International Organizations Practice Exam
Course Introduction
This course offers a comprehensive exploration of international organizations, examining their origins, structures, functions, and roles in the contemporary global system. Students will analyze the development and significance of key organizations such as the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, and regional bodies like the European Union and African Union. The course investigates how these institutions address global challenges including security, development, human rights, and environmental protection while considering issues of governance, legitimacy, and power dynamics among member states. Through case studies and policy analysis, students gain insight into the complexities of international cooperation and the ongoing evolution of the international organizational landscape.
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Essentials of International Relations 8th Edition by Karen A. Mingst
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Chapter 1: Approaches to International Relations
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Q1) Using the comparative method,Aristotle concluded that states rise and fall because of
A) anarchy.
B) the "state of nature."
C) natural law.
D) internal factors.
Answer: D
Q2) Constructivism argues that the key structures of the international system are dependent on
A) history.
B) political parties.
C) ideas.
D) power.
Answer: C
Q3) Understanding behavior between states is the sole focus of the study of international relations.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: The Historical Context of Contemporary
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Q1) One of the significant outcomes of World War I was the A) increased nationalism and new states following the demise of three major European empires.
B) creation of the United Nations as an arbiter of future international conflicts.
C) establishment of three new European empires to replace those that collapsed.
D) development of nuclear weapons technology that launched the Cold War.
Answer: A
Q2) Which country exerted control over Palestine post-World War I?
A) Israel
B) United States
C) France
D) Britain
Answer: D
Q3) By the end of the nineteenth century,China was the only Asian country that was not under direct European or U.S.influence.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: International Relations Theories
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Q1) Marxist theory argues that
A) the international system is not hierarchical,only classes within states are.
B) the capitalist system could be supplanted by the socialist system through a workers' revolution.
C) the hierarchical international system is the byproduct of the expansion of communism.
D) states are all equal in the international system,as are classes within states.
Answer: B
Q2) What are hypotheses?
A) specific statements positing a particular relationship between two or more variables
B) general statements positing many possible relationships between two or more variables
C) specific statements regarding a single variable
D) general statements regarding a single variable
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Levels of Analysis
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Q1) To what does the term "polarity" of the international system refer?
A) the hierarchy of issues in the international system
B) the gravitational pull of the core states
C) the distribution of capabilities among states in the international system
D) differences between economic and military interests in the international system
Q2) "Smart power" is
A) using soft power to influence others.
B) using hard power to influence others.
C) using a combination of hard and soft power to influence others.
D) using economic statecraft to influence others.
Q3) Conceptualizing international relations as a "system" suggests that
A) states and other relevant actors are automatons that lack the capacity to change.
B) there are no regular patterns to international affairs.
C) actors involved in international relations interact with each other in regularized ways.
D) you can only study the whole of international politics at once and not focus on individual actions.
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Chapter 5: The State
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Q1) What is the difference between compellence and deterrence? Which of these strategies that State A might use do you think is likely to be most effective in getting State B to behave according to State A's interests? Why or under what conditions?
Q2) According to the rational model of decision making,foreign policy decisions result from members of the government rationally following their standard operating procedures.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The fight over trade policy formation that takes place within the government between the ministries of agriculture,industry,and labor best illustrates which foreign policy model at work?
A) rational
B) bureaucratic politics
C) pluralist
D) constructivist
Q4) Positive engagement with other states is used only in diplomatic statecraft; it is not used in economic statecraft.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: War and Security
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Q1) Power transition theory argues that it is not just imbalances in power,but also the anticipation of shifts in the relative balance of power that can lead to war.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is true of debates about cyberwarfare and jus in bello?
A) Some theorists argue that cyberattacks inevitably violate the principle of noncombatant immunity because they have strong psychological effects.
B) Theorists agree that cyberattacks are attacks that best conform to just war theory because the proportionality of their effects can be easily controlled.
