Pols 250

Question 1

International Anarchy

Answer 1

the world lacks any supreme authority or sovereignty

Question 2

Norms

Answer 2

Common understanding about expecting behavior

Question 3

Hegemonic War

Answer 3

a war involving all or most of the principal nations

Question 4

Total War

Answer 4

Warfare by one state waged to conquer another

Question 5

Limited War

Answer 5

Not using all of the resources to fight

Question 6

Responsibility to Protect

Answer 6

Protect citizens from mass atrocitites

Question 7

Flexibilization

Answer 7

making labor markets more flexible by employment practices

Question 8

Purchasing Power Parity (ppp)

Answer 8

Exchange rate of good and services

Question 9

Protectionism

Answer 9

Government policy that limits international trade to help domestic industries

Question 10

Self Determination

Answer 10

determines its own statehood and government

Question 11

Realism

Answer 11

Pessimistic, main actors are states, state power is good, states are alike

Question 12

Liberalism

Answer 12

Optimistic, lot of main actors, state power is bad, states are unalike

Question 13

Constructivism

Answer 13

Norms of society reject thought of anarchy

Question 14

Balance of power

Answer 14

Keep an eye on your own power and your rivals power

Question 15

Postcolonialism

Answer 15

Bringing to focus that race, racism, and empire have played

Question 16

Core vs. Periphery

Answer 16

Haves and have nots

Question 17

Relationship between IO’s and Sovereignty

Answer 17

Almost all IO’s are treaty based, agreeing to abide by rules means sacrificing sovereignty

Question 18

Sources of international Law

Answer 18

Norms, International customs, soft laws, treaties

Question 19

Civil War

Answer 19

war within a state

Question 20

Why do some countries have a higher male population

Answer 20

History, sex ratio, immigration

Question 21

Difference between Positive and Negative rights

Answer 21

Freedom to and freedom from

Question 22

Humanitarian Intervention

Answer 22

Use of force or threaten force to prevent human right violations

Question 23

Neoliberalism

Answer 23

free market for ensuring economic growth

Question 24

Poverty vs. Extreme Poverty

Answer 24

Living on less then 2 dollars a day and not officially defined

Question 25

Intergovernmental panel on climate change

Answer 25

International panel that reports on climate change

Question 26

Weapons of mass destruction

Answer 26

Biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons that cause massive number of deaths in a single use

Question 27

Sovereignty

Answer 27

Authority of a state to govern itself

Question 28

Unrecognized states

Answer 28

A place that doesn't exist in the international relations

Question 29

States

Answer 29

a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government

Question 30

Marxism

Answer 30

Economic structure determines almost every of importance

Question 31

Feminism

Answer 31

Set of ideas and beliefs going for achieving social, political and economic equality between genders

Question 32

International Organizations

Answer 32

are member only clubs for states, with a purpose in mind

Question 33

International Laws

Answer 33

Set of rules and principles that govern interactions between states

Question 34

War vs. Conflict

Answer 34

declared and widespread vs. are threats

Question 35

Security

Answer 35

measures taken to ensure survival and safety

Question 35

Security Dilemma

Answer 35

Strengthening national defense

Question 36

Human Security

Answer 36

safety from threats and protection from disruptions

Question 37

Human Rights

Answer 37

Right intrinsic to human life

Question 38

Global Political Economy

Answer 38

Political and economic actors and systems interact globally

Question 39

Globalization

Answer 39

growth to a global scale

Question 40

Reproductive labor

Answer 40

traditionally rolls for male and females

Question 41

Formal vs. Informal labor

Answer 41

exchange of goods and services, socially necessary labor, care work

Question 42

Millennium development vs. Sustainable development goals

Answer 42

focused on specific targets related to poverty vs. more comprehensive and interconnected framework

Question 43

Malthusian vs. Entitlement

Answer 43

Idea that population will outpace food vs. importance of access to food

Question 44

Orthodox vs. Alternative approaches

Answer 44

Development and economic growth are interchangeable vs. development is more than economic growth

Question 45

Is trade good for development

Answer 45

Yes, powerful engine for economic growth, reduce poverty, improve living standards

Question 46

Export Led Growth

Answer 46

Exports are bigger then imports

Question 47

Foreign Direct Investment

Answer 47

overseas business investment by private companies

Question 48

Sovereign Debt

Answer 48

Debt that needs to be repaid with interest by a certain date

Question 49

Relationship Between Foreign aid and development

Answer 49

not enough money vs. not targeted or used effectively

Question 50

Sustainable Development

Answer 50

Aims to met the needs of the present without hurting the future

Question 51

Kuznets Curve

Answer 51

U shaped graph that shows economic development and income inequality

Question 52

Free Trade

Answer 52

Allow for exchange of goods with no restrictions

Question 53

Broken Arrows

Answer 53

Lost nuclear weapons

Question 54

International Order

Answer 54

practices of exchanges between political units