Ch3 | Test Bank + Answers – Interpreting Power: A Levels Of - Global Politics 1e | Test Bank Boyer by Mark A. Boyer. DOCX document preview.
1) In March of 2014, Russia annexed___________.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Chapter Opener
a. Astana
b. Darhan
c. Crimea
d. Georgia
2) Baldwin (1979) describes power to having_________________.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Defining Power in Global Politics
a. social capital
b. military resources
c. money
d. connections
3) How many nuclear warheads does the U.S. have?
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Absolute and Relative Power
a. 5890
b. 6000
c. 10000
d. 6800
4) India first tested a nuclear warhead in_____________.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Capabilities and Credibility
a. 1960
b. 1974
c. 1980
d. 1996
5) In October 2010, Wikileaks released almost _______________ classified U.S. military logs detailing its operations in Iraq.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: The Levels-of-Analysis Approach
a. 350, 000
b. 250,000
c. 400,000
d. 500,000
6) In April 2010 Wikileaks released a contentious video titled ____________ showing a U.S. Apache helicopter killing at least 12 people.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: The Levels-of-Analysis Approach
a. Collateral Murder
b. Baghdad Murders
c. Military Murder
d. U.S. Military’s War Crimes
7) Wikileaks’ founder was a diplomatic refugee in the ___________ in London.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: The Levels-of-Analysis Approach
a. Guatemalan Embassy
b. Venezuelan Embassy
c. El Salvadorian Embassy
d. Ecuadorian Embassy
8) _____________ is rightly credited with coining the term levels of analysis.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Origins of the Approach
a. M. Stephen Walt
b. J. David Singer
c. J. Ann Tickner
d. N. Kenneth Waltz
9) The prominent political scientist ___________ famously defined political power as the factor that explains who gets what, when, and how.
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: Defining Power in Global Politics
a. Condoleezza Rice
b. Paul Wellstone
c. Harold Laswell
d. Melissa Harris-Perry
10) The use or threatened use of material power assets by an actor to compel through coercion to undertake or not undertake the desired action is known as ___________.
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: Hard and Soft Power
a. soft power
b. hard power
c. objective power
d. subjective power
11) Which of these are not examples of soft power?
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: Hard and Soft Power
a. bribing
b. international grants
c. foreign aid
d. 10 percent cultural exchanges
12) The U.S. massive stockpile of nuclear warheads is an example of _________.
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: Absolute and Relative Power
a. hard power
b. absolute power
c. relative power
d. soft power
13) India made the decision to publicly test nuclear weapons in _____________________.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Capabilities and Credibility
a. 2002
b. 2000
c. 1998
d. 1996
14) According to former Harvard University dean and top U.S. national security policy advisor _________________, power is like the weather.
Feedback: conceptual
Chapter Section Reference: Defining Power in Global Politics
a. Robert D. Putnam
b. Joseph Nye
c. Catharine Drew Gilpin Faust
d. Neil Rudenstine
15) A state actor’s global presence depends on both ______________________ and ___________________.
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: Capabilities and Credibility
a. economic influence; stage of development
b. capabilities; credibility
c. material resources; population size
d. political leadership; electoral process
16) All of the following forms are a part of Barnett and Duvall’s (2005) analysis of power except ____________.
Feedback: conceptual
Chapter Section Reference: Defining Power in Global Politics
a. relative power
b. compulsory power
c. structural power
d. institutional power
17) Economist _______________ used the term bounded rationality to describe individuals’ decisions.
Feedback: conceptual
Chapter Section Reference: Rationality and Its Limits
a. Elinor Ostrom
b. Joseph Stiglitz
c. Herbert Simon
d. Amartya Sen
18) Adolf Hitler became the German Chancellor in ____________.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Applicability of the Approach
a. 1933
b. 1936
c. 1935
d. 1930
19) As per the ________________, Germans had to pay impossible reparations.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Applicability of the Approach
a. Treaty of Paris
b. Versailles Treaty
c. Treaty of London
d. Treaty of Berlin
20) Early proponents of ________________ in I.R. in the mid-20th century argued that the levels-of-analysis approach offers great insight in understanding the complex problems in global politics.
