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Neorealists differ from realists in Answer Selected Answer: d. their belief that anarchy shapes the behavior of international actors.

Question 2
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Which of the following was a criticism of the realist school of thought? Answer Selected Answer: d. Both b and c above

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Question 3
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Which of the following is not a sign of transformation in the global system? Answer Selected Answer: d. The lack of international governing institutions means that anarchy is the predominant condition of the global system.

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Question 4
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After World War I, liberals advocated avoiding future wars by Answer Selected Answer: c. creating international institutions to provide collective security.

Question 5
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The individual level of analysis emphasizes Answer Selected Answer: b. the foreign policy processes of different types of governments.

Question 6
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The philosophical examination of how knowledge is acquired and the analytic principles governing the study of phenomena is known as Answer Selected Answer: d. constructivism.

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Question 7
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Which of the following statements is not true about constructivism? Answer Selected Answer: c. Constructivism provides a lens for examining intellectual fads.

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Question 8
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An international regime Answer Selected Answer: e. all of the above.

Question 9
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The psychological process of creating a mirror image Answer Selected Answer: b. helped leaders in the East and the West understand each other better during the Cold War.

10 Question 10
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The principle that the governments of states are subject to no higher authority is Answer Selected Answer: a. balance of power.

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11 Question 11
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Schematic reasoning helps us make sense of a large amount of information by Answer

1 1 2 Selected Answer: b. helping us see an adversary the same way the adversary views us.

12 Question 12
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An independent, territorially dened community in the global system administered by a sovereign government is a Answer Selected Answer: a. nonstate actor.

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13 Question 13
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Major transformations in world politics tend to occur Answer Selected Answer: a. at the conclusion of major wars.

14 Question 14
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Modern realism emerged as a reaction to Answer Selected Answer: d. the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.

15 Question 15
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The school of thought that emphasizes the importance of shared ideas and understandings that are developed between actors that dene their interests, identities and images of the world is called Answer Selected Answer: a. constructivism.

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16 Question 16
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A _____ is a model or pattern that structures thoughts about an area of inquiry. Answer Selected Answer: a. paradigm

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17 Question 17
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A projection of the world that retains directional accuracy, places Europe at the center, and uses two-thirds of the map to represent the northern half of the world is called a(n) Answer Selected Answer: c. Mercator projection.

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18 Question 18
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Understanding how people perceive reality is important to understanding world politics because Answer Selected Answer: a. all people ascribe their own meaning to objective facts.

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19 Question 19
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People's psychological tendency to deny or rationalize away discrepancies between their existing beliefs and new information is known as Answer Selected Answer: c. cognitive dissonance.

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20 Question 20
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A security arrangement guided by the principle that an act of aggression by any state will be met by a collective response from the rest is known as Answer Selected Answer: c. collective security.

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21 Question 21
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The state level of analysis emphasizes Answer Selected Answer: c. the internal attributes of individual states.

22 Question 22
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Realists believe states are the most important actors in global politics because Answer Selected Answer: b. state leaders are stronger than the leaders of nongovernmental organizations.

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23 Question 23
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Deconstructionism postulates that Answer Selected Answer: a. low politics are more important than high politics.

24 Question 24
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The patterns of political interaction among actors in the global arena constitute the Answer Selected Answer: c. world system.

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25 Question 25
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During the Cold War, the ideology that was most prominent was Answer Selected Answer: d. liberalism.

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26 Question 26
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Which of the following is not an example of a low politics issue? Answer Selected Answer: d. The war on terror.

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27 Question 27
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Complex interdependence Answer Selected Answer: c. is the result of states refusing to work together on some issues.

28 Question 28
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According to realists, the anarchic structure of the international system leads to Answer Selected Answer: b. a self-help system where states are responsible for their own security.

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29 Question 29
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Which of the following is not an element common to the various schools of liberalism? Answer

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Selected Answer: e. All of the statements above are common elements in the various schools of liberalism.

30 Question 30
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Liberal thought is based on all the following tenets except Answer Selected Answer: e. war is not inevitable.

