Question 1

Norms can take many forms. Which of the following is not a form that norms take?

Accepted Answer

A) Descriptive statements about historical facts 
B) Ethical principles about how actors should behave 
C) Mutual expectations about how actors will behave 
D) Social identities indicating which actors are legitimate 
A) Descriptive statements about historical facts 
B) Ethical principles about how actors should behave 
C) Mutual expectations about how actors will behave 
D) Social identities indicating which actors are legitimate A

Question 2

Which of the following treaties guarantees the right to participate in free trade unions and to gain an education?

Accepted Answer

A) The Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 
B) The Montreal Protocol 
C) The Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights 
D) The Treaty of Portsmouth 
A) The Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 
B) The Montreal Protocol 
C) The Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights 
D) The Treaty of Portsmouth C

Question 3

What does the International Court of Justice consist of?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 judges, including two each from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council 
B) 20 judges, including one each from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council 
C) A panel of 3 judges per case, including one from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council 
D) 15 judges, including one each from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council 
A) 10 judges, including two each from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council 
B) 20 judges, including one each from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council 
C) A panel of 3 judges per case, including one from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council 
D) 15 judges, including one each from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council D

Question 4

The World Trade Organization (WTO)mechanism of enforcement is perhaps the most robust piece of law enforcement outside the EU. What is the best way to describe this mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A) As complex enforcement 
B) As blended enforcement 
C) As a mixed- use policy 
D) As state self-enforcement 
A) As complex enforcement 
B) As blended enforcement 
C) As a mixed- use policy 
D) As state self-enforcement

Question 5

Which of the following theoretical frameworks argues that international law is heavily biased in favor of the powerful?

Accepted Answer

A) Economic Structuralism 
B) Liberalism 
C) Realism 
D) Imperialism 
A) Economic Structuralism 
B) Liberalism 
C) Realism 
D) Imperialism

Question 6

Where is the International Court of Justice, unofficially referred to as World Court, based?

Accepted Answer

A) New York City, USA 
B) Geneva, Switzerland 
C) The Hague, Netherlands 
D) London, England 
A) New York City, USA 
B) Geneva, Switzerland 
C) The Hague, Netherlands 
D) London, England

Question 7

The right to a job and a minimal standard of living, fall under which of Beitz's categories of human rights?

Accepted Answer

A) Community rights 
B) Political rights 
C) Personal rights 
D) Economic and social rights 
A) Community rights 
B) Political rights 
C) Personal rights 
D) Economic and social rights

Question 8

Which of the following is true regarding military intervention in human rights issues?

Accepted Answer

A) Intervention is never carried out in the contemporary system. 
B) Cases where intervention does not occur are never controversial. 
C) All agree that intervention is illegal under international law. 
D) Intervention is the most controversial aspect of the human rights debate today. 
A) Intervention is never carried out in the contemporary system. 
B) Cases where intervention does not occur are never controversial. 
C) All agree that intervention is illegal under international law. 
D) Intervention is the most controversial aspect of the human rights debate today.

Question 9

What did the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact seek to do?

Accepted Answer

A) The pact sought to establish a punishment for those committing genocide. 
B) The pact sought to establish the League of Nations. 
C) The pact sought to prohibit war as an instrument of state policy. 
D) The pact sought to ban specific weapons in the use of war. 
A) The pact sought to establish a punishment for those committing genocide. 
B) The pact sought to establish the League of Nations. 
C) The pact sought to prohibit war as an instrument of state policy. 
D) The pact sought to ban specific weapons in the use of war.

Question 10

The idea that rational inquiry could reveal to people what behaviors should be legal is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Rational law 
B) Collective action 
C) The just war theory 
D) Natural law 
A) Rational law 
B) Collective action 
C) The just war theory 
D) Natural law

Question 11

What was the first permanent court created to deal with the prosecution of war crimes and other heinous acts?

Accepted Answer

A) International Court of Justice 
B) European Court of Justice 
C) International Criminal Court 
D) International Military Tribunal 
A) International Court of Justice 
B) European Court of Justice 
C) International Criminal Court 
D) International Military Tribunal

Question 12

Where are the largest groups of refugees located today?

Accepted Answer

A) In the Middle East and in Southwest Asia 
B) In Southeast Asia and in sub-Saharan Africa 
C) In sub-Saharan Africa and in South America 
D) In South and Central America 
A) In the Middle East and in Southwest Asia 
B) In Southeast Asia and in sub-Saharan Africa 
C) In sub-Saharan Africa and in South America 
D) In South and Central America

Question 13

The principle that the International Criminal Court will only take on cases in which domestic criminal courts are either unable or unwilling to get involved in is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Segmentation 
B) Complementarity 
C) The exclusionary rule 
D) The habeas corpus provision 
A) Segmentation 
B) Complementarity 
C) The exclusionary rule 
D) The habeas corpus provision

Question 14

According to the UN High Commission for Refugees, approximately how many refugees were there in the world in 2019?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 million 
B) 10 million 
C) 25 million 
D) 50 million 
A) 5 million 
B) 10 million 
C) 25 million 
D) 50 million

Question 15

Constructivists emphasize the role played by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Unions 
B) Norms 
C) Regimes 
D) Treaties 
A) Unions 
B) Norms 
C) Regimes 
D) Treaties

Question 16

According to Grotius, which of the following is not a requirement for a war to be considered just?

Accepted Answer

A) There must be just cause to go to war. 
B) A preemptive war is permissible. 
C) The means used in war must not be inhumane. 
D) The means used in war must be proportional to the ends obtained. 
A) There must be just cause to go to war. 
B) A preemptive war is permissible. 
C) The means used in war must not be inhumane. 
D) The means used in war must be proportional to the ends obtained.

