FMQs

Question 0

Why can’t the US recognize both Chinas at once?

Answer 0

Neither one recognizes the other as independent

Question 1

Which level of analysis considers interactions of states themselves without regard for internal makeup/leaders?

Answer 1

Interstate

Question 2

What is a political scientist who uses philosophy, etc. and other normative approaches?

Answer 2

Traditionalist

Question 3

Which level considers relative power of states and is traditionally most important?

Answer 3

Interstate

Question 4

Best example of an IGO with supranational power

Answer 4

EU

Question 5

Which is NOT associated with IR?

Answer 5

corporatism

Question 6

According to G & P, what do realists see as the most important element of national power in the short term?

Answer 6

military force

Question 7

According to realists, the usual outcome in the Prisoner’s Dilemma game is…

Answer 7

both confess, thereby ensuring each is worse off than if they both did not confess

Question 8

According to G & P, the neoliberal approach to IR differs from old liberal approaches in that it concedes to realism that…

Answer 8

states are unitary actors

Question 9

According to G & P, the concept of “world government” is most closely associated with…

Answer 9

peace studies

Question 10

Advocates of the neoliberal paradigm of IR challenge…

Answer 10

all of the above

Question 11

According to neoliberalism, the stability produced by the hegemony of the US has been replaced by…

Answer 11

stability produced by regimes

Question 12

Which of these is an obligation of declared nuclear weapons states under the terms of the NPT?

Answer 12

to reduce their own stockpiles of nuclear weapons

Question 13

At least 2 nations would like to join the NPT as declared nuclear weapons states. 1 of these is…

Answer 13

India

Question 14

According to G & P, feminists argue that with respect to IR…

Answer 14

femininity is associated with private and domestic areas, whereas masculinity is associated with public and political spaces

Question 15

According to G & P, difference feminists argue that realism involves assumptions of masculinity because of the principle of…

Answer 15

all of the above

Question 16

T/F: Liberal-idealists agree with the statement that in IR, “the end justifies the means”

Answer 16

False

Question 17

T/F: Liberal-idealists believe that peace in the international system should be maintained through a balance-of-power system.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

The Correlates of War Project defines a “war” as

Answer 18

a conflict involving 2+ states and a conflict that produces 1,000+ battlefield fatalities

Question 19

Which is NOT one of the occupied territories claimed by Israel but not recognized by the international community?

Answer 19

Sinai Peninsula

Question 20

Most “occupied territories” were annexed by Israel after the _____ 6-Day War

Answer 20

1967

Question 21

According to G & P, ethnic conflict is closely tied to conflict over…

Answer 21

territory

Question 22

Which is NOT one of the governments certified by US as a state-supporter of terrorism?

Answer 22

Libya

Question 23

Which is NOT one of the top 10 contributors to the UN budget?

Answer 23

India

Question 24

The single-biggest portion of the regular UN budget goes to…

Answer 24

administration

Question 25

When colonies in Africa and Asia gained independence…, what was the impact on UN voting?

Answer 25

the large number of new members meant the US was in the minority in the General Assembly

Question 26

According to G & P, UN peacekeeping forces…

Answer 26

play a neutral role between warring forces

Question 27

Which is NOT a function of the UN’s General Assembly?

Answer 27

writing treaties and creating international law

Question 28

T/F: Theories of war at system level are weakened by the fact that there haven’t been that many to study.

Answer 28

true