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True or false
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True or false: In international relations, anarchy means there is no world government with supreme authority over states, but states can still cooperate through rules and institutions.
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1 Foundations of International Relations Online Quiz Questions
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20 questions
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What concept describes a state's claim to supreme authority within its territory and independence from other states?
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An analyst explains a diplomatic crisis by examining how a leader interpreted another government's actions. This is an explanation at the level of analysis.
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1 point
On what full date did the United Nations Charter come into force?
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A government rejects a proposed agreement because legislators and domestic interest groups oppose it. Which level of analysis best fits this explanation?
- A
Individual level, because the explanation centers on a leader's beliefs and choices
- B
State level, because the explanation centers on domestic political constraints
- C
System level, because the explanation centers on alliances and the distribution of power
- D
No level of analysis, because domestic politics cannot explain a government's response
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Which factors are examples of system-level explanations for why a state might enter a conflict? Select all correct answers.
- A
A state's alliance commitments
- B
Public opinion within the state
- C
The distribution of power among states
- D
A leader's personal beliefs about a rival
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True or false
1 point
True or false: The Peace of Westphalia instantly created today's system of fully sovereign, equal states.
- A
True
- B
False
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1 point
The League of Nations was established after the First World War. After the Second World War, states founded the in 1945 to provide a forum for cooperation and support international peace and security.
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Which statement correctly distinguishes a state from a government?
- A
The state is the group currently directing the country; the government is its population and territory.
- B
A state and a government are identical terms for the same political group.
- C
The state is the political organization governing a population and territory; the government is the group currently directing it.
- D
The government is the territory's claim to independence; the state is the absence of a world government.
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Besides states, which actors can influence international outcomes? Select all correct answers.
- A
International organizations
- B
Businesses
- C
Civil-society groups
- D
Individuals
- E
Only the governments of the most powerful states
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Open ended
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A state enters a conflict after its leader misreads a rival's intentions, domestic groups press for a forceful response, and an alliance commitment affects the state's choices. Explain how each of these factors can be analyzed at a different level of analysis, and why using more than one level can give a fuller explanation.
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Which statement best describes how European imperial expansion and colonial rule contributed to the development of the modern international system?
- A
The system developed through a uniform spread of sovereign equality, without imperial expansion.
- B
Imperial expansion and colonial rule connected regions through unequal systems of political and economic control.
- C
Colonial rule ended before it connected regions, so it did not shape the modern system.
- D
The modern system developed only through relations among European states, without connecting other regions.
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What term describes the process that brought many newly independent states into international institutions and changed the composition of the international system?
- A
Decolonization
- B
Diplomacy
- C
Anarchy
- D
Sovereignty
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What term describes the process through which many former colonies gained independence and entered international institutions as newly independent states?
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Which description best captures the scope of international relations?
- A
The study of how a country's government directs its domestic agencies
- B
The study of political, economic, and social interactions across borders
- C
The study of how individuals make choices within a single community
- D
The study of how international organizations administer a world government
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A country's leaders change after an election, but its population, territory, and political organization continue. Which statement best distinguishes the state from the government in this situation?
- A
The state is the group currently directing the country, while the government is its territory
- B
The state and government both mean the country's current leaders
- C
The state is the political organization governing a population and territory, while the government is the group currently directing it
- D
The state is an international organization, while the government is a civil-society group
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True or false
1 point
In international relations, anarchy means that states cannot make treaties or cooperate through institutions.
- A
True
- B
False
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A state claims supreme authority within its territory and independence from other states. What international relations concept describes this claim?
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1 point
An analyst explains a diplomatic crisis by examining how one leader misinterpreted another government's actions. Which level of analysis is the analyst using?
- A
Individual level
- B
State (domestic) level
- C
System level
- D
International organization level
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Which description best explains the United Nations' role in an international system without a world government?
- A
It exercises supreme authority over all states
- B
It replaces national governments in making domestic laws
- C
It eliminates conflict by centrally enforcing every international rule
- D
It provides a forum for cooperation and supports international peace and security