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VCU POLI 105 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST
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Terms in this set (119)
What is the definition war is military activity or armed violence
of war carried out in a systematic and organized
way by nation states seeking to impose
their will on other nation states
Rational *** based on or in accordance with reason or logic
Outcome is the decision making
process of
What is the biggest assumes rationality
problem with foreign
policy decision
making?
risk aversion The tendency to prefer a sure gain of a
moderate amount over a riskier outcome,
even if the riskier outcome might have
a higher expected payoff.
risk acceptance A risk response strategy whereby the
project team decides to acknowledge the
risk and not take any action unless the
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risk occurs.
you have a bad (this still means you are rational)
outcome but does
not make you
irrational.
military violence
What are causes of between states.
war? traditionally state
oriented
often declared/endorsed by governments.
Carl Von Clausewitz - "War is the continuation of politics by
On War other means" war is the last extension
of the political art-rational, goal
oriented.
"An act of force intended to compel
Carl Von Clausewitz - our opponents to fulfill our will"
On War "The continuation of politics by
other means"
Assumes large scale military confrontations
between states
War is an act of Carl von Clausewitz on war
politics/ its a
rational decision
and it's the past
political act.
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VCU POLI 105 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST
UPDATE 2025/2026
Terms in this set (119)
What is the definition war is military activity or armed violence
of war carried out in a systematic and organized
way by nation states seeking to impose
their will on other nation states
Rational *** based on or in accordance with reason or logic
Outcome is the decision making
process of
What is the biggest assumes rationality
problem with foreign
policy decision
making?
risk aversion The tendency to prefer a sure gain of a
moderate amount over a riskier outcome,
even if the riskier outcome might have
a higher expected payoff.
risk acceptance A risk response strategy whereby the
project team decides to acknowledge the
risk and not take any action unless the
1/
14
, 7/13/25, 6:46
PM
risk occurs.
you have a bad (this still means you are rational)
outcome but does
not make you
irrational.
military violence
What are causes of between states.
war? traditionally state
oriented
often declared/endorsed by governments.
Carl Von Clausewitz - "War is the continuation of politics by
On War other means" war is the last extension
of the political art-rational, goal
oriented.
"An act of force intended to compel
Carl Von Clausewitz - our opponents to fulfill our will"
On War "The continuation of politics by
other means"
Assumes large scale military confrontations
between states
War is an act of Carl von Clausewitz on war
politics/ its a
rational decision
and it's the past
political act.
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