Bloc D

1 - Compared to domestic politics, international politics tend to
be...
Unpredictable and more complex
2 - Which of the following is NOT a purpose of international
relations theories
To give us an exact picture of the reality of international politics
17 - According to realism, why is North Korea so willing and so
focused on developing
nuclear weapons?
NK is trying to maximize its national interest: to be safer and powerful
NK is defending itself from possible threats
Cause the international system is unpredicatble and full of potential
risks

18 - According to liberalism, the negative effects of

3 - There are two main approaches to determine if a political
international arachy can be reduced
entity can be classified as
thorugh:
a state. They are...
The creation of institutions and norms
Constituive and declaratory theories of statehood

19 - The Democratic Peace Theory states that...

4 - Among the following actors, which is considered to play the
Democracies do not fight each other
leading role in
international affairs? 20 - According to liberalism, international actors are...
States
There is a plurality of actors (state and non-state actors)

5 - The case of Kosovo... (Indipendence in 2008...) Which 21 - Compared to neorealism, neoliberalism emphazises...
theory or whatever... Absolute Gains
The constituve theory of statehood
22 - Constructivism sees international relations as a social
6 - How many States are in there in the UN today? construct. Which are their
193
main interests?
Perceptions, ideas and norms
7 - The modern concept of the sorveign state is a creation
by.... 23 - Which are the main dynamics of the International System?
Europeans, with the Treaty of Westphalia of 1648
Conflict and Cooperation

8 - Which of the following international organizations have 24 - In the bipolar Cold War system, which was the mechanism
advanced the most in its that mantained the
integration process? balance of power?
The European Union
The nuclear threat

9 - Which of the following is NOT an actor in international

Bloc C
relations?
1 - What are the main elements of the original political system
All of them are considered international actors
model proposed by
10 - The conceptual space where international relations take Easton?
place. It is anarchical. Enviorment, inputs, outputs and feedback
The International System
2 - Caminal distinguishes three main units or components in a
11 - Which of the following statements about the Political System. Which
characteristics of the international is NOT one of them?
system is incorrect? Feedback from other states
International system is managed by the UN, the worlds true goverment
3 - We can classify regimes by answering three questions.
12 - A key concept in Realism. It explains how States can act Which of these questions
to reduce the effects of does not belong to this three?
international anarchy. How rational are the political leaders
The balance of power
4 - What's the ideal type of political regime that is in hands of a
13 - Which of the statemnets about the national interest is very small number of
incorrect? people
A democratic country like the US shouldn't pursue it's national interests Monocracy
(A dicho que esta mal)
5 - How do we call the democracy that emphazises on goals
14 - What is the ultimate example of the security dilemma? (outputs)?
An arms race Sustantive or material democracy

15 - According to realists, the best way for states to minimize 6 - Which is not a minimum requirment of democracy among
the consequences of the following options?
anarchy is to... A parliamentary system
Mantain the balance of power with other states
7 - According to the Economist Democracy indeof of 2021,
16 - Againsts a competing power, a strong state could be how many full democracies
expected to balance; but a are in the world?
weaker state can be expected to... 21
All of them - Pass the buck, Bandwagon, Appease, Ballance Externally
(Alliance)
8 - A dictatorial goverment that want to mantain socioeconomic It controls the judicial power
conditions is...
Conservative 19 - Regarding the application of results, referendums can
be...
9 - Which of the following characteristcs describes and Binding or consultative
authoritarian, not a totalitarian
regime? 20 - Referndums in Spain are:
A few elites hold power and compete for it to a certain extent Always consultative

10 - What's the name with which Huntington describes the 21 - The party system of the USA is...
processes of democracy Bipartisian system
spreading around the world?
22 - Despite the complexity of the political landscape, only a
Democratic waves
few options actually get
11 - In democratic regimes, parliaments are elected: voted. This is due to...
Always by popular suffrage Due to a process of simplification and the number of cleavages

12 - Which is not the function of parliaments? 23 - Which of the following characteristics does not define a
To execute policies political party?
They prefer to act outside of the institutions
13 - In Spain, which is the electoral district in the elections to
the Autonomous 24 - How do we call the parties that do not put much emphasis
parliaments and to the Cortes Generales? on recruiting members,
Provinces but to get as many votes as possible?
Catch-all parties
14 - Next Sunday there will be local elections in Spain, who will
we really vote for? 25 -What are the main factors determining the number of
A closed name list that's provided by one party parties in a political system?
The number of cleavages that shape political debate & the electral
15 - Which electoral system does Spain have? system
Proportional represtation system
26 - Which of the following countries doesn't have a
17 - In parliamentary systems, what are the main reasons for semi-presidential system?
Upper Houses to exist? Japan
All Options: Terriotrial or conservative reasons, Because of tradition, To
reinforce legitimacy with a 27 - Spain Is...
second reading Decentralized but it has a unitary system

18 - Which of the following is NOT a function of parliaments in

democratic regimes?