Question 1

The International Criminal Court's (ICC)role and existence indicates concepts about crimes against humanity are enshrined in:

Accepted Answer

A) international law. 
B) international norms. 
C) international expectations. 
D) domestic law. 
E) domestic norms. 
A) international law. 
B) international norms. 
C) international expectations. 
D) domestic law. 
E) domestic norms.

Question 2

Procedural norms are primarily concerned with ________ a particular situation.

Accepted Answer

A) proper behavior by actors in 
B) the institutions that matter for 
C) which actors are considered to be legitimate actors for 
D) how decisions are made about 
E) how actions by actors are funded in 
A) proper behavior by actors in 
B) the institutions that matter for 
C) which actors are considered to be legitimate actors for 
D) how decisions are made about 
E) how actions by actors are funded in

Question 3

If a state had to change its domestic laws to avoid being charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court,the state might suggest that those particular international laws are:

Accepted Answer

A) high obligation. 
B) self-enforcing. 
C) consistent with domestic interests. 
D) low obligation. 
E) precise. 
A) high obligation. 
B) self-enforcing. 
C) consistent with domestic interests. 
D) low obligation. 
E) precise.

Question 4

Given the increased role nonstate actors play in international relations,how relevant is the state? Pick a specific topic area and discuss the most pivotal actors that shape the issue you have selected.

Accepted Answer

The increased role of nonstate actors in

Question 5

What is an example of a norm entrepreneur?

Accepted Answer

A) A president of France declaring that France will lower tariffs on all agricultural products from former colonies. 
B) The UN Security Council declaring that Iraq has to abandon all programs to build weapons of mass destruction. 
C) An organization holding a conference in which actors discuss how to stop civil wars in less developed countries. 
D) India and China agreeing to stop all conflict along their borders. 
E) The United States declaring an international war against terrorism. 
A) A president of France declaring that France will lower tariffs on all agricultural products from former colonies. 
B) The UN Security Council declaring that Iraq has to abandon all programs to build weapons of mass destruction. 
C) An organization holding a conference in which actors discuss how to stop civil wars in less developed countries. 
D) India and China agreeing to stop all conflict along their borders. 
E) The United States declaring an international war against terrorism.

Question 6

Diplomatic immunity started as:

Accepted Answer

A) normal international law. 
B) customary international law. 
C) an international norm. 
D) an international organization. 
E) domestic law. 
A) normal international law. 
B) customary international law. 
C) an international norm. 
D) an international organization. 
E) domestic law.

Question 7

What can best be said about TANs using the power of ideas to change behavior at the individual and state levels?

Accepted Answer

A) Industry lobby groups have little choice but to accept science that goes against their industry. 
B) Expert consensus must be unanimous for behavior to change. 
C) The power of an idea alone is enough to set policy. 
D) Academic communities are increasingly reluctant to support policy change. 
E) Scientific or technical knowledge seldom translates directly into policy change. 
A) Industry lobby groups have little choice but to accept science that goes against their industry. 
B) Expert consensus must be unanimous for behavior to change. 
C) The power of an idea alone is enough to set policy. 
D) Academic communities are increasingly reluctant to support policy change. 
E) Scientific or technical knowledge seldom translates directly into policy change.

Question 8

What is NOT a stage in the norm life cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) Norm entrepreneurs work to convince individuals and states of their ideas. 
B) Norm entrepreneurs frame issues in a way that makes them acceptable to various actors. 
C) International actors respond negatively to the existence of the norm. 
D) Norm cascade occurs and the number of adherents moves beyond a tipping point. 
E) Norms are internalized by actors in the international system. 
A) Norm entrepreneurs work to convince individuals and states of their ideas. 
B) Norm entrepreneurs frame issues in a way that makes them acceptable to various actors. 
C) International actors respond negatively to the existence of the norm. 
D) Norm cascade occurs and the number of adherents moves beyond a tipping point. 
E) Norms are internalized by actors in the international system.

Question 9

Obligation refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) state contributions to international organizations. 
B) state contributions to international law. 
C) how important one state is to another. 
D) how many international laws uphold a particular international regime. 
E) how legally bound states are to an international rule. 
A) state contributions to international organizations. 
B) state contributions to international law. 
C) how important one state is to another. 
D) how many international laws uphold a particular international regime. 
E) how legally bound states are to an international rule.

