Exam 3: International Relations Theories

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A) defensive realists' argument that few wars benefit the states that start them.
B) defensive realists' argument that wars can enhance a state's reputation in the long run.
C) defensive realists' argument that states should bandwagon.
D) offensive realists' argument that states will inevitably balance against aggressors.

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A) democracies are less likely to go to war than other states.
B) democracies are unlikely to go to war with other democracies.
C) democracies are inherently peaceful-type states.
D) democracies are unlikely to go to war with autocracies.

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A) a hypothesis.
B) a theory.
C) a variable.
D) a deduction.

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A) ended discussion of the foundational questions of sovereignty and citizenship.
B) focused its attention primarily on social norms,ideas,and practices.
C) focused attention on the fixed,inherent meaning of material structures.
D) produced a unified,substantive theory.

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A) Multinational corporations are key players in maintaining the dependency of developing countries on developed countries.
B) The relationship between dominant and dependent states is static.
C) Multinational corporations are the potential source of ending the dependency of developing countries on developed countries.
D) Multinational corporations are a key source of economic interdependence,which fosters cooperation between developed and developing countries.

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A) the concept of the democratic peace.
B) the Beijing Consensus.
C) the concept of complex interdependence.
D) the Washington consensus.

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A) Neorealists believe that states are not sovereign.
B) Neoliberal institutionalists believe that states are not sovereign.
C) Liberals believe that sovereignty is a contested concept.
D) Constructivists believe that sovereignty is a contested concept.

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A) realist
B) liberal
C) constructivist
D) dependency theorist

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A) Realists believe those interests are not based on material factors.
B) Liberals believe those interests are not based on material factors.
C) Constructivists believe those interests are not based on material factors.
D) Realists,liberals,and constructivists all believe those interests are based on material factors.

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A) the international system is not hierarchical,only classes within states are.
B) the capitalist system could be supplanted by the socialist system through a workers' revolution.
C) the hierarchical international system is the byproduct of the expansion of communism.
D) states are all equal in the international system,as are classes within states.

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A) a lack of economic interdependence.
B) the security dilemma.
C) external balancing.
D) nuclear compellence.

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A) developed states seek new markets because of the underconsumption by the lower classes brought about by their low wages.
B) developing states want to export their goods and services to developed states.
C) developed states want to prevent developing countries from becoming new markets for their goods and services.
D) developed states need to address the issue of oversavings by the lower classes.

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A) neorealists argue cooperation is unlikely between those states and other states.
B) neoliberal institutionalists argue cooperation is likely between them.
C) constructivists argue cooperation is likely between them.
D) dependency theorists argue cooperation between the EU states and developing countries is likely.

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A) human beings are rational and social and can therefore develop institutions to cooperate.
B) rational human beings are not naturally social and must therefore create institutions to cooperate.
C) human beings are not rational,but institutions can help them overcome that irrationality and cooperate.
D) the rationality of human beings pushes against cooperation,but it can be overcome.

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