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Poli 101 Final Exam 2026 Questions
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What does state security rest on?— Ans: power
measures of power— Ans: -population
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-material capabilities
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-economic performance
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-military might
-political performance
Measure of national power first created in 1960s— Ans: -total
population
-urban population
-Iron and steel production
-energy consumption
-military personnel
-military expenditure
power gradient— Ans: projection of power affected by
distance
, 2
State Capabilities— Ans: can be thought of as relative
Security Dilemma— Ans: in the absence of centralized
authority, one state's becoming more secure diminishes
another state's security
-competing units->security and power accumulation-
>permanent condition of tension, conflicts
Three levels of analysis— Ans: individual, state, international
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Individual level of analysis— Ans: human nature,
aggressiveness, perceptions
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state level of analysis— Ans: population, development,
institutions
international level of analysis— Ans: anarchy, balance of
power, changes in capabilities
power transition theory— Ans: 1. dissatisfied challenger state
begins to attain the same level of capabilities as the hegemon
2. war launched to solidify position
hegemon— Ans: having dominant influence or authority over
others
Hegemon Examples— Ans: Pax Romana 27 BC- 180 AD
Pax Britannica 1815-1914
Pax Americana 1945-
, 3
systems theory— Ans: "focus on the structure of the
international system to explain the behavior and interactions
of the system's units
-hegemony/unipolar
-bipolar
-multipolar
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Realist approaches for managing insecurity— Ans: 1. balance
of power: power equilibrium between states
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2. deterrence: prevention of war by threat of force
Liberal approaches for managing security— Ans: 1. collective
security: unlawful aggression met by joint action
2. arms control and disarmament: regulating arms
proliferation and reducing the amounts and types
3. promotion of diplomacy, norms
Gravity theory— Ans: "relative economic size attracts
countries to trade with each other while greater distances
weaken the attractiveness"
Truman Doctrine (1947)— Ans: US policy to assist any country
"threatened" by communism
Red Scare— Ans: A period of general fear of communists
containment— Ans: US foreign policy in the late 1940s that
aimed to check Soviet Union expansion
Poli 101 Final Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers (100% Correct Answers)
Already Graded A+
What does state security rest on?— Ans: power
measures of power— Ans: -population
© 2026 Assignment
-material capabilities
Guru01 - Stuvia
-economic performance
Expert
-military might
-political performance
Measure of national power first created in 1960s— Ans: -total
population
-urban population
-Iron and steel production
-energy consumption
-military personnel
-military expenditure
power gradient— Ans: projection of power affected by
distance
, 2
State Capabilities— Ans: can be thought of as relative
Security Dilemma— Ans: in the absence of centralized
authority, one state's becoming more secure diminishes
another state's security
-competing units->security and power accumulation-
>permanent condition of tension, conflicts
Three levels of analysis— Ans: individual, state, international
© 2026 Assignment
Individual level of analysis— Ans: human nature,
aggressiveness, perceptions
Guru01 - Stuvia
Expert
state level of analysis— Ans: population, development,
institutions
international level of analysis— Ans: anarchy, balance of
power, changes in capabilities
power transition theory— Ans: 1. dissatisfied challenger state
begins to attain the same level of capabilities as the hegemon
2. war launched to solidify position
hegemon— Ans: having dominant influence or authority over
others
Hegemon Examples— Ans: Pax Romana 27 BC- 180 AD
Pax Britannica 1815-1914
Pax Americana 1945-
, 3
systems theory— Ans: "focus on the structure of the
international system to explain the behavior and interactions
of the system's units
-hegemony/unipolar
-bipolar
-multipolar
© 2026 Assignment
Realist approaches for managing insecurity— Ans: 1. balance
of power: power equilibrium between states
Guru01 - Stuvia
Expert
2. deterrence: prevention of war by threat of force
Liberal approaches for managing security— Ans: 1. collective
security: unlawful aggression met by joint action
2. arms control and disarmament: regulating arms
proliferation and reducing the amounts and types
3. promotion of diplomacy, norms
Gravity theory— Ans: "relative economic size attracts
countries to trade with each other while greater distances
weaken the attractiveness"
Truman Doctrine (1947)— Ans: US policy to assist any country
"threatened" by communism
Red Scare— Ans: A period of general fear of communists
containment— Ans: US foreign policy in the late 1940s that
aimed to check Soviet Union expansion
