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POLS 121 Final Exam Questions and Correct
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unipolar power distribution
✓ ~~~ there is one superpower/hegemony in the international system
bipolar power distribution
✓ ~~~ there are two poles of power in the international system
multipolar power distribution
✓ ~~~ there are three or more poles of power in the international system
neorealists argue that __________ is the most stable international condition
✓ ~~~ bipolarity
the Thucydides trap
✓ ~~~ when a rising power causes fear in an established power, which escalates
toward war
political fragmentation
✓ ~~~ when a country's government is split into different institutions running their own
agenda, competing with each other
demagoguery
, ✓ ~~~ a political activity or practices that seek support by appealing to the desires and
prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument
right-wing populism
✓ ~~~ a political ideology that opposes elitism and appeals to "the people" that also
values anti-environmentalism, strong nationalism, anti-globalization, nativism (anti-
immigration), and protectionism (limitation of imports)
Joseph Nye's argument regarding the liberal order
✓ ~~~ China's threat to the liberal order is exaggerated, and instead the root cause is
right-wing populism, political fragmentation, and demagoguery
John Ikenberry's argument regarding the liberal order
✓ ~~~ criticizes Trump's foreign policy because challenging the liberal order is
dangerous and warns that if the US withdraws from the order, previous agreements
will suffer
______ nuclear weapons exist today
✓ ~~~ 14,485
Russia has ____ total nuclear weapons
✓ ~~~ 8,850
the US has ____ total nuclear weapons
✓ ~~~ 6,450
the Manhattan project
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