Unit 1: Paper 1 — The Core
Topic 1.3: Power Questions
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Ideological power is the power of:
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True or false? Soft power gets others to want what you want, rather than forcing them.
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Which pair correctly matches the type to what it does?
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Which is an example of IDEOLOGICAL power?
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A key limit of soft power is that it:
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Which pair correctly matches the power type to how it works?
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A key limit of economic power is that:
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Which is a 'carrot' of economic power?
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In global politics, power is best defined as:
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In practice, actors usually exercise power by:
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True or false? A state with the world's biggest army always gets the outcome it wants.
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South Korea's Hallyu is soft power because it:
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Fill the gap with one word: blocking trade or money to pressure a state is called imposing ______.
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Ideological power works mainly through:
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Complete the sentence: relational power wins the move; structural power sets the ______.
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True or false? Economic sanctions are a form of hard power.
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Which is a USE of military power, not a limit of it?
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True or false? A state that others depend on for trade or loans gains leverage over them.
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Complete the sentence: winning a war is not the same as winning the ______.
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