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: Origins of the Approach
a. feminism
b. world system theory
c. constructivism
d. behavioralism
21) Which of the following is True about the levels-of-analysis framework?
Feedback: conceptual
Chapter Section Reference: Applicability of the Approach
a. A levels-of-analysis framework is an analytic tool that cuts across the theoretical approaches.
b. A levels-of-analysis framework is a theory of global politics.
c. A levels-of-analysis framework is mainly rooted in realism.
d. A levels-of-analysis framework focuses on understanding behavioral interactions in global politics.
22) The individual-level analysis approach can appraise global politics through _______________.
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: Individual-level analysis
a. consumerism
b. military might
c. foreign policy
d. global civil society
23) Decision-makers seek ______________ by discounting ideas and information that contradict their beliefs.
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: Cognitive Consistency
a. justice
b. truth
c. power
d. cognitive consistency
24) When people justify their decisions by overestimating the likelihood that they will lead to a successful outcome, this is known as ___________________.
Feedback: applied
Transnationalism: Optimistic Bias
a. misinformation
c. optimistic bias
d. cognitive dissonance
25) ________ are mental shortcuts that help us make decisions more quickly by allowing us to skip the effort of information gathering and thorough analysis.
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: Heuristic Devices
a. lack of judgment
c. optimistic bias
d. heuristic devices
26) In cases where president Trump and others in his administration recurrently refer to Islamic terrorism when the terrorist incidents have no link to Islam at all; this is referred to as____________.
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: Heuristic Devices
a. cognitive dissonance
b. stereotypes
c. racism
d. anti-immigration policies
27) In____________ decision-makers in London and Washington accept intelligence that Saddam Hussein was attempting to buy uranium from Africa even when the U.N. officials said the contrary.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Individual-level analysis
a. 2003
b. 2002
c. 1990
d. 1992
28) The decision of France and the United Kingdom to abandon their ally Czechoslovakia and allow Nazi Germany to annex part of it in order to appease Nazi Germany in 1938 is an example of ________________.
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: Heuristic Devices
a. betrayal
b. pessimistic bias
c. analogy
d. strategical retreat
29) Men in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, and Italy are __________ more likely to hold a favorable attitude toward war than women.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Sex and Gender
a. 5-10%
b. 15–20%
c. 1–5%
d. 10–15%
30) When a politician accuses an opponent of offering too many concessions in international negotiations, they usually reference _______________.
Feedback: conceptual
Chapter Section Reference: Heuristic Devices
a. the Treaty of Versailles
b. the Munich analogy
c. the Paris Treaty
d. the Vietnam War
31) The fallacy of a gender binary thesis, focuses on____________________________________.
Feedback: conceptual
Chapter Section Reference: Sex and Gender
a. the gender gap in global politics
b. women in global politics
c. institutional gendered constrains in global politics
d. the notion that only two genders – male and female, exist
32) Which one of the following is the most hawkish world leaders in the post-World War II era?
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Sex and Gender
a. Helmut Kohl
b. Tsai Ing-wen
c. Golda Meir
d. Franklin Roosevelt
33) Bill Clinton is a prime example of a(n)______________________________.
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: Personality Type
a. negative–active personality
b. active–positive personality
c. active–passive personality
d. positive–negative personality
34) President Barack Obama is an example of ______________________________.
