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1

Which of the following is not a factor that helped to create the modern state?
A)the secularization of politics
B)the weakening of city-states
C)the Napoleonic Wars
D)the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire
2

The North-South Axis refers to the division of states according to their
A)regime type.
B)level of development.
C)major religion.
D)racial characteristics.
3

In which system do states have the least power?
A)bipolar
B)traditional multipolar
C)modified multipolar
D)nationalistic
4

Benjamin Barber's Tribalism vs. McWorld describes which of the following trends?
A)an emphasis on human rights and environmentalism
B)the new morality propagated by the Third World
C)renewed religious fervor
D)the simultaneous falling apart and coming together of the international community
5

Afghanistan reminds international actors that
A)failed states have very little political influence in the world.
B)Western domination remains a powerful force in the world.
C)failed states may have a disproportionate influence in regional and international politics.
D)international political, social, and economic integration does not impact failed states.
6

The terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, were an example of
A)globalism.
B)arms control.
C)hegemonic power.
D)asymmetrical warfare.
7

Popular sovereignty means that
A)monarchs are elected by the people.
B)ultimate political authority lies with popular monarchs.
C)ultimate political authority lies with the people.
D)powerful central authority.
8

Per capita GNP is highest in
A)Canada.
B)Japan.
C)United States.
D)Germany.
9

LDCs
A)blame their poverty on their past suppression by Euro-American imperialists.
B)blame their poverty on unstable governments.
C)have resigned themselves to accepting the uneven global distribution of wealth.
D)want to institute a system of self-help.
10

Balancing the need to develop economically while simultaneously protecting the environment is known as
A)biosphere politics.
B)sustainable development.
C)ecological coercion.
D)global interdependence.





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