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Test Bank For
IR: The New World of International
Relations Eleventh Edition (Updated Edition) Michael G. Roskin Nicholas O. Berry Prepared by Caroline Payne 1 / 4
Chapter 1: Power and Systems
TEST BANK
True/False Questions
- There were four international relations systems in the twentieth century.
True
Page Reference: 3
Bloom’s Level: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 1.1 Differentiate international relations and domestic politics.
A-Head: Power in Our Day
Difficulty Level: 1—Easy
- The failure of the balance-of-power system to function after World War I is one of the
factors that led to World War II.True
Page Reference: 8
Bloom’s Level: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 1.3 Demonstrate how an IR system may be inherently unstable.
A-Head: The Unstable Interwar System
Difficulty Level: 1—Easy
- A balance-of-power system requires at least three major players capable of making
flexible alliances.False
Page Reference: 5
Bloom’s Level: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain and give examples of the balance-of-power system.
A-Head: The European Balance-of-Power System
Difficulty Level: 1—Easy
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- In a multipolar power system model, the power distribution is layered as the rich and
high-tech countries form the top layer, rapidly industrializing countries the second, and countries dominated by crime and chronic instability the third.False
Page Reference: 13
Bloom’s Level: Application
Learning Objective: 1.5 Argue which IR system best fits the current world situation.
A-Head: What Kind of New System?
Difficulty Level: 3—Difficult
- The possibility of a nuclear war prevented both sides in the bipolar Cold War system from
indulging in a direct conflict.True
Page Reference: 10
Bloom’s Level: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 1.4 Evaluate why the Cold War lasted so long without blowing up.
A-Head: The Bipolar Cold War System
Difficulty Level: 1—Easy
- The current international system is best characterized as unipolar.
False
Page Reference: 12
Bloom’s Level: Application
Learning Objective: 1.5 Argue which IR system best fits the current world situation.
A-Head: What Kind of New System?
Difficulty Level: 3—Difficult
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- If strictly adhered to, the concept of sovereignty permits states to engage in a whole host of
actions, even mass murder, without interference from the international community.True
Page Reference: 18
Bloom’s Level: Comprehension
Learning Objective: 1.7 Explain why sovereignty has always been partly fictional.
A-Head: Is Sovereignty Slipping?
Difficulty Level: 3—Difficult
- International system is a sort of “power map” for a certain time period.
True
Page Reference: 3
Bloom’s Level: Knowledge
Learning Objective: 1.1 Differentiate international relations and domestic politics.
A-Head: Power in Our Day
Difficulty Level: 1—Easy
- A state is an entity that has a legitimate monopoly on coercion of its citizens.
True
Page Reference: 16
Bloom’s Level: Comprehension
Learning Objective: 1.6 Evaluate the rise and durability of states.
A-Head: Are States Here to Stay?
Difficulty Level: 1—Easy
- Both the World War I and the Cold War international systems can be characterized as
bipolar.False
Page Reference: 3
Bloom’s Level: Comprehension
Learning Objective: 1.1 Differentiate international relations and domestic politics.
A-Head: Power in Our Day
Difficulty Level: 1—Easy
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