GAIC: Quiz Question Bank

Here are all the questions you may have gotten in this partial's quizes. The questions in the exam will be more specific, so make sure to actually study the topics in order to be able to give detailed answers. DO NOT just answer these questions as a study guide. Focus on concepts and how to use them, not on examples. Also, remember to study the cases (Second Congo War and Syrian Civil War).

1.     What is a theory?

2.     How does realism see power?

3.     How does liberalism see individuals?

4.     How does constructivism see change?

5.     What is polarity?

6.     What are the four basic principles of statehood? (Karen Mingst definition)

7.     How does radicalism see power?

8.     How does liberalism see the state?

9.     How does constructivism see individual behavior?

10.  What is the Security Dilemma?

11.  How does constructivism see power?

12.  How does realism see the state?

13.  How does radicalism see individual behavior?

14.  What is the basic issue in the Stag Hunt and the Prisoner's Dilemma?

15.  How does realism see individuals?

16.  What is the difference between conventional and unconventional warfare?

17.  What is symmetry (in the context of war)?

18.  What is the definition of economic sanctions?

19.  What is the definition of a religious conflict?

20.  How does liberalism see the state?

21.  In the Iraq War, would George W. Bush be considered an institution or a state?

22.  What is the definition of a civil war?

23.  What is the concept of security as it relates to states?

24.  How does radicalism see individuals?

25.  What is the difference between total and limited warfare?

26.  What is the definition of polarity (in the context of international relations)?

27.  What is definition of economic security?

28.  What is the definition of a religious conflict?

29.  How does realism see the state?

30.  In the Afghanistan War, would Al Qaeda be considered an individual or a state?

31.  What is the definition of terrorism?

32.  What is the concept of insecurity as it relates to states?

33.  What is the difference between pacifism and nonviolence?

34.  Describe the differences between two different definitions of peace, as seen in class.