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Chapter 03 Check My Learning Quiz
Realism and Liberalism
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3.1 Describe the key principles of realism, and explain how they evolved over time.
3.2 Discuss the meaning of states power, polarity, and interests in realist theory.
3.3 Explain why and how liberalism dismisses the principles of power politics.
3.4 Discuss the liberal ideas of soft power and international institutions.
3.5 Distinguish different approaches and traditions within realism and liberalism.
3.6 Critically apply realism and liberalism to international relations on the levels of individual decisions, specific policies of states, and global developments.
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When was The Prince written?
Third century BC.
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1532
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1789
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1889
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Who is the author of Leviathan?
Thomas Jefferson.
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Voltaire.
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John Locke.
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Thomas Hobbes.
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Realists think that this predominates in the international system:
Cooperation.
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Peaceful intentions.
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Anarchy.
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Friendly competition.
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Which statesperson believed that war is a continuation of politics by other means"?"
Otto von Bismarck.
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Karl von Clausewitz.
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Catherine the Great.
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Margaret Thatcher.
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Political liberalism was advocated by whom?
Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky.
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Voltaire and John Locke.
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Thomas Hobbes and Niccolò Machiavelli.
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Ludwig Wittgenstein and Martin Heidegger.
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In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, people were intrigued by the ideas of the philosophers _______, who argued that irrational forces dominate human motivation.
Arthur Schopenhauer and Edmund Husserl.
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Friedrich Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.
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Friedrich Nietzsche and Martin Heidegger.
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Theodor Herzl and Friedrich Nietzsche.
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The United Nations was created in
1945
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1918
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1927
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1941
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Instituted in 1947, the ______________ was designed to help Western Europe recover from the Second World War.
The European Coal and Steel Community.
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The Young Plan.
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The Marshall Plan.
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The Schlieffen Plan.
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What is soft power"?"
The amount of manufactured beauty products.
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The power to capture people's imagination.
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The power to create a territorial state.
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The size of the armed forces.
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In the beginning of the twenty-first century, the American public has voiced strong support for military action in which one of the following countries?
Angola.
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Darfur.
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Somalia.
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Iraq.
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Robert Putnam's two-level game includes
Municipal politics and transnational security.
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Domestic politics and foreign policy.
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Foreign affairs and international war law.
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None of the above.
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Log rolling refers to ruling and opposition parties that
Avoid concessions on domestic issues in exchange for support on foreign policy.
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Slow down foreign policy processes because of domestic policy issues.
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Make concessions on domestic issues in exchange for support on foreign policy.
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Impede domestic policy because of foreign policy issues.
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Citizens of European Union member states
Have to change money every time they cross a European border.
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Vote only in EU elections, not in national elections.
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Have the freedom to live and work in other EU countries.
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Do not yet have the right to conduct business in other EU member states.
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Realists believe that only ____ can be players in international relations.
Corporate entities.
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National organizations.
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States.
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Private persons.
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Which of the following is the LEAST important to realists?
Trade relations.
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Patriotism.
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Armed forces.
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Geostrategic factors.
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The international system is defined as________ among states as they exercise their power to promote their interests.
Darwinism.
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The cooperation.
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Checks and balances.
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The competition.
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In the realist perspective, international relations often involves
Rivalry between multinational corporations.
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Balancing power.
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Advocacy efforts from NGOs.
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Cooperative relations between states.
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The term realpolitik refers to
An imminent military strike.
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A policy about states' behavior and acts of balancing power.
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Adolf Hitler's foreign policy.
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Assessing a country's trade relations and deciding about cooperation.
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Which of the following statements is NOT from a realist?
The international order cannot be consistently peaceful.
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To maintain order, states use violence if necessary.
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There is an authority or law above states.
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States try to create order in a chaotic world.
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______ in international relations is the ability of a state to defend itself, guard its interests, and impose its will on other states.
Military strength.
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Power.
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Prevention.
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Hegemony.
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Which of the following is NOT a rule suggested by realism to succeed in power politics?
A state needs a substantial military and economic advantage over other countries.
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A state must combine its military power with successful diplomacy.
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A state should not make too many commitments that constrain its freedom of action.
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A state should prioritize diplomatic means and collaboration with other states.
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A rogue state acts _____in regard to other states, in systematic ______for international rules.
Belligerently . . . disregard.
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Aggressively . . . tolerance.
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Peacefully . . . respect.
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Indifferently . . . disregard.
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After a rogue state strikes, the likely result is
Retaliation.
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Alliances.
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Retreat.
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Capitulation.
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Which of the following is NOT a principle of liberalism?
It rejects power politics.
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It emphasizes international cooperation.
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International organizations shape foreign policy decisions.
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States are the least important actors shaping foreign policy.
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Who wrote the ever-greater prominence of the bourgeoisie (or entrepreneurs and the middle class) would lead to the decline of military aristocracies"?"
Joseph Schumpeter.
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Karl Marx.
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Thomas Hobbes.
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Woodrow Wilson.
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Perpetual Peace by Immanuel Kant describes a _______that would operate based on the respect for the rule of law.
United States of the World.
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Federation of independent republics.
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Confederation of interdependent republics.
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Benevolent dictatorship.
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In the late nineteenth century, _____connected states in a vast network of trade and cooperation.
Capitalism.
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Mercantilism.
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Colonialism.
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Democracy.
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Norman Angell in Great Illusion believed that
Wars interrupt the social order.
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Wars are the continuation of diplomacy by forceful means.
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Wars disrupt economic order.
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Wars present economic opportunities for development.
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Joseph Schumpeter argues that the ever-greater prominence of the ______would lead to the decline of_______.
Workers . . . free trade.
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Bourgeoisie . . . proletariat.
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Bourgeoisie . . . military aristocracies.
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Workers . . . bourgeoisie.
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Neoliberalism emerged to
Capture the rise of the United States as a superpower.
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Explain the changes of international relations after 1945.
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Create more precise analytical tools to evaluate state power politics.
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None of the above.
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Which of the following is a key belief of liberalism?
Strong international organizations are crucial for promoting peace.
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The best way to deal with terrorism is to solve territorial disputes.
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The international system is dominated by shifting balances of power.
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The struggle for power is the defining characteristic of human behavior.
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Liberalism posits that communities of states should resolve disputes with the help of _________.
The military
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Trade sanctions.
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International law.
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Shifting balances of power
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In contrast to liberalism, realism places great emphasis on the role of _________ in diplomacy.
The United Nations.
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Smaller states.
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International organizations.
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Great powers.
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The fact that Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Putin came to power through democratic means calls into question
The effectiveness of international organizations.
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The effectiveness of the liberal approach.
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The usefulness of soft power.
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The usefulness of democratic peace theory.
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Studies show that liberal international policies are likely to be implemented primarily when
They have the support of regional powers.
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They have the support of all states affected by the policies.
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They have the support of the public and the media.
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They have the support of the entire General Assembly of the United Nations.
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