what is securitization

naming a threat as a priority to justify the suspension of the normal rule

which of the following is not a core assumption of marxism?

economic processes are within state-borders

what is the divsionary theory of war?

going to war to divert attention from domestic problem

What is an extra-state war?

wars between state and non-state entities outside of state borders

Which of the following statements best describes declarative theory of statehood?

States become states when they declare their independence

Which feature of war exists among scholars?

There should be sustained, deliberate violence

How would you best describe the myth of Westphalia?

The peace of Westphalia is too eurocentric, and it only redistributed power

What do common critical approaches to IR theory have in common?

They do not offer alternative views, they criticize existing theories

According to Kant, Economic interdependence leads to peace because....

commercial interaction leads to mutual risks and costs

Which of the following is not a reason of the emergence of Constructivism?

attempt to explain the nature of a state, and how it's socially constructed

Which of the following is not a core tenet of realism?

States act within an international system

According to classic realism,....

The selfishness and power lust of human nature explains state behaviour

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1
Which of the following is not a characteristic of internal sovereignty?
Monopoly of jurisdiction
Monopoly of legislation
Monopoly of taxes
Monopoly of violence
2
According to the democratic peace theory, democracies rarely go to war
False
True
3
According to Marxism, (1) actions are driven by economic interests, and (2) states are primary units of analysis
only (1) is correct
only (2) is correct
neither are correct
(1) and (2) are both correct
4
what is securitization
when elites take extreme measures
making choices by looking at what is accepted to be the right thing
making choices by looking at the consequences, both negative and positive
naming a threat as a priority to justify the suspension of the normal rule
5
which of the following is not a core assumption of marxism?
social classes are the main actors
there is a hierarchical international system
economic processes are within state-borders
historical analysis is crucial
6
what is the divsionary theory of war?
going to war for progressive reasons
going to war to divert attention from domestic problem
going to war to unite a politically divided state
going to war to increase popularity of leader, as a strategy for elections
7
According to Kissinger, multipolarity leads to the most stable system
False
True
8
What is an extra-state war?
wars leading to total mobilization of state resources
wars between non-political organizations
wars between state and non-state entities outside of state borders
wars between state and non-staet entities within state borders
9
which of the following is not associated with marxism?
World system theory
Gramscianism
Latin American Dependency school of thought
US global activism
10
States developing means to resist external powers is best known as:
distribution of capabilities
External balancing
interstate interactions
Internal balancing
11
Which of the following statements best describes declarative theory of statehood?
States become states when they have monopoly of force over their territory
States become states when they can enter inter-state relations
States become states when they declare their independence
States become states when they are recognzed by other states
12
The Mercator projection of the World Map redraws the 3rd world, it is promoted by UN agencies
True
False
13
Which feature of war exists among scholars?
There should be sustained, deliberate violence
War takes place on a given limited territory
There is a threshold of 5000 deaths to be considered a war
War exists exclusively between states
14
How would you best describe the myth of Westphalia?
The right to a territories religion doesn't lead to internal sovereignty
war made the state, not the peace of Westphalia
The peace of Westphalia is too eurocentric, and it only redistributed power
The treaty of Ausberg was the "original" peace of westphalia
15
What do common critical approaches to IR theory have in common?
they all challenge social constructive norms
they aren't included in the current social order
They all strive for global equality
They do not offer alternative views, they criticize existing theories
16
According to Kant, Economic interdependence leads to peace because....
commercial interaction leads to mutual risks and costs
it presents new rules and conditions for states to follow
economically open states tend to be democracies
states won't go to war with a state with similar economic policies
17
Which of the following is an example of the thucydides trap?
The cold war
China vs. the US
North Korea vs. the US
transition of hegemony from the UK to the US
18
Which of the following is not a reason of the emergence of Constructivism?
criticisms of foundational assumptions of IR
attempt to explain the nature of a state, and how it's socially constructed
lack of philosophy and sociology in existing theories
failure of mainstream IR theories to explain the cold war
19
Which of the following is not a core tenet of realism?
States act within an international system
The state operated in an insecure state of nature
There is one national interest in state survival
The world is anarchic
20
According to classic realism,....
States principally compete over security
All states act similarly
The world system explains state behaviour
The selfishness and power lust of human nature explains state behaviour

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