POLS 121 FINAL EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 2 VERSIONS
(VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE 450 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
unipolar power distribution - ANSWER: there is one superpower/hegemony in the
international system
bipolar power distribution - ANSWER: there are two poles of power in the
international system
multipolar power distribution - ANSWER: there are three or more poles of power in
the international system
neorealists argue that __________ is the most stable international condition -
ANSWER: bipolarity
the Thucydides trap - ANSWER: when a rising power causes fear in an established
power, which escalates toward war
political fragmentation - ANSWER: when a country's government is split into
different institutions running their own agenda, competing with each other
demagoguery - ANSWER: a political activity or practices that seek support by
appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using
rational argument
right-wing populism - ANSWER: a political ideology that opposes elitism and appeals
to "the people" that also values anti-environmentalism, strong nationalism, anti-
globalization, nativism (anti-immigration), and protectionism (limitation of imports)
Joseph Nye's argument regarding the liberal order - ANSWER: China's threat to the
liberal order is exaggerated, and instead the root cause is right-wing populism,
political fragmentation, and demagoguery
John Ikenberry's argument regarding the liberal order - ANSWER: criticizes Trump's
foreign policy because challenging the liberal order is dangerous and warns that if
the US withdraws from the order, previous agreements will suffer
______ nuclear weapons exist today - ANSWER: 14,485
Russia has ____ total nuclear weapons - ANSWER: 8,850
the US has ____ total nuclear weapons - ANSWER: 6,450
, the Manhattan project - ANSWER: was a US research and development project
during WWII that ultimately produced the first nuclear weapons
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - ANSWER: was created in 1957 and is an
international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy,
and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons
Nonproliteration Treaty (NPT) - ANSWER: signatories pledged not to acquire nuclear
weapons, while nuclear states agreed not to share the technology and to embrace
the long-term goal of disarmament
Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) - ANSWER: signed by Reagan and
Gorbachev that meant the Soviets agreed to eliminate thousands intermediate range
nuclear missiles (within ranges of 310-3,420 miles)
these countries did NOT sign the NPT - ANSWER: India, Pakistan, and Israel
this country signed the NPT then unsigned it in 2003 - ANSWER: North Korea
this country breached its NPT terms - ANSWER: Iran
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) - ANSWER: a deal between Iran and the
US (under the Obama admin) that restricted Iran's nuclear activities and permitted
international inspections of its nuclear activities in exchange for lifting economic
sanctions; Trump pulled out of this deal in 2018
the legal criterion for a state - ANSWER: a stable population, a government, and
international recognition
the concept of a nation - ANSWER: a group of people who share common
characteristics and feel they belong together
common characteristics felt by members of a nation - ANSWER: history of the nation,
culture, language, religion/myths, expectations for the future
nationalism - ANSWER: an individual's identification with and devotion to their
nation, STRONG emotional appeal, typically includes a nation's desire to be self-
governing (is excessive patriotism)
nations without states - ANSWER: instances in which the members of a nation lack
political sovereignty over the area they claim as their own; multinational states may
exist that are made up of people with different cultures/histories within a state
examples of nations without a state - ANSWER: Catalonia, Kurds, Tibet, Palestine,
nations within Ethiopia (Sidama)
(VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE 450 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
unipolar power distribution - ANSWER: there is one superpower/hegemony in the
international system
bipolar power distribution - ANSWER: there are two poles of power in the
international system
multipolar power distribution - ANSWER: there are three or more poles of power in
the international system
neorealists argue that __________ is the most stable international condition -
ANSWER: bipolarity
the Thucydides trap - ANSWER: when a rising power causes fear in an established
power, which escalates toward war
political fragmentation - ANSWER: when a country's government is split into
different institutions running their own agenda, competing with each other
demagoguery - ANSWER: a political activity or practices that seek support by
appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using
rational argument
right-wing populism - ANSWER: a political ideology that opposes elitism and appeals
to "the people" that also values anti-environmentalism, strong nationalism, anti-
globalization, nativism (anti-immigration), and protectionism (limitation of imports)
Joseph Nye's argument regarding the liberal order - ANSWER: China's threat to the
liberal order is exaggerated, and instead the root cause is right-wing populism,
political fragmentation, and demagoguery
John Ikenberry's argument regarding the liberal order - ANSWER: criticizes Trump's
foreign policy because challenging the liberal order is dangerous and warns that if
the US withdraws from the order, previous agreements will suffer
______ nuclear weapons exist today - ANSWER: 14,485
Russia has ____ total nuclear weapons - ANSWER: 8,850
the US has ____ total nuclear weapons - ANSWER: 6,450
, the Manhattan project - ANSWER: was a US research and development project
during WWII that ultimately produced the first nuclear weapons
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - ANSWER: was created in 1957 and is an
international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy,
and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons
Nonproliteration Treaty (NPT) - ANSWER: signatories pledged not to acquire nuclear
weapons, while nuclear states agreed not to share the technology and to embrace
the long-term goal of disarmament
Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) - ANSWER: signed by Reagan and
Gorbachev that meant the Soviets agreed to eliminate thousands intermediate range
nuclear missiles (within ranges of 310-3,420 miles)
these countries did NOT sign the NPT - ANSWER: India, Pakistan, and Israel
this country signed the NPT then unsigned it in 2003 - ANSWER: North Korea
this country breached its NPT terms - ANSWER: Iran
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) - ANSWER: a deal between Iran and the
US (under the Obama admin) that restricted Iran's nuclear activities and permitted
international inspections of its nuclear activities in exchange for lifting economic
sanctions; Trump pulled out of this deal in 2018
the legal criterion for a state - ANSWER: a stable population, a government, and
international recognition
the concept of a nation - ANSWER: a group of people who share common
characteristics and feel they belong together
common characteristics felt by members of a nation - ANSWER: history of the nation,
culture, language, religion/myths, expectations for the future
nationalism - ANSWER: an individual's identification with and devotion to their
nation, STRONG emotional appeal, typically includes a nation's desire to be self-
governing (is excessive patriotism)
nations without states - ANSWER: instances in which the members of a nation lack
political sovereignty over the area they claim as their own; multinational states may
exist that are made up of people with different cultures/histories within a state
examples of nations without a state - ANSWER: Catalonia, Kurds, Tibet, Palestine,
nations within Ethiopia (Sidama)
