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World Politics: International Politics on the World Stage, Brief, 4/e

John T. Rourke, University of Connecticut - Storrs
Mark A. Boyer, University of Connecticut - Storrs

Levels of Analysis

Chapter 3 Quiz


1	The traditional concept of sovereignty means that states
		A)	are not legally answerable to a higher authority for international behavior.
		B)	are not legally answerable to a higher authority for domestic behavior.
		C)	are not legally answerable to a higher authority for either international or domestic behavior.
		D)	have the authority to rule by anarchy.


2	Transnational actors are distinguished by their
		A)	private membership.
		B)	state-centered membership.
		C)	reliance on formal state funding.
		D)	focus on national security issues.


3	System norms of behavior are developed
		A)	to preserve the dominance of the major powers.
		B)	to create universally accepted standards.
		C)	because humans tend to favor regularized patterns of behavior.
		D)	by the United Nations Security Council.


4	The strongest subnational actor in the United States is
		A)	Congress.
		B)	the people.
		C)	the bureaucracy.
		D)	the executive.


5	A situation in which negotiators have to deal with officials from other countries, while at the same time negotiating with subnational actors at home, is known as
		A)	a zero-sum game.
		B)	a two-level game.
		C)	a non status quo situation.
		D)	a positive sum game.


6	Researchers who examine how the specific pressures of our positions can affect our behavior
		A)	study heuristics.
		B)	emphasize biopolitics.
		C)	use an incremental approach.
		D)	study organizational behavior.


7	Which of James David Barber's presidential personality types do scholars believe is the worst?
		A)	active-negative
		B)	active-positive
		C)	passive-negative
		D)	passive-positive


8	The authority structure of the international system is changing.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	The extent of popular participation is one criterion for judging forms of government.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	There is little disagreement about the link between biology and political behavior.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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