markets and resources
C)Continuous wars on the continent led to the pursuit of new lands to populate.
D)Population growth
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following encouraged European powers to prioritize free trade in the 1800s?
A)The discovery of people outside of Europe
B)Technological advancements
C)Reversion from the gold standard
D)Military force becoming outdated
Answer: B
Q3) The Peace of Westphalia in 1648:
A)established British hegemony.
B)marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
C)marked the beginning of the modern system of states.
D)promoted the Industrial Revolution.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions
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Q1) When bargaining with others,one actor will have an advantage if:
A)the actor is more satisfied with the reversion outcome than the others.
B)the actor cares more about the outcome of the bargain.
C)the actor needs to end the bargaining process quickly.
D)the actor has no other options but to come to an agreement.
Answer: A
Q2) What is the role of international inspectors and treaties in helping to overcome Prisoner's Dilemmas? How does it affect the payoffs?
Answer: Because the Prisoner's Dilemma is a collaboration game,the creation of restrictions like treaties and inspectors can adjust the payoffs since both parties do not feel tempted to defect for a chance at a better payoff.
Q3) When an actor can get a better deal through alternatives to reaching a bargain,this is sometimes referred to as:
A)the reversion outcome.
B)an outside option.
C)negotiation.
D)iterative retaliation.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Why Are There Wars
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of tying hands?
A)A leader accompanying a threat with troop movements near the adversary's borders
B)A leader,during private negotiations,promising war if an adversary does not back down
C)An elected leader publicly promising war if an adversary does not back down
D)A leader accompanying a public threat with increased military spending
Answer: C
Q2) Which is true of World War I?
A)Leaders expected the war to be the longest in history.
B)Leaders thought the war would be an average length and prepared for it.
C)Leaders expected the war to be short.
D)Leaders had fairly realistic expectations for the war.
Answer: C
Q3) A state's preferred outcome or settlement of a dispute is known as:
A)an ideal point.
B)a crisis.
C)a bargain.
D)diplomacy.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Domestic Politics and War
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Q1) What factor is likely to cause both democracy and peace?
A)Conflicting interests
B)Institutions
C)Economic development
D)Bureaucracy
Q2) How might groups with narrow interests influence the ways in which states bargain over goods?
Q3) Which of the following features suggests that a country is a liberal democracy?
A)The country holds formal elections but prevents a small group of citizens from running for public office.
B)The country holds formal elections but jails its political opponents.
C)The country holds formal elections but engages in media censorship.
D)The country holds formal elections and allows for freedom of the press.
Q4) In 1982,what event changed popular discontent in Argentina to widespread support for the government?
A)Argentina democratized.
B)Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands.
C)The United States invaded Argentina.
D)Argentina nationalized industries held by multinational corporations.
Q5) How might electoral institutions minimize the influence of small groups?
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Chapter 5: International Institutions and War
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Q1) How did European states "pass the buck" before World War II?
A)France created alliances with Poland,Czechoslovakia,Yugoslavia,and Romania.
B)France and Poland adopted defensive postures on the German border.
C)Britain pledged to defend Poland and France if they were attacked by Germany.
D)France,Britain,and the Soviet Union each hoped one of the others would prevent Germany from becoming too powerful.
Q2) The fictional Dalek nation decides to kill all of the members of a minority ethnic group living in its country.This is an example of what concept?
A)Bandwagoning
B)Genocide
C)A humanitarian intervention
D)Peacekeeping
Q3) What is true about alliances and collective security agreements?
A)Collective security agreements historically predate alliances.
B)All alliances are a form of collective security.
C)States enter into alliances while individuals enter into collective security agreements.
D)Alliances historically predate collective security.
Q4) How did the alliance system contribute to the beginning of World War I?
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Chapter 6: Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism
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Q1) Which of the following is a reason why a book on interstate conflict should address the question of civil war?
A)Civil unrest within small countries is the responsibility of the United Nations,and therefore it is important to international relations.
B)Civil wars put great strain on domestic legal systems through social media.
C)There may be spillover effects from one state's civil war that affect other countries' stability and security.
D)Terrorism tends to be contained only within their host countries.
Q2) When is terrorism most likely to be adopted by a group as a strategy? Why would a group adopt terrorism instead of insurgency? When would a group conduct both?
Q3) Which of the following would be an example of an irredentist rebel group?
A)A band of Texans of Mexican descent seeking to return Texas to Mexico
B)Canada declaring that it owns Minnesota
C)Californians voting to secede from the United States and form their own country
D)A rebel group of Californians trying to take over the statehouse in an effort to secede from the United States
Q4) Why did the civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last so long?