Question 10

The international standard of "Responsibility to Protect" is best described as an international:

Accepted Answer

A) law. 
B) norm. 
C) organization. 
D) court. 
E) treaty. 
A) law. 
B) norm. 
C) organization. 
D) court. 
E) treaty.

Question 11

What is the norms life cycle? Give an example of a norm going through the life cycle.

Accepted Answer

The norms life cycle refers to the stage

Question 12

The Geneva Conventions address:

Accepted Answer

A) appropriate treatment of civilians and captured soldiers during times of war. 
B) the timeliness with which states must respond to allegations of crimes against humanity. 
C) the banning of chemical,biological,nuclear,and other particularly hazardous weapons. 
D) the use of landmines in civilian areas. 
E) the emissions of carbon and potentially hazardous chemicals that states are allowed. 
A) appropriate treatment of civilians and captured soldiers during times of war. 
B) the timeliness with which states must respond to allegations of crimes against humanity. 
C) the banning of chemical,biological,nuclear,and other particularly hazardous weapons. 
D) the use of landmines in civilian areas. 
E) the emissions of carbon and potentially hazardous chemicals that states are allowed.

Question 13

What are secondary rules?

Accepted Answer

A) Less important international laws. 
B) The powers and processes by which primary rules are made and changed. 
C) Rules dealing with communication and transportation. 
D) Rules that are not concerned with war but with areas such as economics. 
E) The specific rules of positive and negative allowances under international law. 
A) Less important international laws. 
B) The powers and processes by which primary rules are made and changed. 
C) Rules dealing with communication and transportation. 
D) Rules that are not concerned with war but with areas such as economics. 
E) The specific rules of positive and negative allowances under international law.

Question 14

International norms are what countries:

Accepted Answer

A) want other countries to do for them. 
B) need other countries to do for them. 
C) believe are appropriate for other countries to do. 
D) demand that other countries do,often with the use of force. 
E) threaten other countries not to do. 
A) want other countries to do for them. 
B) need other countries to do for them. 
C) believe are appropriate for other countries to do. 
D) demand that other countries do,often with the use of force. 
E) threaten other countries not to do.

Question 15

Which of the following does NOT make an international agreement more likely to have an enforcement provision?

Accepted Answer

A) States face larger difficulties in credibly committing to the agreement. 
B) States have less of a clear interest in the issue. 
C) States have a large incentive to defect. 
D) States make an agreement about an economic issue. 
E) States are more uncertain about the behavior of their treaty partners. 
A) States face larger difficulties in credibly committing to the agreement. 
B) States have less of a clear interest in the issue. 
C) States have a large incentive to defect. 
D) States make an agreement about an economic issue. 
E) States are more uncertain about the behavior of their treaty partners.

Question 16

What are norms and how do norms affect behavior? Are they more effective at affecting the behavior of some actors more than others?

Accepted Answer

Norms are the accepted standards of beha

Question 17

In the boomerang model,________ organizations use TANs to bring pressure on ________.

Accepted Answer

A) international;nongovernmental organizations 
B) nongovernmental;neighboring governments 
C) international;violators of international norms 
D) nongovernmental;their own governments 
E) international;nonmembers 
A) international;nongovernmental organizations 
B) nongovernmental;neighboring governments 
C) international;violators of international norms 
D) nongovernmental;their own governments 
E) international;nonmembers

Question 18

Constitutive norms are primarily concerned with ________ a particular situation.

Accepted Answer

A) proper behavior by actors in 
B) the institutions that matter for 
C) which actors are considered to be legitimate actors for 
D) how decisions are made about 
E) how actions by actors are funded in 
A) proper behavior by actors in 
B) the institutions that matter for 
C) which actors are considered to be legitimate actors for 
D) how decisions are made about 
E) how actions by actors are funded in

Question 19

Which of the following is a typical characteristic of a soft law?

