Political Science Questions PDF

81. Leaders incur audience costs when they: B. make public threats and then back down 82. Which of these is the most important distinction between terrorism and guerrilla warfare? B. Whether the organization targets soldiers or civilians 83. Which of the following is inherently true o...

81. Leaders incur audience costs when they: B. make public threats and then back down 82. Which of these is the most important distinction between terrorism and guerrilla warfare? B. Whether the organization targets soldiers or civilians 83. Which of the following is inherently true of acts of terrorism, according to the strategic definition we gave in class? C. They have a political goal 84. When a declining power goes to war because it fears the growth of a rising power, this is an example of: D. preventive war 85. Which of the following is an example of a greed-based civil war? A. A battle for control of oil resources 86. Which perspective would claim that institutions simply reflect the existing distribution of power? C. Realism 87. Which of the following is not true of institutions? B. Institutions, once established, cannot be changed 88. What is true of democracies and war? B. They are much less likely than non-democracies to go to war in a given year 89. The Freedom House index primarily measures: B. the degree of political liberalism within a country 90. The world’s three enclaved states include Lesotho, the Vatican, and: B. San Marino 91. The demolition of suicide bombers’ homes is an example of what counter-terrorism strategy? C. Deterrence 92. Which of the following is a solution to the Prisoner’s Dilemma? A. Communication 93. Which of the following is a real-world example of the principles behind Battle of the Sexes? C. Coordinating on a language for civil aviation 94. Which of the following countries of the day is currently enveloped in significant violence? B. Somalia 95. Why didn’t Italy fulfill its obligations and join Germany as part of the Triple Alliance? B. The alliance was defensive but Germany struck first 96. The majority of conflicts within the world today are: B. intrastate wars 97. Which of the following games has a unique equilibrium? C. Prisoner’s Dilemma 98. An asymmetric alliance is one in which: A. The two countries have very different degrees of obligation 99. Terrorist groups are typically: C. weaker than states 100. Calling an actor “rational” necessarily implies that he/she: B. acts in pursuit of his/her goals