C) Theorists agree that cyberattacks trigger the right of self-defense using conventional weapons.
D) Theorists agree that using cyberattacks can lessen noncombatant casualties in war.
Q3) Liberals argue that economic interdependence does not have an effect on the likelihood of war.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: International Cooperation and International Law
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Q1) Constructivists view cooperation as
A) the norm in the international system.
B) never being the result of strategic calculations by states.
C) resulting from shared understandings that create expectations about cooperative behavior.
D) proof that states are not rational actors.
Q2) Realists argue that states' concern with relative gains will undermine international cooperation.What do they mean by this?
A) States will not cooperate since they have relatively little to gain from doing so.
B) States cannot be sure they will gain anything from cooperation,so they have little incentive to try.
C) States are reluctant to cooperate because they fear their partners will cheat,and no one will gain from cooperation.
D) States will be reluctant to cooperate even for mutual gain because their partners may benefit more,gaining additional power to use against them in the future.
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Chapter 8: International Political Economy
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Q1) Liberals argue that free trade and open markets are always in a state's best interest,but mercantilists/statists and radicals disagree with this contention.What alternatives to unfettered trade and markets do statists and radicals propose,and why?
If you were the leader of a developing country,which of the three perspectives-liberal,statist,or radical-would you find most appealing,and why?
Q2) What was one of the problems regarding the renegotiation of NAFTA in 2017?
A) The interests of different sectors within each state were divergent.
B) NAFTA did not deal with agriculture.
C) No country was pushing for greater environmental and labor protections,and NGOs were therefore causing problems in the negotiations.
D) Mexico wanted the renegotiations to take a long time so that they would play an important role in its 2018 presidential election.
Q3) Which of the following is true of economic trade agreements?
A) The EU has worked hard to prevent the creation of additional trade agreements.
B) They have never been successful in increasing trade among their members.
C) They are formed only by states in similar regions.
D) They can be regional or transregional.
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Chapter 9: Intergovernmental Organizations and Nongovernmental Organizations
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Q1) Which part of the UN Charter authorizes the Security Council to take enforcement measures,such as economic sanctions or military force,to protect international peace and security?
A) Chapter I
B) Chapter VI
C) Chapter VII
D) Chapter XXI
Q2) The European Coal and Steel Community (the predecessor to the European Economic Community)was formed with a functionalist logic in mind.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is a source of NGOs' power in the international system?
A) their rigid structure
B) new communication technologies which allow them to build coalitions
C) their voting power in the United Nations
D) their consistent access to funding
Q4) The members of the EU are often split on major foreign policy issues.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Human Rights
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Q1) The "responsibility to protect (R2P)" norm has been invoked only selectively,in some cases but not in others.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is true about the mass killings by Serbs against Bosnians in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s?
A) It is one of the few cases where the term genocide was used to describe a mass killing.
B) No investigation was ever made into the case.
C) The International Court of Justice officially ruled that the case was not one of genocide.
D) The Security Council Commission of Experts concluded that the crime of genocide was being committed by all sides,not just Serbia.
Q3) Some states argue that the monitoring of states' behavior regarding human rights impinges on their sovereignty.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Human Security: Migration, Global Health, and the Environment
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Q1) The World Health Organization (WHO)
A) provides technical information on diseases,but does not play a direct role in working to eradicate them.
B) has been unsuccessful in all its eradication campaigns.
C) has revised its regulations over time in response to various global health emergencies.
D) has successfully dealt with the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Q2) Discuss the interconnections between the issues of pollution and climate change,natural resources,and population.Which of these issues is the most important environmental problem and why? What are two specific steps that could be taken at the global level to constructively address this problem?
Q3) The case of ozone depletion is
A) characteristic of contemporary environmental politics.
B) a testament to the effectiveness of the United Nations.
C) one of many examples of great power leadership.
D) a success story of international cooperation.
Q4) Africa is where the most migrants are on the move and most migrants are hosted. A)True
B)False
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