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Practice Quiz Questions



  1. What factor limits the American response to potential
    terrorist threats?
    a American public opinion opposes attacks on terrorist
    organizations.
    b The War Powers Resolution limits military actions to those
    approved by Congress.
    c Other nations would impose economic sanctions on American
    corporations.
    d It is difficult to identify terrorists or determine their plans.
    e Addressing terrorism requires a multilateral effort, which is
    difficult to coordinate.

  2. The American government hesitates to pressure
    Pakistan on human rights violations, most likely
    because.
    a doing so would threaten economic ties with Pakistan
    b attempts to protect human rights may make it harder for the
    United States to achieve goals in Afghanistan
    c evidence of human rights violations in Pakistan is unreliable
    d there is little international condemnation for the Pakistani
    violations of human rights
    e Pakistan enforces a Bill of Rights

  3. Efforts to eliminate the threat of North Korean WMDs are
    limited by all of these factors except.
    a Russian support for the North Korean regime
    b the limited impact of economic sanctions
    c the possibility that North Korea would respond militarily to an
    attack
    d the isolation of North Korea’s population
    e the fact that North Korean WMDs are stored in well-protected
    facilities


Suggested Reading
Auerswald, David P., and Stephen Saideman. NATO in Afghanistan:
Fighting Together, Fighting Alone. Princeton, NJ: Princeton
University Press, 2014.
Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce. Principles of International Politics.
Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2005.
Fortna, V. Page. Does Peacekeeping Work?: Shaping Belligerents’
Choices after Civil War. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University
Press, 2008.
Enloe, Cynthia. Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Sense of Feminist
International Politics. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Huntington, Samuel P. The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of
Worl d O rde r. New York: Free Press, 2002.
Jentleson, Bruce. American Foreign Policy: The Dynamics of Choice in
the 21st Century. 5th Ed. New York: W. W. Norton, 2013.
Mearsheimer, John J. The Tragedy of Great Power Politics. New York:
W. W. Norton, 2001.
Mueller, John, and Mark G. Stewart. Chasing Ghosts: The Policing of
Te r r o r i s m. New York: Oxford University Press, 2015.
Nye, Joseph. Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics. New
York: Hachette Book Group, 2009.
Sen, Amartya. Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny. New York:
W. W. Norton, 2007.
Simmons, Beth, Frank Dobbin, and Geoffrey Garrett. The Global
Diffusion of Markets and Democracy. New York: Cambridge
University Press, 2008.
Stiglitz, Joseph E. Making Globalization Work. New York:
W. W. Norton, 2007.

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