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According to scholars who see globalization as the fruition of liberal economic principles,what role do states play in the process of globalization?


A) They are the driving forces.
B) A handful of states dominate the process.
C) They share equal power in the process.
D) They have become obsolete as economic units.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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In 2006,Israel fought a brief but intense war with __________ in southern Lebanon,while violent clashes between Israel and __________ continued from 2009 to 2014.


A) Hamas,Hezbollah
B) Al Qaeda,Hamas
C) Hezbollah,Hamas
D) ISIS,Hezbollah

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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How do dominance and reciprocity compare as solutions to collective goods problems?


A) Dominance relies on a power hierarchy acting as a central authority,whereas reciprocity operates without any central authority.
B) Dominance has advantages and disadvantages,whereas reciprocity has only advantages.
C) Dominance forms the basis of most institutions in the international system,whereas reciprocity has limited applications.
D) Dominance is the basis of cooperation in international relations,whereas reciprocity typically leads to conflict.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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__________ is a necessary component of a state.


A) Territory
B) Civil society
C) Presidency
D) Democracy

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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The International Committee of the Red Cross is an example of a(n)__________ because its members are not governments.

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North Korea and Iran were players in recent crises involving __________.


A) arms sales to Nepal
B) overthrown governments
C) nuclear weapons programs
D) massive oil spills

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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The Marshall Plan was a policy designed to fight __________.


A) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
B) Nazi Germany
C) the Soviet Union
D) dΓ©tente

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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An example of Cold War alliances between states is the __________.


A) United Nations
B) Warsaw Pact
C) Sino-Soviet split
D) Limited Test Ban Treaty

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Kurds can be considered to be members of a __________.


A) sovereign state
B) non-sovereign state
C) failed state
D) nation

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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There are as many as __________ NGOs and 5,000 IGOs globally.


A) 50,000
B) 20,000
C) 150,000
D) 5,000

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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The United States' pursuit of halting the expansion of Soviet influence during the Cold War is an example of the policy of __________.

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Which is an example of a transnational actor?


A) international diplomats guild
B) national trade unions
C) intergovernmental organizations
D) the U.S.State Department

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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__________ are two intergovernmental organizations.


A) Amnesty International and the Red Cross
B) The WTO and the United Fruit Company
C) OPEC and ISIS
D) The African Union and NATO

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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The post-Cold War era is __________.


A) less complex and more predictable than the Cold War period
B) less peaceful than the Cold War period
C) characterized by a less global international economy
D) characterized by transnational concerns such as environmental degradation and disease

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The set of relationships among the world's states,structured according to __________,is referred to as the international system.


A) globalization
B) how power is distributed
C) certain rules and patterns of interaction
D) transnational trade agreements

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Comparative politics is the study of the __________ politics of foreign countries.

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The Gulf War was initiated when Iraq invaded Qatar.

A) True
B) False

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OPEC is an example of a(n)__________ because its members are governments.

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intergovernmental organization

Consideration of the political organizations,government agencies,and economic sectors of states is the focus of the __________ level of analysis.


A) individual
B) domestic
C) interstate
D) global

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The Soviet policies of perestroika (economic reform)and glasnost (openness in political discussion),associated with a focus on domestic issues,took precedence over maintaining external power in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

A) True
B) False

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