Global Politics IB HL Paper 1 Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Power - Correct answer-The ability to affect others to get the outcome one wants
Hard Power - Correct answer-The ability to control and influence others through
coercive or physical force.
Soft Power - Correct answer-The ability to attract and persuade other to your side
through the projection of your ideas, cultures, and values.
States - Correct answer-Countries with defined political borders, governments, and
militaries.
Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) - Correct answer-Entity created by treaty,
involving two or more nations, to work in good faith, on issues of common
interest.
Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) - Correct answer-Non-profit, voluntary
citizens' group which is independent from any state government or international
government organization. It can operate on a local, state, regional, or global level.
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, Non-state Actors - Correct answer-Terrorist organizations, drug cartels, protest
movements, trade unions, and corporations.
Concerted Relationships - Correct answer-The capacity of a mobilized group to act
together in the pursuit of common goals or in support of common values.
Sovereignty - Correct answer-Supreme power or authority; It comes from being
seen as a legitimate state or government.
Negative Sovereignty - Correct answer-Nations cannot interfere with the internal
affairs of another nation. This only applies to states and it comes from being
recognized by the international community. States are legally equal and they
cannot disturb or change the territory of another state.
Positive Sovereignty - Correct answer-States' ability to effectively govern their
people and "be their own masters." The aspects of this point to the substantive
problem-solving capacity of states and to their ability to make mingle and
genuinely discretionary choices on a range of political, legal, and socioeconomic
issues.
Responsible Sovereignty - Correct answer-States maintain their sovereignty by
being responsible global actors. If states are not exercising proper responsibility for
their citizens, for global resources, and for global threats, then the global
community may intervene.
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Questions and Answers
Power - Correct answer-The ability to affect others to get the outcome one wants
Hard Power - Correct answer-The ability to control and influence others through
coercive or physical force.
Soft Power - Correct answer-The ability to attract and persuade other to your side
through the projection of your ideas, cultures, and values.
States - Correct answer-Countries with defined political borders, governments, and
militaries.
Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) - Correct answer-Entity created by treaty,
involving two or more nations, to work in good faith, on issues of common
interest.
Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) - Correct answer-Non-profit, voluntary
citizens' group which is independent from any state government or international
government organization. It can operate on a local, state, regional, or global level.
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, Non-state Actors - Correct answer-Terrorist organizations, drug cartels, protest
movements, trade unions, and corporations.
Concerted Relationships - Correct answer-The capacity of a mobilized group to act
together in the pursuit of common goals or in support of common values.
Sovereignty - Correct answer-Supreme power or authority; It comes from being
seen as a legitimate state or government.
Negative Sovereignty - Correct answer-Nations cannot interfere with the internal
affairs of another nation. This only applies to states and it comes from being
recognized by the international community. States are legally equal and they
cannot disturb or change the territory of another state.
Positive Sovereignty - Correct answer-States' ability to effectively govern their
people and "be their own masters." The aspects of this point to the substantive
problem-solving capacity of states and to their ability to make mingle and
genuinely discretionary choices on a range of political, legal, and socioeconomic
issues.
Responsible Sovereignty - Correct answer-States maintain their sovereignty by
being responsible global actors. If states are not exercising proper responsibility for
their citizens, for global resources, and for global threats, then the global
community may intervene.
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