Accepted Answer

A) Adherence to it is mandatory. 
B) Violation of the law results in immediate punishment. 
C) Oversight and enforcement is delegated to third parties. 
D) The obligations of the law are vague or unclear. 
E) Nonstate actors are held accountable by the law. 
A) Adherence to it is mandatory. 
B) Violation of the law results in immediate punishment. 
C) Oversight and enforcement is delegated to third parties. 
D) The obligations of the law are vague or unclear. 
E) Nonstate actors are held accountable by the law.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a way in which TANs use "naming and shaming" to get a state to alter abhorrent behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) It causes a state to be labeled an international pariah. 
B) It forces the International Monetary Fund to devalue that country's currency. 
C) It mobilizes the "court of world opinion." 
D) It weakens the reputation of states that threaten cooperation with other states. 
E) It makes other states reluctant to trust the state. 
A) It causes a state to be labeled an international pariah. 
B) It forces the International Monetary Fund to devalue that country's currency. 
C) It mobilizes the "court of world opinion." 
D) It weakens the reputation of states that threaten cooperation with other states. 
E) It makes other states reluctant to trust the state.

The International Criminal Court's (ICC)role and existence indicates concepts about crimes against humanity are enshrined in:

Procedural norms are primarily concerned with ________ a particular situation.

If a state had to change its domestic laws to avoid being charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court,the state might suggest that those particular international laws are:

Given the increased role nonstate actors play in international relations,how relevant is the state? Pick a specific topic area and discuss the most pivotal actors that shape the issue you have selected.

What is an example of a norm entrepreneur?

Diplomatic immunity started as:

What can best be said about TANs using the power of ideas to change behavior at the individual and state levels?

What is NOT a stage in the norm life cycle?

Obligation refers to:

The international standard of "Responsibility to Protect" is best described as an international:

What is the norms life cycle? Give an example of a norm going through the life cycle.

The Geneva Conventions address:

What are secondary rules?

International norms are what countries:

Which of the following does NOT make an international agreement more likely to have an enforcement provision?

What are norms and how do norms affect behavior? Are they more effective at affecting the behavior of some actors more than others?

In the boomerang model, organizations use TANs to bring pressure on .

Constitutive norms are primarily concerned with ________ a particular situation.

Which of the following is a typical characteristic of a soft law?

Which of the following is NOT a way in which TANs use "naming and shaming" to get a state to alter abhorrent behavior?

Introduction

What Shaped Our World

Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

Why Are There Wars

Domestic Politics and War

International Institutions and War

Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism

International Trade

International Financial Relations

International Monetary Relations

Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

Human Rights

The Global Environment

The Future of International Politics

Foundations, war, and Peace

International Political Economy, transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

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Exam 12: International Law and Norms

The International Criminal Court's (ICC)role and existence indicates concepts about crimes against humanity are enshrined in:

Procedural norms are primarily concerned with ________ a particular situation.

If a state had to change its domestic laws to avoid being charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court,the state might suggest that those particular international laws are:

Given the increased role nonstate actors play in international relations,how relevant is the state? Pick a specific topic area and discuss the most pivotal actors that shape the issue you have selected.

What is an example of a norm entrepreneur?

Diplomatic immunity started as:

What can best be said about TANs using the power of ideas to change behavior at the individual and state levels?

What is NOT a stage in the norm life cycle?

Obligation refers to:

The international standard of "Responsibility to Protect" is best described as an international:

What is the norms life cycle? Give an example of a norm going through the life cycle.

The Geneva Conventions address:

What are secondary rules?

International norms are what countries:

Which of the following does NOT make an international agreement more likely to have an enforcement provision?

What are norms and how do norms affect behavior? Are they more effective at affecting the behavior of some actors more than others?

In the boomerang model,________ organizations use TANs to bring pressure on ________.

Constitutive norms are primarily concerned with ________ a particular situation.

Which of the following is a typical characteristic of a soft law?

Which of the following is NOT a way in which TANs use "naming and shaming" to get a state to alter abhorrent behavior?

Introduction

What Shaped Our World

Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

Why Are There Wars

Domestic Politics and War

International Institutions and War

Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism

International Trade

International Financial Relations

International Monetary Relations

Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

Human Rights

The Global Environment

The Future of International Politics

Foundations, war, and Peace

International Political Economy, transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

Filters

In the boomerang model, organizations use TANs to bring pressure on .