POSC6222 Quiz

Which theory emphasizes that international politics is anarchic because there is no world government to rule over states?

• Liberalism

• Economic Structuralism

• Realism

• Constructivism

According to Liberalism, what is the primary philosophical insight regarding international relations?

• States must compete for power.

• States should focus on accumulating wealth.

• It is possible to overcome the worst aspects of the realist world.

• Power is the central driving force in international relations.

Economic Structuralism is most closely associated with which of the following ideologies?

• Liberalism and Constructivism

• Realism and Liberalism

• Marxism and Socialism

• Feminism and Constructivism

Which concept in Constructivism refers to shared rules or principles that influence behavior?

• Identities

• Interests

• Norms

• Classes

Feminist International Relations theory argues that traditional definitions of power and security are distorted by which of the following?

• Economic motivations

• Gendered ideas

• Anarchic systems

• Rational state behavior

What is the primary focus of foreign policy according to the presentation?

• Internal economic stability

• Changing the behavior of other states

• Maintaining cultural identity

• Reducing domestic unemployment

Which version of the Democratic Peace Theory argues that democracies do not go to war with each other?

• Individual model

• Dyadic model

• Normative model

• Structural model

The structural argument supporting the dyadic model of Democratic Peace Theory suggests that:

• Democracies respect each other more than nondemocracies.

• Democracies are generally more peaceful than autocracies.

• Democracies find it easier to reach compromises with each other.

• Democracies avoid war due to public opposition.