A-LEVEL POLITICS EDEXCEL 2026 PAPER 3
POLITICAL GLOBAL GOVERNANCE ACTUAL
EXAM 120 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
ALREADY GRADED A+
"Why do classical liberals support economic globalisation? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- Economic
globalisation brings global benefits due to comparative advantages to exploit global commerce.
-> increased trade and wealth
- Reduction of tariffs also reduces the cost of goods, benefiting consumers everywhere."
"How significant has the impact of economic globalisation been? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- The
economy of almost all nations (except N.Korea) have become interconnected.
- This has encouraged a drastic reduction of global poverty as well as shifting geo-strategic
influence from the global north to south."
"In what ways has economic globalisation challenged the North/South divide? - CORRECT
ANSWER=>Developing nations in the global south e.g China and India have taken advantages in
manufacturing opportunities by economic globalisation to grow their economies."
"How does the European Union's Court of Justice challenge the sovereignty of EU member
states? - CORRECT ANSWER=>It is a supranational organisation so all its member states must
abide by its laws."
"How does political globalisation open up political decision making to non-state actors? -
CORRECT ANSWER=>Most organs of regional and global governance provide non-state actors
with opportunities to engage in political dialogue with nation-states."
"Why has economic globalisation been criticised? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- Neo-Colonialism as it
forces 3rd world nations to manufacture products with little reward.
- people are still exploited so products fuelled by materialism are cheap and cost effective (you
could say there exploited more in some situations)."
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, "Why is the United Nations Responsibility to protect (2005) so controversial? - CORRECT
ANSWER=>Whilst Liberals see it as upholding the sanctity of life as well as upholding moral
values, Realists see it as an illegitimate cause for intervention. Rather they see it as cause for
Neo-Colonialism and justification for previous intervention e.g. Afghanistan and Iraq."
"To what extent does the ECHR challenge the sovereignty of its member states? - CORRECT
ANSWER=>-Whilst it does provide members rules to follow, compliance is hard to enforce so
national-sovereignty is only limited by choice."
"Explain the connection between Covid-19 and globalisation. - CORRECT ANSWER=>Due to the
constant spread of people it is hard to lockdown nations meaning Covid-19 spread very quickly."
"Why is cultural globalisation increasingly being seen as more than just Americanisation? -
CORRECT ANSWER=>- Due to popularity of other brands e.g. Gucci as well as other cultures e.g.
Chinese.
- This has created a much more global culture so the US is no longer cultural-hegemon."
"In what ways has economic globalisation helped to lessen poverty? - CORRECT ANSWER=>Use of
low cost workers has provincial many with a regular income. Low tariffs reduce the cost of
goods."
"How has globalisation encouraged environmental degradation? - CORRECT ANSWER=>It has
dramatically increased trade and individualized developing nations -> increasing carbon
emissions."
"How does political globalisation enable nation states to resolve collective dilemmas? - CORRECT
ANSWER=>Through cooperation and non-state actors in intergovernmental organisations to try
resolve collective dilemmas."
"Why has globalisation often been seen as advancing the interests of Western powers? -
CORRECT ANSWER=>- economic globalisation has advanced the interests of the Western powers
through the Washington Consensus.
- cultural globalisation through americanisation."
"How significant has the impact of economic globalisation been on the global balance of
power? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- China and India's economies have grown massively. As well as
this there has been a transition from global north to south.
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POLITICAL GLOBAL GOVERNANCE ACTUAL
EXAM 120 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
ALREADY GRADED A+
"Why do classical liberals support economic globalisation? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- Economic
globalisation brings global benefits due to comparative advantages to exploit global commerce.
-> increased trade and wealth
- Reduction of tariffs also reduces the cost of goods, benefiting consumers everywhere."
"How significant has the impact of economic globalisation been? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- The
economy of almost all nations (except N.Korea) have become interconnected.
- This has encouraged a drastic reduction of global poverty as well as shifting geo-strategic
influence from the global north to south."
"In what ways has economic globalisation challenged the North/South divide? - CORRECT
ANSWER=>Developing nations in the global south e.g China and India have taken advantages in
manufacturing opportunities by economic globalisation to grow their economies."
"How does the European Union's Court of Justice challenge the sovereignty of EU member
states? - CORRECT ANSWER=>It is a supranational organisation so all its member states must
abide by its laws."
"How does political globalisation open up political decision making to non-state actors? -
CORRECT ANSWER=>Most organs of regional and global governance provide non-state actors
with opportunities to engage in political dialogue with nation-states."
"Why has economic globalisation been criticised? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- Neo-Colonialism as it
forces 3rd world nations to manufacture products with little reward.
- people are still exploited so products fuelled by materialism are cheap and cost effective (you
could say there exploited more in some situations)."
1|Page
, "Why is the United Nations Responsibility to protect (2005) so controversial? - CORRECT
ANSWER=>Whilst Liberals see it as upholding the sanctity of life as well as upholding moral
values, Realists see it as an illegitimate cause for intervention. Rather they see it as cause for
Neo-Colonialism and justification for previous intervention e.g. Afghanistan and Iraq."
"To what extent does the ECHR challenge the sovereignty of its member states? - CORRECT
ANSWER=>-Whilst it does provide members rules to follow, compliance is hard to enforce so
national-sovereignty is only limited by choice."
"Explain the connection between Covid-19 and globalisation. - CORRECT ANSWER=>Due to the
constant spread of people it is hard to lockdown nations meaning Covid-19 spread very quickly."
"Why is cultural globalisation increasingly being seen as more than just Americanisation? -
CORRECT ANSWER=>- Due to popularity of other brands e.g. Gucci as well as other cultures e.g.
Chinese.
- This has created a much more global culture so the US is no longer cultural-hegemon."
"In what ways has economic globalisation helped to lessen poverty? - CORRECT ANSWER=>Use of
low cost workers has provincial many with a regular income. Low tariffs reduce the cost of
goods."
"How has globalisation encouraged environmental degradation? - CORRECT ANSWER=>It has
dramatically increased trade and individualized developing nations -> increasing carbon
emissions."
"How does political globalisation enable nation states to resolve collective dilemmas? - CORRECT
ANSWER=>Through cooperation and non-state actors in intergovernmental organisations to try
resolve collective dilemmas."
"Why has globalisation often been seen as advancing the interests of Western powers? -
CORRECT ANSWER=>- economic globalisation has advanced the interests of the Western powers
through the Washington Consensus.
- cultural globalisation through americanisation."
"How significant has the impact of economic globalisation been on the global balance of
power? - CORRECT ANSWER=>- China and India's economies have grown massively. As well as
this there has been a transition from global north to south.
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