Download POLS 131 Spring 2010 Final Exam Study Guide - Prof. Pamela Duncan and more Study notes Political Science in PDF only on Docsity! Study Guide: Final Exam POLS 131 Spring 2010 The final will consist of 84 multiple-choice questions, each worth 1.5 points. Bring a pencil. The bulk of the exam will be 50 non-cumulative questions, testing you on just the material we’ve covered since Exam 3. This includes Chapters 8 and 9 of Kelleher and Klein; the reserve reading on Just War Theory; and the Economist article, also on reserve, on nuclear proliferation. It also includes all the lecture material on peace and war, the Middle East, etc. Here are some guidelines on what to study for the non-cumulative portion: All terms and definitions from class and the text Points made in class about war in general, including its standard justifications The points made by Kelleher and Klein about different ways of handling conflict, and which method is most commonly used KK’s discussion of power, its definition, and how it is exercised KK’s discussion of the UN Security Council and its role, including the issue of sovereignty What your text has to say about various war strategies, guerilla wars, terrorists, and genocide “Revisionist” states, “status quo” states, and what they mean for the stability of specific regions of the world (according to your text) KK’s description of the international rule of law KK’s discussion of the two Persian Gulf wars, especially how they differed from one another The three perspectives on peace and war presented in your text: their general outlines, which one is dominant, and how each one perceives the war in Bosnia What does deterrence strategy involve, as described in your text? Lecture points about terrorism, its definition, and responses to it by the U.S. and the UN Info from class on the 9/11 attacks, bin Laden, Al Qaeda, and our war in Afghanistan, including the latest update Lecture points on reasons for Arab resentment of the United States Information from the film on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as instructed in class Lecture points on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since 1991, including the most difficult ongoing issues and efforts by recent presidents Lecture notes on Just War theory, including its history, specific criteria and how it’s been expressed by the UN From the Just War reserve reading: the general outlines of the theory, its approach to noncombatants and criticisms of the theory by skeptics Lecture points on the Iraq war, including historical background; primary justifications; the “Bush doctrine”; the most recent developments From the Economist reading: Obama’s actions with respect to the nuclear security issue If time permits: Lecture notes on nuclear proliferation, including the NPT, the countries that possess nuclear weapons and the countries posing the most recent threat The cumulative part of the final will consist of 34 multiple-choice questions from your first three exams. There will be 11 to 12 questions from each of the earlier tests; they will be reproduced word for word in the final. So get out your old tests and look them over to study for this part of the final. Good luck!!