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: Personality Type
a. active-negative personality
b. active–positive personality
c. active–passive personality
d. positive–negative personality
35) According to the chapter, President George W. Bush sees the world ______________________.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Operational Code
a. as a complex system
b. in terms of black and white
c. as very confusing
d. as chaotic
36) According to the chapter President Donald J. Trump’s operational code appears to revolve around _______________.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Operational Code
a. build a wall
b. The Art of a Deal
c. make America great again
d. Muslim Ban
37) _______________ was one of the first to apply the concept of Operational Code Analysis.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Alexander George and Operational Code Analysis
a. Joseph S. Nye Jr
b. Alexander L. George
c. Tim Dunne
d. Jonathan Renshon
38) The _________ has traditionally been the central actor in the global system.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Governmental Sources
a. military might
b. wealth
c. hegemons
d. state
39) The most crucial factor to consider when we assess governmental sources of power is ___________.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: State Sovereignty
a. domestic and foreign policies
b. state sovereignty
c. military might
d. type of government
40) Which of the following is not a necessary condition to satisfy state sovereignty?
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: State Sovereignty
a. seeking self-determination
b. effective governing mechanism
c. means of defense
d. clearly demarcated territorial space
41) ______________ is an example of a stateless nation.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: State Sovereignty
a. Haiti
b. Liberia
c. South Sudan
d. Palestine
42) Which of the following is not a part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Regime Authority
a. Equador
b. Chile
c. Brunei
d. Vietnam
43) According to the chapter, when the intended policy doesn’t necessarily get translated throughout the levels of government, this is the result of ________________________.
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: Regime Authority
a. lack of vision
b. lack of resources
c. laziness
d. bureaucratic intransigence
44) The branch of individual-level analysis focusing largely on specific individual leaders is sometimes called ____________________.
Feedback: conceptual
Chapter Section Reference: Leadership
a. leadership analysis
b. idiosyncratic analysis
c. influential analysis
d. domestic analysis
45) A leader’s philosophical beliefs and instrumental beliefs are the result of their _____________.
Feedback: conceptual
Chapter Section Reference: Operational Code
a. leadership style
b. training
c. operational code
d. cultural traits
46) Assessing a state's use of power in pursuit of its foreign policy goals is often referred to as _________.
Feedback: conceptual
Chapter Section Reference: Governmental Sources
a. statehood
b. state sovereignty
c. statecraft
d. regime authority
47) According to the World Bank and IMF the U.S.’ GDP is ______________.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Economic Capacity
a. $16.8 trillion
b $18.5 trillion
c. $12.4 trillion
d. $15 trillion
48) A society’s widely held values and fundamental practices that are slow to change as it relates to civic affairs is known as ___________.
Feedback: conceptual
Chapter Section Reference: Political Culture
a. norms
b. imperialism
c. cultural traits
d. political culture
49) U.S. exports in 2017 totaled over ________________.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Economic Capacity
a. $2.3 trillion
b. $5 trillion
c $3.8 trillion
d. $6.5 trillion
50) The U.S. military force becomes less dominant due to extensive global commitments; many analysts describe this phenomenon as _________?
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: Military Capabilities
a. overstretch
b. global policing
c. ill-advised military interventions
d. U.S. imperialism
51) According to the World Bank and IMF China’s GDP is ______________.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Economic Capacity
a. $11.8 trillion
b. $18.5 trillion
c. $9.3 trillion
d. $20 trillion
52) ____________ is a measure of the health, well-being, and functioning of the population and society.
Feedback: conceptual
Chapter Section Reference: Human Development
a. societal status
b. prosperity
c. human development
d. global competitiveness
53) _________ is one that introduces and maintains control of the entire global political system.
Feedback: conceptual
Chapter Section Reference: Hegemony
a. Global reach
b. Superpower
c. Internationalization
d. Hegemonic power
54) Concert of Europe is an example of a ________________.
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: Polarity
a. bipolar system
b. multipolar system
c. unipolar system
d. nonpolar system
55) According to the Military Balance report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, China has _______________ troops.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Military Capabilities
a. 5.5 million
b. 3.1 million
c. 4.34 million
d. 2.84 million
56) ________________ is a type of international system that describes a single country with complete global power.
