Global issues Chpter 1-4 Study Set

A political unit that is composed of people, a well-defined territory, and a set of governing institutions is a

State

Which of the following inventions assisted in the creation of the modern state?

Printing press

The realities of globalization are reflected in which of sovereignty?

Interdependence

_____ require(s) that the currencies of other countries have an exchange rate that is fixed to the dollar.

The bretton woods system

An example of cultural globalization is

All of the above

A national company that has many foreign subsidiaries is known as a _____

Multinational corporation

The integration of European Union countries was a key issue in the 2008 euro zone crisis

True

Globalization has allowed criminal organizations to increase their activities

True

The Catholic Church is declining in Europe.

True

The United States is considered to be a hegemon in the internations arena.

True

Throughout history, there has not been a multipolar distribution of power

False

In imperial overstretch, domestic affairs unravel as a country puts resources into military activities abroad.

True

Throughout history, there has not been a multipolar distribution of power.

False

The American “shock of awe” bombing of Baghdad was a demonstration of ____

a hegemon with a perponderance of military power

In the United States, the concept of manifest destiny helped to

Expand U.S. territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

The transition of power from the G-7 to the G-20 represents

Emerging market countries challenging America’s leadership

Which of the following is NOT one of the five waves of American decline described by Samuel Huntington?

Great Depression

World War I was significant in American history because

America began abandoning isolationism

America’s strength as a dominant power

is multidimensional

At the end of World War II

the United States and the Soviet Union were superpowers

Binding (a strong power) is achieved by

embedding the threatening country into an alliance

Balancing (a strong power) is achieved by

building alliances

“Soft power” includes a country’s

culture and appeal

The rise and fall of Rome is an example of which theory?

Power transition theory

The power transition theory stresses that the distribution of power in countries will rise and fall.

True

The cost-minimizing strategy aims to increase profits at the employees’ expense.

True

When the United States repealed its “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, it was approving torture of terrorism suspects

False

The right of a person to be brought before a judge or court in order to determine their innocence or guilt is known as habeus corpus

True

The concept that a person can’t be deprived of life, liberty, or property without a fair trial based on fair procedures and rules is called habeas corpus

False

Universalism is the belief that culture determines the degree of protection of human rights

False

Economic sanctions are the most common type of sanctions.

False

The Greek and Roman Stoics developed the idea of universal rights, freedoms to which every human is entitled

False

The first global human rights NGO was formed to address the problem of violence against women

False

In the employee-minimizing strategy, companies increase profits at the employees’ expense

False

Amnesty International is the world’s oldest human rights nongovernmental organization

False

Global Governance is the structure and institutions that combine to govern many aspects of state policies, especially concerning international relations

True

Proportional representation is a political and electoral system under which both majorities and minorities are represented.

True

The termination of the civil war was one factor in increasing women’s participation in leadership positions in democracies around the world

False

Democracies that are defined by limitations on power of government and protections of civil liberties are known as liberal democracies

True

Salvador Allende, Chile’s first democratically elected Marxist president, was overthrown and killed in 1973 by a military dictator whom the United States supported because he was an ally

True

______ is composed of individuals who share common concerns and who believe that the most effective way to acheive their objectives is to organize and engage in political activites that exert pressure on government decision makers

Interest Group

Fully developed democracies are characterized by _______ : a commitment to protecting individuals’ rights, freedoms, and dignity from abuse by the government, institutions, society as a whole, and other individuals

constitutional liberalism

Global governance is based on ______ as opposed to ________.

cooperation; unilateralism

______ was one way in which the British deliberately perpared their Caribbean colonies for democratization

The Westminister model

Instead of viewing Islam as the primary obstacle to ______, many citizens in the MIddle East perceive U.S. policies that support ________ regimes as the most serious impediment to democracy

Democratization; authoritarian