For the ONLINE CLASS: Chapter Exam 1 - sent via email on Week 5 before midnight March 14, 2010. NO ATTACHMENTS!!!!!

PLEASE - Just send the answers via email - you can write your answers on word and cut and paste them onto a regular email - DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS (you will lose points if you do). NO ATTACHMENTS!!!!!

For the Thursday Night Class: type, double space, name in upper right hand corner - staple if needed in upper left - NO COVER SHEET - use standard font size and style.

FOR BOTH CLASSSES: Use APA citation format necessary.

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I will pick two of these eight questions.

And for the online class, post them on etudes in the modules section a few days before WEEK 5 begins. You will respond via regular email without attachments with the answers before the end of WEEK 5.

The Thursday Night Class will turn in the exam in class.

The unasked questions maybe may be used on the final. Each exam will have "left over" questions and I will ask four or five of those questions on the final.

(How long should the answers be? As many paragraphs as it takes to answer the question, some where between three and twelve paragraphs each).

You should not have to do extra research as the questions are tied directly to the text, but feel free to augment your text with any relevant information, just cite it using APA citation format.

I will pick TWO (2) of these for Exam 1:

1.) What are the new issues facing our planet? How are they transnational and interdependent? Give three examples. Is a supranational world government the answer to our global problems? How do you see the challenges of centralization and decentralization in the world today?

2.) Describe the realist, idealist, and ecological paradigms. Which one do you prefer? How does it help you answer your questions about international affairs today? What are the principal differences between the realist and idealist approaches? Describe at least three.

3.) The ecological paradigm asserts that preserving our environment is the key to human survival on this planet. Agree or disagree with this assertion. Would putting the environment ahead of human needs change the way the world engages in world politics? If so, how? If not, why not?

4.) Can states be powerful without having military capability? In developing your answer, name two states that have little military capability that you believe are among the most powerful states in the world. What attributes, other than military capability, combine to make these states powerful? Which attribute would you consider the most significant? Why?

5.) Some scholars and policy makers argue that military power can be overrated and that too much military spending actually can undermine a country's power. Do you subscribe to this argument, or do you think it is wrong? Explain your position, using the example(s) of a country or countries to make your case. Overall, how do you view military spending, in the context of other sources of a country's power base?

6.) One of the terms used in the study and understanding of foreign policy is globalization . What would you say is the precise meaning of this key term? How do you see it playing out in U.S. foreign policy—or in the foreign policy of other countries? How and in what ways does it specifically come into play in rising Islamic conflict with the West? Do you see globalization decreasing in the future?

7.) Describe the difference between intergovernmentalism and supranationalism. Provide useful examples from the European Union and the United Nations. Why did NATO expand recently? Why did some people oppose NATO expansion? How would you describe the members of OPEC (for example)? What is the purpose for OPEC? Explain whether OPEC is essentially intergovernmental or supranational.

8.) Describe some important non-security aspects of the United Nations. What are the costs and benefits of U.S. membership in the United Nations? Is the United Nations a threat to U.S. national security? Explain why or why not. Does the United Nations help make the world a more peaceful place? Excluding the case of the U.S.–led war in Iraq , provide at least two different examples to support your case.

 

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meyerjn@lacitycollege.edu