Feedback: conceptual
Chapter Section Reference: Polarity
a. bipolar
b. unipolar system
c. global power system
d. world system
57) In 20015 Timor-Leste had _______________ troops.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Military Capabilities
a. 1 million
b. 1,300
c. 400,000
d. 5,000
58) In 2015, Americans had more than __________ tied up in assets abroad.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Economic Capacity
a. $25 trillion
b. $15 trillion
c. $25 trillion
d. $30 trillion
59) The idea of nonpolarity was introduced by_________.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Toward an Era of Nonpolarity?
a. Aaron Friedberg
b. Cynthia Weber
c. Dominic Johnson
d. Richard Haass
60) According to the Military Balance report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the U.S. has _______________ troops.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Military Capabilities
a. 1.35 million
b. 3.1 million
c. 3.34 million
d. 2.88 million
61) Immediately after inauguration in January 2017, President Trump _____________.
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: Regime Authority
a. Imposed tax tariffs on China.
b. Banned nationals from eight countries from traveling to the U.S.
c. Withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement.
d. Withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Agreement.
62) ______________is the frequency, scope, and intensity of interactions among the units.
Feedback: applied
Chapter Section Reference: Interdependence
a. political culture
b. interdependence
c. the organization of authority
d. bureaucracy
63) The degree of which an issue, question, or problem can be said to resonate with or matter to the general public is known as ____________.
Feedback: conceptual
Chapter Section Reference: Regime Authority
a. Transaction
b. values
c. salience
d. Symbols
64) In 2010 the WTO ruled in favor of the U.S. and Japan allegation that the EU was violating trade policies relating to imports of ________________.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: The Organization of Authority
a. flat-screen televisions
b. cloths
c. rice
d. vehicles
65) The bulk of the state's administrative structure that continues to serve the public even when political leaders change is known as the ____________.
Feedback: conceptual
Chapter Section Reference: Regime Authority
a. a bureaucracy
b. administrative unit
c. political unit
d. public service commission
66) ________________ is the belief that America’s culture is superior.
Feedback: conceptual
Chapter Section Reference: Political Culture
a. American superiority
b. American hegemony
c. American values
d. American exceptionalism
67) An example of a structural characteristic would be_____________.
Feedback: conceptual
Chapter Section Reference: Structural Characteristics
a. geographical location
b. civil society
c. the organization of authority
d. economy
68) ________________is an example of a rogue state.
Feedback: factual
Chapter Section Reference: Social Context
a. Palestine
b. Egypt
c. North Korea
d. Algeria
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 01
1) In 100 words, describe various dimensions of power.
Feedback: Provide examples from the chapter.
Highlight why power remains the primary mechanism for actors to pursue their interests and agenda.
Examine the sources of power.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 02
2) Discuss the notion that power is both an asset and an aspiration.
Feedback: Explain power as an asset.
Reflect on the idea of power as an aspiration.
Give examples of power as an asset and aspiration.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 03
3) What is the difference between hard and soft power?
Feedback: Explain what hard power is.
Describe what soft power is.
Which theories of global politics best explain hard and soft power? Explain.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 04
4) In 100 words, explain absolute and relative power.
Feedback: What are the dimensions of absolute power in global politics?
Explain relative power.
Give examples of both absolute and relative power.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 05
5) Describe and give examples of power as capability and credibility.
Feedback: Provide examples.
Explain how power is shaped by available material factors.
Case-study India’s 1998 decision to publicly test nuclear weapons.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 06
6) What is Objective and Subjective Power?
Feedback:Examine the U.S.’s military arsenal to overthrow Saddam Hussein despite international opposition.
Why is objective power easier to understand?
Highlight some of the characteristics of subjective power.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 07
7) Describe and explain the central tenants of Power as the Production of Effects.
Feedback: Define compulsory power.
Define institutional power.
