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1
Which of the following is not a characteristic of states?
A)sovereignty
B)territory
C)universal suffrage
D)diplomatic recognition
2
The informal agreement that is forged between citizens and the state is often know as
A)the social contract.
B)the constitution.
C)the state of nature.
D)sovereignty.
3
Persuading others to follow your lead is known as
A)hard power.
B)relative power.
C)fuzzy power.
D)soft power.
4
Power is often presented as a zero-sum game. This means that
A)a gain by one actor means a loss by another.
B)nobody can win in the struggle for power.
C)no matter how hard countries try they can not change the distribution of power.
D)power is not real but merely a game.
5
Democratic peace theory contends that
A)democracies do not go to war.
B)democracies will go to war, but not with other democracies.
C)democracies prefer the use of soft power.
D)authoritarian governments are less likely to attack democracies.
6
Multilateral diplomacy has increased for all of the following reasons except which one?
A)its attractiveness to small states
B)growing norms of international cooperation through IGOs
C)technology that makes more frequent contacts possible
D)the reduction of war in international relations
7
The infusion of interest groups, legislatures, and public opinion into the foreign policy process is referred to as
A)open diplomacy.
B)parliamentary diplomacy.
C)multilateral diplomacy.
D)democratized diplomacy.
8
An effort to craft an image of one's country to project to the world is known as
A)open diplomacy.
B)democratic diplomacy.
C)image diplomacy.
D)public diplomacy.
9
In what way has sovereignty changed in the recent past?
A)strengthened a great deal
B)gradually strengthened
C)gradually eroded
D)eroded a great deal
10
A common criticism of the national interest as a guide for foreign policy is that
A)it is too concerned with the common good.
B)it makes states too cautious about engaging in war.
C)there is no objective national interest.
D)it is hard to get people to support something that is in the national interest.





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