INR 2002 Study Guide Test 2 Test 4 Practice Quiz Chapter 4 1 What is the relationship between diversionary incentives and conflict a States invade other countries to prevent them from becoming too powerful b International organizations support conflict to prevent the decline of their institution c Voters engage in domestic protests to prevent their governments from going to war d Leaders start conflicts to increase their approval ratings 2 What is NOT an example of a bureaucracy a The Military b The Diplomatic corps c The intelligence agencies d The president a Saddam Hussein b Mu ammar Qaddafi c Osama bin Laden d Fidel Castro 3 According to U S law which leader was legally killed by the United States 4 The United Fruit Company may have helped convince the United States to orchestrate a 1954 coup in which country a Afghanistan b Democratic Republic of Congo c Guatemala d Colombia 5 What happens to the majority of democratic leaders who lose wars a They lose power b They stay in power c They are executed d They run for Congress or Parliament 6 Which two countries fought the Kargil War in 1999 a Iran and Iraq b Pakistan and India c Turkey and Egypt d Russia and Georgia 7 How was Margaret Thatcher s approval rating affected by the Falklands War a Her approval rating increased b Her approval rating decreased c Her approval rating was unaffected d Approval ratings were not measured during this time 8 How do representative institutions according to Immanuel Kant affect countries decision to go to war a The institutions make war more likely because leaders must provide resources to voters b The institutions make war more likely because leaders must please their fellow party members c The institutions make war less likely because they allow voters suffering the costs of war to have a voice in the decision making process d Representative institutions have no influence on the decision to go to war because they are too weak 9 What happens to the majority of autocratic leaders who win wars a They lose power b They stay in power c They are executed d They accept a new position within government 10 In general what has been the effect of wars in the Middle East on the price of oil a The price decreases when a war occurs b The price increases when a war occurs c The price stays constant when a war occurs d It is impossible to track the price of oil over time 11 What is an interest group a a collection of individuals with common interests that seek to influence policy b a set of people who have all decided to join the military c a firm that has decided to start producing a new product in the economy d a gathering of like minded friends who engage in biweekly bowling 12 What was Adolf Hitler seeking by pursuing lebensraum during World War II a nuclear weapons b living space for Germans c additional trade routes d ethnic diversity 13 Approximately how many democracies existed in 2000 a 20 b 40 c 100 d 200 14 In what regions of the world are democratic regimes the most rare a Africa and the Middle East b Europe and Asia c Africa and Europe d North and South America 15 What is the democratic peace a the small number of domestic protest movements within democracies b the ability of democracies to maintain orderly societies c the stability of democratic regimes d the fact that war rarely occurs between mature democratic regimes 16 A war over the Falkland Islands occurred between which two countries in 1982 a Great Britain and Argentina b Great Britain and Iraq c Chile and Peru d Colombia and Argentina 17 In general as battle deaths for U S troops increase how does the public react a Their support for the war increases b Their support for the war decreases c Their support for the war is unaffected d Public support for war is fickle and unpredictable 18 When referring to bureaucracies what does the phrase where you stand is where you sit mean a Bureaucrats frequently change their minds about policy b Bureaucrats are easily influenced c Bureaucrats are often hired because they know someone in the organization d Bureaucrats take positions on policies to best meet the needs and interests of their organization 19 How does the rally effect alter the bargaining model of war a There is no effect b The possible bargaining range increases c The possible bargaining range decreases d It creates a second dimension to the bargaining model that can be captured on a single line 20 How do hawkish interest groups influence international bargaining a They widen the bargaining range and improve the chances for a peaceful bargain b They narrow the bargaining range and increase the potential for war c Interest groups have no influence on international bargaining d Interest groups have an influence on bargaining only between nondemocracies 21 Which highly influential group lobbies for pro Israel foreign policies in the United States a AIPAC b CIA c AARP d NRA Chapter 5 Practice Quiz Questions 1 Who is the main consumer of oil from Sudan a Russia b Norway c China d The United States 2 What of the following is an example of peacekeeping a expunging nuclear weapons from a country b resolving a border dispute c punishing an aggressor d deploying troops to monitor a ceasefire 3 In which country did Hutus pursue genocide against Tutsis in 1994 a Tibet b Bosnia c Rwanda d Egypt 4 Which body of the United Nations gives some members the ability to veto resolutions a the General Assembly b the International Court of Justice c the Economic and Social Council d the Security Council 5 What is genocide a when a state indiscriminately kills its own people b when a state targets and kills a specific and identifiable group c when a brother kills his brother d when a state seeks to suppress a domestic protest movement 6 What is a collective security institution a an institution that implements immigration policies b an institution where all members are responsible for addressing aggression c a form of voting procedure d a system of financial regulation 7 What is the Security Council a a body within the United Nations that determines threats to international peace b a consortium of arms manufacturers in the United States c an alliance between France and Great Britain to suppress Germany d an international court that settles border disputes 8 The UN has authorized the use of military force against what country a Russia b Germany c Iran d North Korea a Australia b Congo c India d Afghanistan 9 Which country currently has a UN peacekeeping
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