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Chapter 7: International Trade
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Q1) When the United States established steel tariffs in 2002,who benefited?
A)Steel exporters in other countries
B)Consumers in the United States
C)Producers in the United States that used steel as an input
D)Producers of steel in the United States
Q2) Why do countries often restrict trade?
A)Some influential interest groups may benefit from tariffs.
B)Trade restrictions are usually the best way to improve a country's overall economy.
C)Free trade hurts industries that make use of the most abundant resource in a country.
D)Trade restrictions are more important to consumers than to producers of products.
Q3) Imagine that you are the economic adviser to the executive of a state.What factors would you tell him or her to consider before announcing a new policy on trade? Which groups in society would you expect to be in favor of protectionism? Which groups would you expect to be in favor of free trade?
Q4) How do domestic political institutions affect whether a country will adopt trade liberalization or protectionism?
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Chapter 8: International Financial Relations
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Q1) Which of the following is a reason that international portfolio finance is considered beneficial for less developed countries?
A)Investors in capital-rich countries can provide better management of industries in less developed countries.
B)Investors in capital-rich countries can get higher returns on their money.
C)Capital-scarce countries have access to investment money from wealthier countries.
D)Capital-scarce countries can use these loans to decrease their international debts.
Q2) What type of international investment is the World Bank involved in?
A)Portfolio investment
B)Foreign direct investment
C)Austerity finance
D)Concessional finance
Q3) What is often the effect of austerity measures in a country?
A)An immediate increase in imports by the population
B)A recession or depression
C)A surge in support for the government
D)An increase in overall spending by the population
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Chapter 9: International Monetary Relations
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Q1) Which of the following is most likely to prefer a strong currency?
A)A rancher who exports beef to other countries
B)A car manufacturer competing with foreign imports
C)A consumer who wants to buy appliances
D)A copper mining company that excavates and exports copper
Q2) How did interests,institutions,and interactions contribute to the success and failure of the Bretton Woods System?
Q3) What are the root causes of the 2011 European monetary crisis? What lessons from previous crises are valuable in understanding this one?
Q4) Why do currency crises occur?
Q5) Which of the following is an example of a country using monetary policy?
A)Sweden increases import taxes to raise government revenues.
B)Iceland decreases its interest rate to increase consumer spending.
C)Japan borrows from the People's Republic of China for domestic consumption.
D)China increases spending on hydroelectric projects.
Q6) Explain how an international monetary regime depends on interactions among the governments of the world's major economies.
Q7) When and why do currency crises have international repercussions? What can be done to contain such crises?
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Chapter 10: Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations
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Q1) All of the following are primary goods EXCEPT:
A)coffee.
B)automobiles.
C)copper.
D)oil.
Q2) Countries in which people live on less than $1,000 a year are generally concentrated in what region of the world?
A)North Asia
B)South America
C)Sub-Saharan Africa
D)Eastern Europe
Q3) Which of the following is NOT an example of physical infrastructure?
A)Businesses
B)Roads
C)Schools
D)Railroads
Q4) Explain Raúl Prebisch's theory about the terms of trade for less developed countries and their effect on the development policies implemented by poor countries.
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Q5) What are some ways governments can encourage economic growth?
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Chapter 11: International Law and Norms
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Q1) The Geneva Conventions address:
A)the appropriate treatment of civilians and captured soldiers during times of war.
B)the timeliness with which states must respond to allegations of crimes against humanity.
C)the banning of chemical,biological,nuclear,and other particularly hazardous weapons.
D)the use of landmines in civilian areas.
Q2) Constitutive norms are primarily concerned with ________ a particular situation. A)proper behavior by actors in B)the institutions that matter for
C)which actors are considered to be legitimate actors for D)how decisions are made about
Q3) Customary international law is different from normal international law in that it:
A)is more optional compared to other kinds of international law.
B)is more about etiquette and proper diplomatic behavior.
C)is often developed over time as acceptable practices evolve.
D)deals with issues of culture,as opposed to economic or political issues.
Q4) How do transnational advocacy networks (TANs)enforce compliance with norms?
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Chapter 12: Human Rights
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Q1) How have regional trade agreements (RTAs)harnessed material interests and encouraged better respect for rights?
Q2) Which of these regimes is MOST likely to use violence against its citizens?
A)Single-party dictatorships are most likely to violate rights because the dictator can single-handedly order human rights abuses.
B)Multiparty dictatorships are most likely to violate rights because the political opposition is active and the dictator uses repression to suppress them.
C)Multiparty democracies are most likely to violate rights because elected officials are accountable to a public that supports rights.