Give examples of structural power.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 08
8) Explain the term hegemony in global politics.
Feedback: Define hegemony.
What are the characterizes of hegemony?
Give examples of hegemony in practice.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 09
09) What is the Resource curse theory?
Feedback: Give examples.
Who benefits from resource curse?
Give context to the North-South divide as it has to do with natural resources.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 10
10) Reflect on how bureaucracy hinders or helps a country’s foreign policy.
Feedback: Highlight the instance in which state bureaucracy can hinder a leader’s foreign policy.
What strategies can leaders use to make the bureaucracy more functional?
Give some real-life examples.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 11
11) What is statecraft?
Feedback: Define statecraft.
How does statecraft influence foreign policy?
Give examples of statecraft.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 12
12) What is the operational code?
Feedback: Define and describe the operational code.
Describe both philosophical and instrumental beliefs as the basis for analyzing the operational code.
How does the operational code highlight characteristics of various leaders?
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 13
13) How does economic capacity shape power in global politics?
Feedback: Examine financial solvency as a key to a state's economic power.
What are the current economic power relations between China and the U.S.?
State’s debts import-export ratio is also very important. Explain.
Food security is also an essential aspect of economic capacity. Explain.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 14
14) What are the societal factors that influence the state-level of analysis?
Feedback: Examine the ideas of political culture.
Demographics are important factors. Explain.
Identify the importance of Human Development.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 15
15) Evaluate how physical and technical factors shape state-level of analysis
Feedback: How does Technological Sophistication advance the state's power? Compare the U.S. and China.
Information and communications technology (ICT) is yet another part of the nation-state’s technological infrastructure. Evaluate the importance of ICT.
Geography and territorial space are critical to state power. Explain.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 01
1) What role has WikiLeaks played in global politics?
Feedback: Examine the new ways of media in global politics.
What are the difficulties in governing WikiLeaks and other entities like WikiLeaks?
What levels of power does WikiLeaks portray?
What are some of the positive and negative aspects of WikiLeaks?
Should Julian Assange be prosecuted? Why or why not?
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 02
2) State Sovereignty remains the most crucial factor in explaining government sources. However, in global politics, there are many instances where state sovereignty clashes with global governance. Examine the challenges that state sovereignty presents to global governance.
Feedback: Define and examine the characteristics of state sovereignty.
Examine some of the positive aspects of state sovereignty.
What are some of the challenges that state sovereignty creates in global politics?
Provide concrete examples in which countries have used state sovereignty as a way to hinder global political interactions and actions.
Examine the instances where the international community does not recognize a county’s sovereignty and what are the implications of such recognition.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 03
3) There is no single state of foreign policy. Write a 300-word essay the examines the concept that states have multiple foreign policies.
Feedback: Why do you think a state may have multiple foreign policies?
Examine how one state can use different theoretical perspectives to push its foreign policies.
How does regime authority influences foreign policy?
Give examples across the spectrum of regime type to demonstrate various foreign policies.
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 04
4) Central to global politics is the power relationships among states. Write an essay examining the various power relations among major actors. In your essay provide a historical analysis from World War II to the present day.
Feedback: Define and examine the ideas of polarity.
Outline the various theoretical lens in which polarity is being interpreted.
Explain balance of power.
Examine the geopolitics of the Concert of Europe. What role did it play in power relations in Europe and global politics?
How was the Cold War and its end reshape power relations in global politics?
Type: essay/short answer question
Title: Chapter 03 Question 05
5) In an anarchical global system in which there is no universal world government, military power is a massive determinant of a state's power. Write a 300-word essay to examine the military capabilities of states.
Feedback: Examine the defense spending of states with significant militaries.
Should the U.S. increase their defense spending?
Should states spend or more money on soft power like diplomacy and cultural exchange instead of hard power?
Examine the concepts of outstretching and global policeman in the context of the U.S.
Evaluate the qualities of military personnel as important actors in global power dissemination.