International Organizations
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This course explores the structure, function, and influence of international organizations in global governance. Students will analyze the roles played by institutions such as the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and regional organizations in addressing contemporary international issues including security, human rights, development, and environmental challenges. The course examines historical development, decision-making processes, effectiveness, and limitations of these organizations, as well as their interaction with states and non-state actors in an increasingly interconnected world.
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International Politics on the World Stage Brief 8th Edition by John T. Rourke
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Chapter 1: Thinking and Caring About World Politics
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Q1) Which theory emphasizes a cooperative approach to international relations?
A) liberalism
B) realism
C) economic structuralism
D) neorealism
Answer: A
Q2) After the September 11 attacks,it is almost certain that Americans will show a greater desire to gain knowledge about world affairs.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Compare and contrast realist and idealist conceptions of human nature.
Answer: Realism-follows Hobbes,pessimistic view of humankind,humans as self-interested actors,believes that conflict is inevitable; Idealism-follows Rousseau,optimistic about human nature,humans can be altruistic,cooperation possible.
Q4) What are some recent trends in world politics that support liberal beliefs?
Answer: Growth of interdependence,countries surrendering some of their sovereignty to international bodies,greater powers of the European Union
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Chapter 2: The Evolution of World Politics
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Q1) Human rights issues in the 21st century will
A) remain a peripheral affair.
B) be tied with the rights of the wealthy.
C) no longer remain a peripheral affair.
D) be secondary to economic rights.
Answer: C
Q2) Discuss the transition from universal authority to secular political authority and the implications of this for the international system?
Answer: Universal authority in the Western system refers to the subordination of all leaders to the Catholic Church.These leaders also gained legitimacy from the Church and from God.This mode of legitimation slowly gave way to secular authority as territorial political units became more entrenched,as military technology gave advantages to larger territories,which undermined feudalism.Furthermore,economic transformations forced reforms to the old political systems.
Q3) The cold war is a classic example of multipolarity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Levels of Analysis and Foreign Policy
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Q1) There is a possibility that some differences in political behavior are related to gender.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The operation of the international system is influenced economically by all of the following <i>except</i>
A) interdependence.
B) natural resource production.
C) consumption patterns.
D) U.S. presidential elections.
Answer: D
Q3) State-level analysis is mostly concerned with how states are affected by the international system.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) List three defining characteristics of a crisis situation.
Answer: Element of surprise; perception of threat; short amount of time to react
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Chapter 4: Nationalism: the Traditional Orientation
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Q1) Nationalism is beneficial for all of the following reasons <i>except</i> for it
A) promotes external aggression.
B) discourages imperialism.
C) promotes economic development.
D) promotes democracy.
Q2) What is a primary shortcoming of microstates in an anarchic international system?
A) They are unable to defend themselves against internal or external attack.
B) Their economies are typically export-oriented.
C) Microstates are often ethnically fragmented.
D) Their populations are growing rapidly.
Q3) Which of the following is an example of a nationally divided state?
A) France
B) Germany
C) Canada
D) Sweden
Q4) The future of nationalism is clear.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Is there a future for nationalism in the decades to come? Why or why not?
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Chapter 5: Globalization: the Alternative Orientation
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Q1) Islamic solidarity efforts include all of the following <i>except</i>
A) the formation of an NGO devoted to the Islamic cause.
B) support of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
C) increased Pan-Arab sentiment.
D) protection of Islamic holy sites.
Q2) Why do feminists feel left out of the conceptualization of world politics?
Q3) How has globalization affected the status of women worldwide?
A) The status of women has generally improved, although women remain a political minority.
B) The male backlash against women has caused the women's movement to regress in recent years.
C) Today, women can hold positions of power, but generally prefer to stay out of government.
D) Globalization has had no impact on the status of women.
Q4) List three U.S.and/or European policies that some Muslims see as an extension to the history of conflict between Christendom and Islam.
Q5) Transnational thought is one of the driving forces behind transnationalism.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Power, statecraft, and the National State: The Traditional Structure
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Q1) One reason states are increasingly seen as obsolete is that many problems require coordinated international efforts to solve.
A)True
B)False
Q2) All of the following are true about the conditions surrounding the founding of Israel <i>except</i>
A) the United States recognized the state of Israel.
B) the Soviet Union recognized the state of Israel.
C) most Arab nations considered the new state the result of Zionist invaders.
D) its Arab neighbors immediately granted diplomatic recognition.
Q3) Of people killed in wars over the last 500 years,the 20th century has seen
A) the vast majority of the combat deaths.
B) a slightly higher portion of combat deaths.
C) a slightly diminished portion of combat deaths.
D) only a relative handful of battle related deaths.
