Chapter 23 Multiple Choice Questions

. The Montevideo criteria include which of the following?

The capacity of national governments to control all of their territory.

The right for states to interfere in the domestic affairs of other states.

The proviso that states must recognise the authority of the UN.

None of the above.

. Rational choice theories of politics…

assume that individuals are naturally irrational and so should not be given a choice in important political decisions.

state that only humans are rational and therefore non-humans are not appropriate subjects of politics.

assume that political parties and voters have the utility-maximizing characteristics of actors in the economic sphere.

assume that voters tend to vote for parties based on the charisma of the party leader.

. An example of a concept that is unique to politics would be…

political obligation.

political behaviour.

political ideologies.

All of the above.

. One consequence of globalization is that…

economic crises in individual states are more difficult to prevent from spreading to others.

the proliferation of media institutions and sources of information has facilitated the emergence of a global civil society based on transnational organizations of political activists.

there have been increasing flows of people across national borders in search of work or refuge.

All of the above.

. An example of a continuing demand for independence by a subunit of a nation-state would be…

South Sudan

Bougainville Island

Wales

All of the above

. The 'End of History' thesis proclaimed that...

No-one believes in ideology any more.

Liberal democratic values are dominant.

The end of the world is coming.

Marxism had it right all along.

. What does 'new medievalism' denote?

In the future we will go back to living in small hamlets.

That concerns about terrorism will become the top priority for politics and IR scholars.

A coming era characterized by multiple and overlapping international authority and loyalties.

A coming era characterized by the return of power of the Church.

. According to Table 21.1 which area of the world will have the greatest percentage of the world's population living there by 2030?

Africa

Asia

Europe

Oceania

. Which country is expected to pose the greatest challenge to American ascendancy in the coming decades?

Brazil

China

India

Russia

. What is meant by the 'golden straitjacket'?

That European states are now restricted in their capacity to create new national laws by the European Union.

The lack of funding in the UK for mental health care.

The need for governments to appeal to international markets and investors.

The water conflict surrounding the Persian Gulf.

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