Quiz 2 key Flashcards
What is required to make compellence and deterrence effective?
States must have the means to make their threats believable.
How do radicals believe states determine their foreign policies?
by following the economic imperatives of the dominant class
When was the international system bipolar?
during the Cold War
How do constructivists characterize the national interest?
National interests are socially constructed and constantly changing.
Neoliberals see international institutions as
making state commitments more credible and enforceable.
Which of the following is NOT an example of diplomacy?
invading another country
For radicals, who are the key actors in the international system?
capitalist and developed states
Individual leaders are most likely to have a powerful influence in which of the following situations?
when there are few institutional constraints.
Which of the following is NOT a step in the rational model of decision making?
A state chooses the policy option that produces the best outcome, regardless of cost.
Who do realists believe are the primary actors in international relations?
states
Most scholars’ ideas about international systems come from studying
European history.
To what does the term polarity refer?
the number of influential blocs that exert power in the international system
Advocates of unipolarity attribute the stability of such a system to the
hegemon’s willingness to enforce norms needed to maintain the system.
For liberals, the state is
a pluralist arena involving contending interests.
Radicals believe that, within the international system, the division of access to resources across states is
uneven
T/F Despite the success of economic sanctions in ending apartheid in South Africa, in general economic sanctions have not been very successful.
True
T/F Realists and radicals downplay the importance of individual actors in international relations because both schools of thought believe that individuals are constrained by the anarchic international system.
False
T/F Constructivists think that all important changes are driven by changes in a country’s power
False
T/F Liberals view the international system as being made up of numerous actors including multinational corporations, nongovernmental organizations, and sub-state entities.
True
T/F Individuals can make more of a difference in international relations when political institutions are unstable or new than when political institutions are well established and functioning smoothly.
True