D)Two-party democracies are most likely to violate rights because elected officials do not need to fully represent constituent interests.
Q3) Which of the following is an example of a right guaranteed by the International Covenant on Economic,Social,and Cultural Rights?
A)Freedom of religion
B)Right to a minimum standard of living
C)Right to be free from torture and inhumane treatment
D)Freedom of movement
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Chapter 13: The Global Environment
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Q1) Why do "greener" industries have less political influence than polluting industries?
A)Polluting industries usually involve many firms,and they can use their superior numbers to pressure the government for support.
B)Since greener industries are usually new industries,there are too few people currently dependent upon their success to rally support for them.
C)Most people do not believe that environmentally friendly technologies actually work.
D)The majority of people do not support environmentally friendly technologies.
Q2) Which country is the greatest source of new pollutants?
A)The United States
B)Russia
C)Japan
D)China
Q3) Discuss a collective action problem that you have personally encountered?
Q4) Why has the United States withdrawn from the Paris Agreement? What does this tell us about the nature and challenges of international bargaining on environmental issues?
Q5) Why do environmental agreements typically use soft law rather than hard law?
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Chapter 14: The Future of International Politics
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Q1) An example of a challenge to the postwar order is:
A)Poland's accession to the European Union.
B)China's admission into the World Trade Organization (WTO).
C)Iran's signing of the six power nuclear deal.
D)India's lobbying for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
Q2) How might movement toward tighter integration of markets be achieved in a way that balances populist concerns?
Q3) The ebb and flow of power is primarily tied to what two concepts?
A)Technology and the number of states in the system
B)Technology and economic development
C)Communication and military power
D)Sovereignty and military power
Q4) Which of the following helped intensify populist movements in Europe?
A)Dissatisfaction with U.S.efforts in the civil war in Libya
B)Costs associated with financial bailouts from the 2008 global financial crisis
C)Concern that the European Union needed greater power over immigration laws
D)Gains generated by the single market
Q5) How does the postwar order represent U.S.interests?
Q6) Why might the proliferation of nuclear weapons be a cause of greater peace rather than conflict?
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Chapter 15: Introduction
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Q1) Which of the following is a key assumption of realism?
A)A state's interests are determined by its culture and identity
B)States are the primary actors in world politics
C)The interests of domestic actors can influence world politics
D)States seek to maximize their wealth
Q2) Describe the primary assumptions of realism.What would occur if those predictions were relaxed?
Q3) Which of the following is an example of an institution?
A)The chief executive officer of a multinational corporation
B)The United States invaded Iraq to end its weapons of mass destruction program
C)A state senator
D)The United Nations
Q4) Use the framework of interests,interactions,and institutions to explain why it might be easier to bargain with close friends than with strangers?
Q5) What is anarchy for realists?
A)The lack of coordination in the international system
B)A lack of moral code
C)A lack of ethics for states
D)The lack of central authority to make and enforce laws upon states
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Chapter 16: Foundations, War, and Peace
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Q1) Successful use of coercive diplomacy is complicated by:
A)the presence of divisible goods in bargaining.
B)unfavorable reversion points for the target state.
C)strong prohibitions by international institutions.
D)the costs associated with following through on threats.
Q2) The alliance system leading into World War I provides an example of:
A)abandonment.
B)détente.
C)entrapment.
D)transparency.
Q3) The Soviet Union and the United States never fought a direct war with each other.What institutions,practices,and events prevented the Cold War from becoming hot?
Q4) How does the bargaining model apply to civil war?
Q5) Why do countries comply with international institutions?
A)International institutions force countries to fulfill their agreements.
B)International institutions are neutral and unbiased mediators.
C)International institutions never have their own agendas to pursue.
D)International institutions can reduce the cost of coming to an agreement.
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Politics, and Looking Ahead
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Q1) Why was the collective action problem of ozone depletion easier to overcome than the collective action problem of global warming?
A)TANs have failed to rally for global warming.
B)Global warming is caused by individual activity,while ozone depletion is generally caused by states.
C)There were fewer actors involved in dealing with ozone depletion.
D)The fight to stop global warming occurred within a privileged group.
Q2) Why did developing countries become more welcoming to MNCs in the 1980s?
A)Decline of portfolio capital and loan flows
B)MNCs had no recent track record of interference in host country domestic politics.
C)Desire to balance increasing inward focus by developing countries in trade policy
D)Increased regulation of MNC activity by international institutions
Q3) Why might unilateral devaluation of a currency by a state be harmful? What have states done historically to avoid such an outcome?
Q4) What is the primary function of a transnational advocacy network in encouraging the adoption or change of international law?
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