Question 1

International norms:

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A) have the status of law. 
B) do not require enforcement. 
C) tend to be singular rules. 
D) are ignored by international institutions. 
E) often replace international laws. 
A) have the status of law. 
B) do not require enforcement. 
C) tend to be singular rules. 
D) are ignored by international institutions. 
E) often replace international laws.

Question 2

How were the Rwandan genocide and civil war concluded?

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A) A major power militarily intervened into the conflict and ended it in favor of one side. 
B) The United Nations intervened and forced a settlement between the warring parties. 
C) The two sides eventually came to a mutually accepted agreement. 
D) One of the sides eventually won the conflict. 
E) The conflict never officially ended and continues today. 
A) A major power militarily intervened into the conflict and ended it in favor of one side. 
B) The United Nations intervened and forced a settlement between the warring parties. 
C) The two sides eventually came to a mutually accepted agreement. 
D) One of the sides eventually won the conflict. 
E) The conflict never officially ended and continues today.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a compliance constituency?

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A) Export industries in France pushing the nation to follow the laws of the World Trade Organization to keep the country in good standing. 
B) The United States using trade as leverage with less developed countries to ensure they adhere to international environmental standards. 
C) A president getting elected within the United States on a platform of becoming a member of the International Criminal Court and following its laws. 
D) A labor group in Great Britain opposing a World Trade Organization ruling against protections that benefit the group. 
E) The UN Security Council enforcing international law upon UN members. 
A) Export industries in France pushing the nation to follow the laws of the World Trade Organization to keep the country in good standing. 
B) The United States using trade as leverage with less developed countries to ensure they adhere to international environmental standards. 
C) A president getting elected within the United States on a platform of becoming a member of the International Criminal Court and following its laws. 
D) A labor group in Great Britain opposing a World Trade Organization ruling against protections that benefit the group. 
E) The UN Security Council enforcing international law upon UN members.

Question 4

Delegation in international law refers to:

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A) how much power is given to the legislature of a country. 
B) how much power is given to the president of a country. 
C) whether further negotiation is to be handled by diplomats. 
D) how much control is given to third parties. 
E) how long the treaty is in effect. 
A) how much power is given to the legislature of a country. 
B) how much power is given to the president of a country. 
C) whether further negotiation is to be handled by diplomats. 
D) how much control is given to third parties. 
E) how long the treaty is in effect.

Question 5

How are norms created in the international system?

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A) By two states establishing a treaty. 
B) When an international institution establishes a set of procedures for states to follow. 
C) When a sufficiently large number of states agree upon expectations of behavior. 
D) When a hegemon declares something to be morally right or justified. 
E) When a state is punished for failing to follow an international norm. 
A) By two states establishing a treaty. 
B) When an international institution establishes a set of procedures for states to follow. 
C) When a sufficiently large number of states agree upon expectations of behavior. 
D) When a hegemon declares something to be morally right or justified. 
E) When a state is punished for failing to follow an international norm.

Question 6

Why would a state want a TAN to monitor another state's compliance instead of doing the monitoring itself?

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A) TANs usually have better expertise about international relations than states. 
B) States are better off delegating tasks to nonstate actors,as nonstate actors can better represent states' interests. 
C) Monitoring is costly and it is therefore less expensive if a TAN monitors state behavior. 
D) States have more control over TANs than they do their own bureaucracies. 
E) Monitoring is a costless activity for TANs to undertake. 
A) TANs usually have better expertise about international relations than states. 
B) States are better off delegating tasks to nonstate actors,as nonstate actors can better represent states' interests. 
C) Monitoring is costly and it is therefore less expensive if a TAN monitors state behavior. 
D) States have more control over TANs than they do their own bureaucracies. 
E) Monitoring is a costless activity for TANs to undertake.

Question 7

A new 300-page treaty on banning the practice of whaling is most likely to be:

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A) self-enforcing. 
B) precise. 
C) imprecise. 
D) low obligation. 
E) high obligation. 
A) self-enforcing. 
B) precise. 
C) imprecise. 
D) low obligation. 
E) high obligation.

Question 8

What is NOT a characteristic of hard law?

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A) It delegates substantial authority to third parties. 
B) It is intentionally vague. 
C) It is obligatory. 
D) It requires state action. 
E) It is precise in its mandates. 
A) It delegates substantial authority to third parties. 
B) It is intentionally vague. 
C) It is obligatory. 
D) It requires state action. 
E) It is precise in its mandates.

Question 9

When are norms easiest to identify in the international system?

