POS 486 ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Who is most closely associated with the concept of the levels of
analysis? Answer: Kenneth Waltz
● Which of the following is mismatched when it comes to the levels of
analysis? Answer: President Trump's outlook on climate change: the
state-society level
● Which of the following is not a factor that would be considered at the
state/societal level of analysis? Answer: The worldview of Donald
Trump
● A scholar is studying how climate change, free trade, and changes in
technology constrain the choices of political elites is focusing on which
level of analysis? Answer: The System/global
level/"ThirdImage"(international)
● Which of the following is not usually regarded as typical of a populist-
authoritarian political leader? Answer: Support for globalization
● U.S. president Donald Trump has promoted all of the following
policies except Answer: strengthening relations with traditional U.S.
allies in Europe.
, ● Why do Balaam and Dillman think that the international order
established after World War II is threatened? What trends do they point
to suggesting that this order is weakening? Answer: A gradual
redistribution of wealth and power within the postwar order shifted the
values and goals of different actors within it
● How do liberals such as David Ricardo view international trade? Why
do they hold this opinion? Explain how the Corn Laws debate in
nineteenth-century Britain illustrates the conflict between mercantilist
and economic liberal views of international trade. Answer: industry
specialization combined with free international trade always produces a
positive sum game and potentially prosperous for heated countries. The
corn laws were in the economic interests of parliament and monopolistic
trading corporations; aligning with the mercantilist view that
international trade should be strictly regulated.
● Which level of analysis would focus on the actions of different
national legislatures when it comes to dealing with the global financial
crisis? Answer: The System/global level /"Third Image" (international)
● Explain the key assumptions and assertions of classical liberalism.
Answer: individual freedom in the market place leads to an efficient
allocation of resources and avoids a potential abuse of state power.
● classical liberalism assertion 2 Answer: A commercial society should
produce rising standards of living
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Who is most closely associated with the concept of the levels of
analysis? Answer: Kenneth Waltz
● Which of the following is mismatched when it comes to the levels of
analysis? Answer: President Trump's outlook on climate change: the
state-society level
● Which of the following is not a factor that would be considered at the
state/societal level of analysis? Answer: The worldview of Donald
Trump
● A scholar is studying how climate change, free trade, and changes in
technology constrain the choices of political elites is focusing on which
level of analysis? Answer: The System/global
level/"ThirdImage"(international)
● Which of the following is not usually regarded as typical of a populist-
authoritarian political leader? Answer: Support for globalization
● U.S. president Donald Trump has promoted all of the following
policies except Answer: strengthening relations with traditional U.S.
allies in Europe.
, ● Why do Balaam and Dillman think that the international order
established after World War II is threatened? What trends do they point
to suggesting that this order is weakening? Answer: A gradual
redistribution of wealth and power within the postwar order shifted the
values and goals of different actors within it
● How do liberals such as David Ricardo view international trade? Why
do they hold this opinion? Explain how the Corn Laws debate in
nineteenth-century Britain illustrates the conflict between mercantilist
and economic liberal views of international trade. Answer: industry
specialization combined with free international trade always produces a
positive sum game and potentially prosperous for heated countries. The
corn laws were in the economic interests of parliament and monopolistic
trading corporations; aligning with the mercantilist view that
international trade should be strictly regulated.
● Which level of analysis would focus on the actions of different
national legislatures when it comes to dealing with the global financial
crisis? Answer: The System/global level /"Third Image" (international)
● Explain the key assumptions and assertions of classical liberalism.
Answer: individual freedom in the market place leads to an efficient
allocation of resources and avoids a potential abuse of state power.
● classical liberalism assertion 2 Answer: A commercial society should
produce rising standards of living
