A. The need to provide shelter, nutrition and education in a state
B. It is the supreme national interest to which all political leader must adhere
C. The primary objective of all states
D. Both b and c
Related Mcqs:
- Middle powers include:
A. Great Britain
B. Colombia
C. Iran
D. Luxembourg - The fifth-century BCE political realist who said that “the strong do what they have the power to do and the weak accept what they have to accept” was:
A. Thucydides
B. Hobbes
C. Ibn Kahaldum
D. Machiavelli - A coalition of states that coordinate their actions to accomplish some goal is a(n):
A. alliance
B. security community
C. social contract
D. union - _________ is the ability to convert one element of power into another.
A. Hegemony
B. Power conversion
C. Relative power
D. Fungible capability - The threat to punish another actor if that actor takes a certain negative action (such as an armed attack) is:
A. fractionation
B. deterrence
C. compellence
D. escalation - The Munich Agreement of 1938 with Adolph Hitler is synonymous with:
A. the policy of containment
B. realist philosophy
C. neorealist strategy
D. the policy of appeasement - In a zero-sum game,
A. there is no point in communication or cooperation between the players because their interests are diametrically opposed
B. communication between players is rare because their interests are already in sync
C. there is no point in communication or cooperation between the players because their interests are already in sync
D. coordination of moves can maximize the total payoff to the players - How is “the national interest” defined/determined by Realists?
A. States define national interest depending on its people’s priorities
B. States prioritize national interest insofar as they guarantee the state’s survival
C. Realists see national interest as homologous to regional interests
D. National interest is determined by its degree of economic profitability - Realists are:
A. Advocates of aggressive foreign policy and war
B. Supporters of war when it is necessary to further a rational understanding of the national interest
C. Concerned with economic development place
D. Afraid terrorism will make the world a less secure place - What is the state of war?
A. A state that is aggressive and always building up its military
B. The conditions when there is no actual conflict but a permanent cold war that could become a “real” war at any time
C. A situation in which several or neighbouring states are at war
D. None of the options given are correct
