GVPT 200 Final UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. International norms are __________.
A) effective because they become irregular over time
B) most effective when different states hold different expectations of what is normal
C) not effective in shaping state behavior
D) sometimes institutionalized through intergovernmental organizations - Correct Answer-
sometimes institutionalized through intergovernmental organizations
The UN's peacekeeping forces are __________.
A) a standing army ready to be deployed at a moment's notice
B) assembled by the Secretary General each time a mission is deemed necessary
C) mostly led by one of the five permanent members of the Security Council
D) funded out of the general UN budget - Correct Answer- assembled by the Secretary
General each time a mission is deemed necessary
All UN members are represented in which institution?
A) Security Council
B) Economic and Social Council
C) Secretariat
D) General Assembly - Correct Answer- General Assembly
What can the permanent members of the UN Security Council do that nonpermanent
members cannot?
A) abstain on resolutions
B) veto resolutions
C) request a meeting of the Security Council
D) set the agenda of the Security Council - Correct Answer- veto resolutions
,What is one way in which the power of the UN Security Council is limited?
A) Its decisions depend entirely on the interests of its member states.
B) The UN General Assembly can override its decisions.
C) Member states adhere to Security Council resolutions.
D) Eight of the ten nonpermanent members can override a permanent
member's veto - Correct Answer- Its decisions depend entirely on the interests of its member
states.
One purpose of the UN Secretariat is to __________.
A) administer UN policy and programs
B) serve as theoretical experts and military advisers on various programs and projects
C) represent their respective member states at the UN
D) develop national civil servants whose loyalties are at the state level - Correct Answer-
administer UN policy and programs
In 1971, in place of the nationalists in Taiwan, the delegation of the People's Republic of
China was given China's seat in the UN. This is an example of the UN General Assembly's
power to __________.
A) administer Security Council policy and programs
B) provide counsel on economic and social issues
C) accredit national delegations as members of UN tribunals
D) accredit national delegations as members of the UN - Correct Answer- accredit national
delegations as members of the UN
Created during the Nuremberg trials after World War II, __________ were conceived as
inhumane acts and persecutions against civilians on a vast scale in the pursuit of unjust ends.
A) crimes against liberty
B) civil rights violations
C) crimes against humanity
D) militialed violations - Correct Answer- crimes against humanity
How is the idea of universal human rights distinguished from relativism?
, A) Universal human rights have their roots in non Western societies, whereas relativism
argues
that human rights are Western in origin.
B) Universal human rights are civil political rights, whereas relativism focuses on economic
social rights.
C) Universal human rights are the same for all people regardless of nationality or ethnicity,
whereas relativism emphasizes due respect for local traditions and histories.
D) Universal human rights are based on religion, whereas relativism bases human rights on
political and legal philosophy. - Correct Answer- Universal human rights are the same for all
people regardless of nationality or ethnicity,
whereas relativism emphasizes due respect for local traditions and histories.
A just war can __________.
A) be waged to change another state's government, if it is violating human rights
B) be waged for ethnic or religious reasons
C) be waged only in response to aggression
D) involve the use of nuclear weapons - Correct Answer- be waged only in response to
aggression
Which of the following undermines the laws of warfare?
A) increase in the issuance of declarations of war by participants
B) doctrine of just war
C) convening of war crimes tribunals
D) increase in nonconventional warfare - Correct Answer- increase in nonconventional
warfare
When states specialize in producing the goods that they produce best and trading for goods
that other states are better at producing, they are operating according to ___
A) the comparative advantage
B) the absolute advantage
C) transaction costs
D) patterns of trade - Correct Answer- the comparative advantage
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. International norms are __________.
A) effective because they become irregular over time
B) most effective when different states hold different expectations of what is normal
C) not effective in shaping state behavior
D) sometimes institutionalized through intergovernmental organizations - Correct Answer-
sometimes institutionalized through intergovernmental organizations
The UN's peacekeeping forces are __________.
A) a standing army ready to be deployed at a moment's notice
B) assembled by the Secretary General each time a mission is deemed necessary
C) mostly led by one of the five permanent members of the Security Council
D) funded out of the general UN budget - Correct Answer- assembled by the Secretary
General each time a mission is deemed necessary
All UN members are represented in which institution?
A) Security Council
B) Economic and Social Council
C) Secretariat
D) General Assembly - Correct Answer- General Assembly
What can the permanent members of the UN Security Council do that nonpermanent
members cannot?
A) abstain on resolutions
B) veto resolutions
C) request a meeting of the Security Council
D) set the agenda of the Security Council - Correct Answer- veto resolutions
,What is one way in which the power of the UN Security Council is limited?
A) Its decisions depend entirely on the interests of its member states.
B) The UN General Assembly can override its decisions.
C) Member states adhere to Security Council resolutions.
D) Eight of the ten nonpermanent members can override a permanent
member's veto - Correct Answer- Its decisions depend entirely on the interests of its member
states.
One purpose of the UN Secretariat is to __________.
A) administer UN policy and programs
B) serve as theoretical experts and military advisers on various programs and projects
C) represent their respective member states at the UN
D) develop national civil servants whose loyalties are at the state level - Correct Answer-
administer UN policy and programs
In 1971, in place of the nationalists in Taiwan, the delegation of the People's Republic of
China was given China's seat in the UN. This is an example of the UN General Assembly's
power to __________.
A) administer Security Council policy and programs
B) provide counsel on economic and social issues
C) accredit national delegations as members of UN tribunals
D) accredit national delegations as members of the UN - Correct Answer- accredit national
delegations as members of the UN
Created during the Nuremberg trials after World War II, __________ were conceived as
inhumane acts and persecutions against civilians on a vast scale in the pursuit of unjust ends.
A) crimes against liberty
B) civil rights violations
C) crimes against humanity
D) militialed violations - Correct Answer- crimes against humanity
How is the idea of universal human rights distinguished from relativism?
, A) Universal human rights have their roots in non Western societies, whereas relativism
argues
that human rights are Western in origin.
B) Universal human rights are civil political rights, whereas relativism focuses on economic
social rights.
C) Universal human rights are the same for all people regardless of nationality or ethnicity,
whereas relativism emphasizes due respect for local traditions and histories.
D) Universal human rights are based on religion, whereas relativism bases human rights on
political and legal philosophy. - Correct Answer- Universal human rights are the same for all
people regardless of nationality or ethnicity,
whereas relativism emphasizes due respect for local traditions and histories.
A just war can __________.
A) be waged to change another state's government, if it is violating human rights
B) be waged for ethnic or religious reasons
C) be waged only in response to aggression
D) involve the use of nuclear weapons - Correct Answer- be waged only in response to
aggression
Which of the following undermines the laws of warfare?
A) increase in the issuance of declarations of war by participants
B) doctrine of just war
C) convening of war crimes tribunals
D) increase in nonconventional warfare - Correct Answer- increase in nonconventional
warfare
When states specialize in producing the goods that they produce best and trading for goods
that other states are better at producing, they are operating according to ___
A) the comparative advantage
B) the absolute advantage
C) transaction costs
D) patterns of trade - Correct Answer- the comparative advantage
