Police University

School of Medicine Yr. I

GLOBAL TRENDS
WORKSHEET I
ITEM I: TRUE/FALSE
Direction: Write true if the statement is correct and false if the statement is wrong
1. State and nation refers to one and the same concepts.
2. Nations are the only actors in the international relationships.
3. European nationalism is a basis for aggressive colonization
4. The historical reality reveals that state constructed nation.
5. Modern state is impersonal.
ITEM II: MATCHING
Direction: Match the phrases in column A with their meanings in column B
Column “A” Column “B”
1. Structural Realism A. Human behavior is the essence of IR
2. Realism B. individuals not states are actors in IR
3. Liberalism C. the world system alter the behavior of states
4. Constructivism D. cooperation is inevitable in IR
5. Marxism E. Core state and Peripheral states
ITEM III: MULTIPLE-CHOICES
Direction: Choose the possible alternatives that can answer the question correctly
1. Modern state:
A. The government is institutional machinery
B. the nation/people govern the system
C. it is impersonal
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
2. Nation unlike a state:
A. Nation is the people in the country
B. administrative staff with the monopoly use of physical force
C. refers to the group of people with explicit consciousness
D. A and B
E. B and C
3. Classical example of nation-state:
A. United Kingdome
B. United States of America
C. Ethiopia
D. United Germany
E. USSR
4. According to historical reality:
A. Nation emerges after the rise of modern state
B. States are built by nations
C. A and B
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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 5. State unlike nation:
A. A state is a political unit while nation is a group of people
B. A nation refers to a people shared common culture
C. A state is another name of a nation
D. A and B
E. B and C
6. States
A. are formed very recently
B. they were found in ancient empires, kingdoms and dynasties
C. rise when the societies increased in number
D. A and B
E. A and C
7. According to Heywood:
A. a nation is a political unit that organized a society
B. a nation evolves organically from similar ethnic groups
C. a nation has executive, legislative and judiciary organ of states
D. A and B
E. B and C
8. Nation-state unlike Kingdome:
A. it is governed by divine anointed king
B. it is governed by the people, to the people, for the people
C. It emerges after the Westphalia treaty
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
9. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
A. Self-rule is the basis for nation-state
B. Self-determination is considered as a right before 1789 French Revolution
C. Self-determination undermine the legitimacy of Europe empires
D. A and B
E. A and C
10. Which one of the following is the principle in Westphalia treaty?
A. Sovereignty
B. Legal Equality
C. Non-intervention
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
11. What is the importance of the course of international relations for students?
A. helps them to know their rights and obligations in the international dimension
B. enables to understand the information found in articles, media and other communications
C. allows them to comprehend global issues like climate change, pandemics, etc
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

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 12. Which of the following statements is wrong?
A. International relations started recently after 16th century
B. The aim of international politics is to maintain global peace and order
C. international politics involves delicate power to power relationships
D. A and B
E. B and C
13. Reformation
A. it separates church and state
B. New protestant kingdoms evolved in Europe
C. institutional machinery designed to extract resources from society
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
14. Treaty of Westphalia:
A. the head of a nation has power on nation-state, including religion
B. creates nation-states in Europe
C. settles religious conflicts in Europe
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
15. Industrial Revolution:
A. it initiated aggressive colonization
B. results in high production of goods
C. reason for creation of colonized states
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
16. Colonized state unlike nation-state:
A. it is sovereign
B. it has no self-rule system
C. A and B
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
17. Which one of the following is a challenge of nation-state system?
A. it failed to bring peace and order in the globe
B. nation-states cannot solve people’s problems
C. Sovereignty of nations cannot be absolute
D. New forms of world actors emerged to meet the interest of peoples
E. All of the above
18. State base international organizations:
A. African Union
B. United Nations
C. NATO
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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 19. Modern state elements:
A. it has effective government
B. it has territorial boundary
C. it has foreign ministries
D. National armies
E. All of the above
20. International law unlike domestic law:
A. it can be enforced by global government
B. it is a soft law
C. it is the law of the land
D. A and B
E. B and C
21. Which of the following is a non-state actor in the international relations?
A. Multi-national corporations
B. UN
C.AU
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
22. According to the individual level of international relations:
A. The state values shape the structure of the international system
B. The personalities of state agents shape the state behavior
C. The structure of the international system shaped the state behavior
D. The group of experts or lobbyists shape the international system
E. None of the above
23. Which of the following is the argument of system level analysis of IR?
A. The interaction with the international institutions shape state behavior
B. individual members of the state shape the state behavior
C. Characteristics of the international system lead states to act in a specific way
D. A and B
E. A and C
24. The state level analyst believed that:
A. The state cultural, geographic, and economic and government type shape the world system
B. Personalities of state heads would shape the foreign policy of states
C. the world system shaped the state behavior
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
25. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
A. Power shapes the structure of the international system
B. international politics is a struggle for power
C. the international system is anarchical
D. All of the above
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E. None of the above

26. Anarchy in international system refers to:

A. the breakdown of law and order
B. it is the absence of shared institution to enforce common rules
C. states ultimate authority on its territorial boarder
D. A and B
E. B and C
27. Liberalism theory on international relations state that:
A. The international organizations are significant forces to maintain global peace and order
B. power is the essential element that shapes the international relations
C. world peace and order is achievable.
D. A and B
E. A and C
28. Realism theory of international relations:
A. Human nature is the cause of the conflicts in the world system
B. the structure of the world system cause states to act aggressively and engage in security
competition
C. The world system is anarchical
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
29. Neo-realism unlike Neo-liberalism:
A. states that the international system is anarchical
B. the international institutions mitigate the conflict in the world system
C. the international structure reduce the world anarchy
D. A and B
E. B and C
30. Constructivism theory of international relations argued that:
A. the nation belief system shapes the state behavior
B. states are not actors in the international relations
C. state agents (diplomats, politicians) are international actors
D. B and C
E. A and C
31. Marxism theory on international relations:
A. the international relation is determined by the distribution of wealth
B. international relation is economic relations not otherwise
C. stress the importance of economic power that determines political and social power
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
32. Marxism unlike Realism:
A. argue pursuit of power is a primary force of international behavior
B. consider states as masks of the bourgeoisie representative
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C. international institutions can shape the international behavior
D. A and B
E. B and C

33. Marxists unlike liberals:

A. the state behavior can be shaped by international structure
B. believe human beings are good and world peace and order is inevitable
C. has little confidence that international institutions improve international society
D. A and B
E. B and C
34. According to Lenin:
A. Nation-states are the creations of the bourgeoisie to use as a tool to pursue its economic interest
B. WWI is caused by the imperialist market and resource competition
C. Nationalism is a mask of bourgeoisie elites to pursue economic exploitation
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
35. Which one of the following statements is CORRECT?
A. liberals and realists believe that political relations is core in international relations
B. Marxists international relationships is made via economic structures and processes
C. Unlike liberals and Marxists realists believe that world peace and order is impossible
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
GLOBAL TRENDS
WORKSHEET I
ANSWER SHEET

Name: Dept. Sec.

T/F MATCHING MULTIPLE-CHOICES

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