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2nd attempt

31 Question 1
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People's psychological tendency to deny or rationalize away discrepancies between their existing beliefs and new information is known as Answer Selected Answer: c. cognitive dissonance.

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32 Question 2
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The psychological process of creating a mirror image Answer Selected Answer: d. is at the root of many enduring rivalries, such as exists between the United States and Al Qaeda

33 Question 3
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Which of the following is not a sign of transformation in the global system? Answer Selected Answer: c. The lack of international governing institutions means that anarchy is the predominant condition of the global system.

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34 Question 4
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The principle that the governments of states are subject to no higher authority is Answer Selected Answer: c. national interest.

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35 Question 5
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Which of the following is not an example of a low politics issue? Answer Selected Answer: d. The war on terror.

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36 Question 6
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Liberal thought is based on all the following tenets except Answer Selected Answer: a. unilateralism is the best means to prevent war.

37 Question 7
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Realists believe states are the most important actors in global politics because Answer Selected Answer: a. states answer to no authority higher than themselves.

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38 Question 8
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The individual level of analysis emphasizes Answer Selected Answer: c. the internal attributes of individual states.

39 Question 9
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Major transformations in world politics tend to occur Answer Selected Answer: a. at the conclusion of major wars.

40 Question 10
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Complex interdependence Answer Selected Answer: a. is the result of states refusing to work together on some issues.

41 Question 11
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The philosophical examination of how knowledge is acquired and the analytic principles governing the study of phenomena is known as Answer Selected Answer: b. epistemology.

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42 Question 12
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During the Cold War, the ideology that was most prominent was Answer Selected Answer: a. realism.

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43 Question 13
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The state level of analysis emphasizes Answer Selected Answer: b. the internal attributes of individual states.

44 Question 14
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A _____ is a model or pattern that structures thoughts about an area of inquiry. Answer Selected Answer: d. paradigm

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45 Question 15
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A projection of the world that retains directional accuracy, places Europe at the center, and uses two-thirds of the map to represent the northern half of the world is called a(n) Answer

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Selected Answer: b. Mercator projection.

46 Question 16
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The school of thought that emphasizes the importance of shared ideas and understandings that are developed between actors that dene their interests, identities and images of the world is called Answer Selected Answer: a. constructivism.

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47 Question 17
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Neorealists differ from realists in Answer Selected Answer: b. their focus on system-level explanations for international phenomena.

48 Question 18
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A security arrangement guided by the principle that an act of aggression by any state will be met by a collective response from the rest is known as Answer Selected Answer: d. collective security.

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49 Question 19
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The patterns of political interaction among actors in the global arena constitute the Answer Selected Answer: c. world system.

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50 Question 20
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Deconstructionism postulates that Answer Selected Answer: d. all of the above.

51 Question 21
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Which of the following is not an element common to the various schools of liberalism? Answer Selected Answer: b. Establishing stable democratic governments will enhance the prospects of peace.

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52 Question 22
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An international regime Answer Selected Answer: e. all of the above.

53 Question 23
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Schematic reasoning helps us make sense of a large amount of information by Answer Selected Answer: d. matching what we see with stereotypes we have stored in our memory.

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54 Question 24
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Understanding how people perceive reality is important to understanding world politics because Answer Selected Answer: d. all of the above.

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55 Question 25
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Which of the following statements is not true about constructivism? Answer Selected Answer: b. Constructivism attempts to explain how all paradigms depend on intersubjective consensus about core concepts.

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56 Question 26
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An independent, territorially dened community in the global system administered by a sovereign government is a Answer Selected Answer: a. state.

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57 Question 27
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Which of the following was a criticism of the realist school of thought? Answer Selected Answer: a. It was too idealistic.

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58 Question 28
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According to realists, the anarchic structure of the international system leads to Answer Selected Answer: c. a self-help system where states are responsible for their own security.

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59 Question 29
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After World War I, liberals advocated avoiding future wars by Answer Selected Answer: b. increasing arms build-up.

60 Question 30
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Modern realism emerged as a reaction to Answer Selected Answer: b. the failure of diplomacy during the Peloponnesian War.