Quiz 1 Answers

I'll hand back the quizes on Thursday, all graded for you. But here are the correct answers, if you're dying to know.

1. Q: Which of these factors is NOT usually associated w/ the realist perspective?
   
   A: B, a view of an interdependent world.


2. Q: When was the nation-state system developed?
   
   A: C, after the Treaty of Westphalia.


3. Q: Which is NOT usually considered an actor in system-level analysis?
   
   A: D, state bureaucracies.


4. Q: Briefly define GROUPTHINK.
   
   A: When a group makes a collective decision w/ little attempt to consider unpopular or critical options. Usually it involves members self-censoring themselves in order to not go against what they think is the group's consensus.


5. Q: Briefly describe the concept of BALANCE OF POWER.
   
   A: This is when states seek to keep the status quo. States seek to check the growth of other states' power in order to prevent any one state from increasing its power.

I've you've questions about any of these, comment on this post.