Question 17

What are the "ethnic cleansing" campaigns of the wars in the former Yugoslavia and the Rwandan genocide of 1994 both examples of?

Accepted Answer

A) Guerilla war 
B) War crimes 
C) Unjust war 
D) Population control efforts 
A) Guerilla war 
B) War crimes 
C) Unjust war 
D) Population control efforts

Question 18

What was the first major global environmental treaty?

Accepted Answer

A) The Geneva Convention 
B) The Maastricht Treaty 
C) The Montreal Protocol 
D) The Kyoto Protocol 
A) The Geneva Convention 
B) The Maastricht Treaty 
C) The Montreal Protocol 
D) The Kyoto Protocol

Question 19

The 1948 document that includes a range of inalienable rights that every individual possesses is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The Geneva Conventions 
B) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 
C) The Maastricht Treaty 
D) The European Convention on Human Rights 
A) The Geneva Conventions 
B) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 
C) The Maastricht Treaty 
D) The European Convention on Human Rights

Question 20

In order to be able to immigrate permanently to a new state, what must a refugee claim?

Accepted Answer

A) Asylum 
B) Sanctuary 
C) Displacement 
D) Discrimination 
A) Asylum 
B) Sanctuary 
C) Displacement 
D) Discrimination

Norms can take many forms. Which of the following is not a form that norms take?

Which of the following treaties guarantees the right to participate in free trade unions and to gain an education?

What does the International Court of Justice consist of?

The World Trade Organization (WTO)mechanism of enforcement is perhaps the most robust piece of law enforcement outside the EU. What is the best way to describe this mechanism?

Which of the following theoretical frameworks argues that international law is heavily biased in favor of the powerful?

Where is the International Court of Justice, unofficially referred to as World Court, based?

The right to a job and a minimal standard of living, fall under which of Beitz's categories of human rights?

Which of the following is true regarding military intervention in human rights issues?

What did the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact seek to do?

The idea that rational inquiry could reveal to people what behaviors should be legal is known as which of the following?

What was the first permanent court created to deal with the prosecution of war crimes and other heinous acts?

Where are the largest groups of refugees located today?

The principle that the International Criminal Court will only take on cases in which domestic criminal courts are either unable or unwilling to get involved in is known as which of the following?

According to the UN High Commission for Refugees, approximately how many refugees were there in the world in 2019?

Constructivists emphasize the role played by which of the following?

According to Grotius, which of the following is not a requirement for a war to be considered just?

What are the "ethnic cleansing" campaigns of the wars in the former Yugoslavia and the Rwandan genocide of 1994 both examples of?

What was the first major global environmental treaty?

The 1948 document that includes a range of inalienable rights that every individual possesses is known as which of the following?

In order to be able to immigrate permanently to a new state, what must a refugee claim?

Introduction: Problems and Questions in International Politics

The Historical Evolution of International Politics

Theories of International Relations: Realism and Liberalism

Theories of International Relations: Economic Structuralism, Constructivism, and Feminism

The State, Society, and Foreign Policy

Bureaucracies, Groups, and Individuals in the Foreign Policy Process

International Organizations and Transnational Actors

International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace

The Use of Force

Fundamentals of International Political Economy

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Problem of Global Inequality

The Global Environment and International Politics

Conclusion: Power and Purpose in a Changing World

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Exam 13: International Law, Norms, and Human Rights

Norms can take many forms. Which of the following is not a form that norms take?

Which of the following treaties guarantees the right to participate in free trade unions and to gain an education?

What does the International Court of Justice consist of?

The World Trade Organization (WTO)mechanism of enforcement is perhaps the most robust piece of law enforcement outside the EU. What is the best way to describe this mechanism?

Which of the following theoretical frameworks argues that international law is heavily biased in favor of the powerful?

Where is the International Court of Justice, unofficially referred to as World Court, based?

The right to a job and a minimal standard of living, fall under which of Beitz's categories of human rights?

Which of the following is true regarding military intervention in human rights issues?

What did the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact seek to do?

The idea that rational inquiry could reveal to people what behaviors should be legal is known as which of the following?

What was the first permanent court created to deal with the prosecution of war crimes and other heinous acts?

Where are the largest groups of refugees located today?

The principle that the International Criminal Court will only take on cases in which domestic criminal courts are either unable or unwilling to get involved in is known as which of the following?

According to the UN High Commission for Refugees, approximately how many refugees were there in the world in 2019?

Constructivists emphasize the role played by which of the following?

According to Grotius, which of the following is not a requirement for a war to be considered just?

What are the "ethnic cleansing" campaigns of the wars in the former Yugoslavia and the Rwandan genocide of 1994 both examples of?

What was the first major global environmental treaty?

The 1948 document that includes a range of inalienable rights that every individual possesses is known as which of the following?

In order to be able to immigrate permanently to a new state, what must a refugee claim?

Introduction: Problems and Questions in International Politics

The Historical Evolution of International Politics

Theories of International Relations: Realism and Liberalism

Theories of International Relations: Economic Structuralism, Constructivism, and Feminism

The State, Society, and Foreign Policy

Bureaucracies, Groups, and Individuals in the Foreign Policy Process

International Organizations and Transnational Actors

International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace

The Use of Force

Fundamentals of International Political Economy

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Problem of Global Inequality

The Global Environment and International Politics

Conclusion: Power and Purpose in a Changing World

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