INR2001 Exam 1 – Flashcards
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How is international law is different from domestic law?
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different construction of laws (no universal legislature) different judging of laws (no universal judiciary) different enforcement of laws (no supreme enforcer) ALL OF THE ABOVE
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What is an example of an Intergovernmental Organization?
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The United Nations
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What are the primary actors in the international system according to Neoliberalism?
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States and international organizations.
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What are the three major institutions of the EU? (select all that apply)
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The European Council The European Parliament The European Commission
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The Treaty of Westphalia marked the end of:
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The 30 Years' War
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Structural realists agree that the rise of China will be violent, and advocate war.
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true
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The two historical developments that Sterling-Folker suggests make realism an inaccurate portrayal of the international system are:
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The rise of interstate interdependence and the period of hegemonic stability.
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Hedley Bull's classical approach was a call for IR theory to:
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Distance itself from scientific methods and refocus on theorizing.
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How do we refer to self-contained state actions:
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Monadic
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The Westphalian treaty created the concept of state sovereignty, which is the
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complete authority of the state over its territory
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The Kantian triangle consists of: (select all that apply)
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International organizations Democracy Economic interdependence
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What term is used in International Relations to describe all countries in the world?
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The international system of states
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What are the mechanisms of global governance? (select all that apply)
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International law International organizations
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in Classical realism, politics are expressions of:
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Human nature
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Based on what characteristic was Europe divided after WWII?
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Rich vs. poor
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The people of Europe directly elect
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The members of the European Parliament
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Deontology is the moral concern with the consequences of actions, particularly weighing them against the consequences of other actions.
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true
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Richard Ned Lebow characterizes classical realism as 2500 years old and has shown a fundamental unity over all of those years.
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true
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The historical and intellectual origins of normative IR theory can be found in: (select five that apply)
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Plato Karl Marx Aristotle Immanuel Kant Georg Hegel
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Which of the following are non-state actors? (select all that apply)
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A terrorist group Greenpeace The UN
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True or False: the European Union (EU) is basically the same as the United Nations (UN), with a similar structure and conditions for membership.
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False
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How do we call the approach to studying institutional relationships that focuses on the delegation of authority from decision-makers to those authorized to act on their behalf?
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Principal-agent theory
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Structural realists think states want power because:
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It is the anarchical structure of the international system that forces states to pursue power.
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What prompted the unifications of Italy and Germany during the late 1800s?
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Nationalism
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What is the primary role of the UN Security Council? (select all that apply)
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Take decisions involving war and peace Attempt to diffuse international crises
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Normative IR theory is only concerned with the actions of states.
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False
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For offensive realists, the ultimate goal for a state is:
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Survival through domination
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International law is
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A nonbinding set of rules, norms, and agreements
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"Normative" IR theory is:
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A label for a field of study that is interested in the ethical dimensions of global politics.
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During what period did WWII take place?
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1939-1945
