INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS KEY
CONCEPTS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
6 organs of the UN - ANSWER-the General Assembly, the Security Council, the
Trusteeship Council, the Economic and Social Council, the International Court of
Justice, and the Secretariat.
World Bank - ANSWER-is an international financial institution that provides loans to
countries of the world for capital projects.
International Monetary Fund - ANSWER-is an international organization that aims to
promote global economic growth and financial stability, to encourage international trade,
and to reduce poverty.
GATT/WTO - ANSWER-General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade / World Trade
Organization
Global Health - ANSWER-is the health of populations in the global context; it has been
defined as "the area of study, research and practice that places a priority on improving
health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide
Terrorism - ANSWER-the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against
civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
Neoliberalism - ANSWER-is often characterized in terms of its belief in sustained
economic growth as the means to achieve human progress, its confidence in free
markets as the most-efficient allocation of resources,
Neorealism - ANSWER-consists of the biggest issues - past, present, and future - in
international relations: war, the avoidance of war, power balancing, power seeking, the
death of states, security competition and arms races, alliance formation, and the like.
Constructivism - ANSWER-is the claim that significant aspects of international relations
are historically and socially constructed, rather than inevitable consequences of human
nature or other essential characteristics of world politics
Intergovernmental Organizations - ANSWER-is an organization composed primarily of
sovereign states (referred to as member states), or of other intergovernmental
organizations. ... IGOs are established by a treaty that acts as a charter creating the
group.
CONCEPTS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
6 organs of the UN - ANSWER-the General Assembly, the Security Council, the
Trusteeship Council, the Economic and Social Council, the International Court of
Justice, and the Secretariat.
World Bank - ANSWER-is an international financial institution that provides loans to
countries of the world for capital projects.
International Monetary Fund - ANSWER-is an international organization that aims to
promote global economic growth and financial stability, to encourage international trade,
and to reduce poverty.
GATT/WTO - ANSWER-General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade / World Trade
Organization
Global Health - ANSWER-is the health of populations in the global context; it has been
defined as "the area of study, research and practice that places a priority on improving
health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide
Terrorism - ANSWER-the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against
civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
Neoliberalism - ANSWER-is often characterized in terms of its belief in sustained
economic growth as the means to achieve human progress, its confidence in free
markets as the most-efficient allocation of resources,
Neorealism - ANSWER-consists of the biggest issues - past, present, and future - in
international relations: war, the avoidance of war, power balancing, power seeking, the
death of states, security competition and arms races, alliance formation, and the like.
Constructivism - ANSWER-is the claim that significant aspects of international relations
are historically and socially constructed, rather than inevitable consequences of human
nature or other essential characteristics of world politics
Intergovernmental Organizations - ANSWER-is an organization composed primarily of
sovereign states (referred to as member states), or of other intergovernmental
organizations. ... IGOs are established by a treaty that acts as a charter creating the
group.