Q4) Prior to the 20<sup>th</sup> century most diplomacy was
A) public.
B) bilateral.
C) multilateral.
D) parliamentary.
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Chapter 7: Intergovernmental Organizations: Alternative Governance
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Q1) The United Nations can best be described as a
A) regime with a unitary purpose.
B) single-purpose organization with many members.
C) single-purpose organization with very few members.
D) nearly universal organization with many member-countries.
Q2) Complains about abuses of power or other alleged transgressions by EU authorities are handled by the
A) European Parliament.
B) European Ombudsman.
C) Hague system.
D) UNGA
Q3) The EU constitution
A) has not yet been drafted.
B) passed, thanks to the support of parliamentarians in Lithuania and Great Britain.
C) passed by a close margin in 2005.
D) was rejected in May 2005, after close votes in France and the Netherlands.
Q4) Discuss the efforts to establish a constitution for the European Union.In your opinion,is the EU constitution a good idea? Why or why not?
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Chapter 8: International Law and Human Rights
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Q1) Discuss the development of international courts in the 20th century.Is there any evidence to show that the value of international courts such as the ICJ is little more than symbolic?
Q2) International law is made through all of the following except A) international treaties.
B) judicial decisions.
C) plebiscites and elections.
D) general principles of law.
Q3) The principle that there is "a law of nature" that "teaches all mankind,who will but consult it,that all [people] being equal and independent [in the state of nature],no one ought to harm another in his life,health,liberty,or possessions" can be attributed to what philosopher?
A) Immanuel Kant
B) Hugo Grotius
C) Jean Jacques Rousseau
D) John Locke
Q4) Discuss the progress of human rights conventions.What international organizations and agencies have been at the forefront of advancing human rights?
Q5) What is meant by cultural imperialism in relation to human rights?
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Chapter 9: Pursuing Security
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Q1) Persuading an enemy that attacking you will not be worth and potential gain is known as
A) coercive diplomacy.
B) NUT.
C) deterrence.
D) credibility.
Q2) Which approach to security is based on the realist assumption that countries are inherently greedy and collectively violent?
A) pacifism
B) limited self-defense
C) international security
D) unlimited self-defense
Q3) The use of covert military intervention has increased.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is not an alternative approach to security?
A) Unlimited self-defense
B) Limited self-defense
C) International security
D) Abolition of war
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Chapter 10: National Economic Competition: The Traditional Road
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Q1) The dependency school argues that EDCs exploit the LDCs' supply of A) primary products.
B) manufactured goods.
C) high technology.
D) skilled labor.
Q2) The primary exports of LDCs are manufactured goods.
A)True
B)False
Q3) List three types of nontariff barriers.
Q4) Trade involving tangible items such as food and clothing is known as A) export trade.
B) services trade.
C) merchandise trade.
D) primary trade.
Q5) The author of the text describes using economic means for both economic and noneconomic ends.What does this mean? Provide examples to support your answer.
Q6) Identify and describe two tactics countries may use to support there domestic products on the international market.
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Q7) What is the difference between merchandise trade and services trade?
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Chapter 11: International Economics: The Alternative Road
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Q1) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)are
A) currency reserves from which central banks can draw, whose value is based on a "market basket" of several currencies.
B) most-favored-nation status trade perquisites
C) UN allowances for less developed countries
D) European central banks
Q2) Because of its weighted voting scheme,the IMF's decisions are controlled
A) solely by the United States.
B) a handful of developed countries.
C) all of the developed countries working in concert.
D) only with the consent of LDC countries.
Q3) According to advocates of free trade,economic liberalization promotes cooperation and inhibits conflict.What is the essence of this argument? Is there any evidence to support these claims?
Q4) According to economic internationalists,how does free trade promote cooperation?
Q5) A trade agreement among three or more countries within a region is called
A) a Regional Trade Agreement (RTA).
B) a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
C) the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
D) an Economic Cooperation and Development (EDC) institution.
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Chapter 12: Preserving and Enhancing the Biosphere
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Q1) In talks surrounding the extension or replacement of the Kyoto Protocol,concerns on limiting emissions of industrializing nations remains an issue.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Reasons for the rapidly expanding global population include
A) increased birthrates and death rates.
B) increased access to abortion and declining religious fundamentalism.
C) massive increases in food supplies and agricultural technology.
D) lower mortality and increased longevity.
Q3) Many scientists believe that carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels creates A) acid rain.
B) the greenhouse effect.
C) a buildup of ozone.
D) the lowering of the levels of the oceans and the major seas.
Q4) Describe briefly what is meant by the greenhouse effect.
Q5) EDCs and LDCs contribute equally to the exponential population growth.
A)True
B)False
Q6) List several causes underlying global population growth.
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