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A) When states are following the norms. 
B) When states are violating norms. 
C) When there are no international laws related to the norm. 
D) When there is an established international organization pushing for the norm. 
E) When the international hegemon identifies a norm as being important. 
A) When states are following the norms. 
B) When states are violating norms. 
C) When there are no international laws related to the norm. 
D) When there is an established international organization pushing for the norm. 
E) When the international hegemon identifies a norm as being important.

Question 10

Why have norms against child labor NOT been universally adopted?

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A) Child labor is not morally problematic. 
B) The alternatives for the children in poor areas are sometimes worse than the status quo. 
C) Schools tend to be useless in developing countries and not worth the time of the children. 
D) There has not been enough effort by international organizations to get child labor banned. 
E) Consumers tend to be fine with buying products made by child labor. 
A) Child labor is not morally problematic. 
B) The alternatives for the children in poor areas are sometimes worse than the status quo. 
C) Schools tend to be useless in developing countries and not worth the time of the children. 
D) There has not been enough effort by international organizations to get child labor banned. 
E) Consumers tend to be fine with buying products made by child labor.

Question 11

Which of the following would be an example of customary international law being developed?

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A) Two states agreeing to lower domestic tariffs or face internationally imposed penalties. 
B) A state changing its human rights practices,due to international pressure. 
C) A state being recognized by the United Nations. 
D) States giving prisoners of war access to the Internet even if not legally required to do so. 
E) The creation of a new international judicial body to prosecute terrorists. 
A) Two states agreeing to lower domestic tariffs or face internationally imposed penalties. 
B) A state changing its human rights practices,due to international pressure. 
C) A state being recognized by the United Nations. 
D) States giving prisoners of war access to the Internet even if not legally required to do so. 
E) The creation of a new international judicial body to prosecute terrorists.

Question 12

The constituent actors of transnational networks may include all EXCEPT:

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A) local social movements. 
B) foundations and other philanthropic organizations. 
C) the media. 
D) states. 
E) churches,trade unions,consumers,and other civil organizations. 
A) local social movements. 
B) foundations and other philanthropic organizations. 
C) the media. 
D) states. 
E) churches,trade unions,consumers,and other civil organizations.

Question 13

Why are international laws typically followed by states?

Accepted Answer

A) Regimes would face harsh consequences if they did not follow international law. 
B) International law rarely goes against what a state would already have wanted to do. 
C) States tend to fear the international punishment for not following international law. 
D) There is little alternative to following international law;disobeying international law is quite difficult. 
E) The potential rewards from future cooperation encourage states to follow international law today. 
A) Regimes would face harsh consequences if they did not follow international law. 
B) International law rarely goes against what a state would already have wanted to do. 
C) States tend to fear the international punishment for not following international law. 
D) There is little alternative to following international law;disobeying international law is quite difficult. 
E) The potential rewards from future cooperation encourage states to follow international law today.

Question 14

A new international treaty that only says that states are required to reduce international pollution but does not specify how or by how much is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) self-enforcing. 
B) precise. 
C) imprecise. 
D) low delegation. 
E) high obligation. 
A) self-enforcing. 
B) precise. 
C) imprecise. 
D) low delegation. 
E) high obligation.

Question 15

How do TANs help monitor compliance with international agreements?

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Question 16

The International Criminal Court fundamentally violates:

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A) human rights. 
B) state sovereignty. 
C) international law. 
D) international norms about jurisprudence. 
E) norms against war. 
A) human rights. 
B) state sovereignty. 
C) international law. 
D) international norms about jurisprudence. 
E) norms against war.

Question 17

Regulative norms are primarily concerned with ________ a particular situation.

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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 18

Which of the following statements about the endorsement of international agreements by TANs is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) TANs provide cheap information shortcuts about international agreements. 
B) TANs reduce uncertainty about the international agreements for politicians,who may be suspicious of the possible effects of the agreement. 
C) TANs allow legislators to make good decisions about agreements,even when they are not fully informed about the details of the agreements. 
D) TANs are trusted when they are seen as principled actors with strong normative beliefs. 
E) States often approve international agreements on the basis of their own criteria and not because of a TAN's advocacy. 
A) TANs provide cheap information shortcuts about international agreements. 
B) TANs reduce uncertainty about the international agreements for politicians,who may be suspicious of the possible effects of the agreement. 
C) TANs allow legislators to make good decisions about agreements,even when they are not fully informed about the details of the agreements. 
D) TANs are trusted when they are seen as principled actors with strong normative beliefs. 
E) States often approve international agreements on the basis of their own criteria and not because of a TAN's advocacy.

Question 19

How are TANs effective in acting as monitors for international norms and agreements?

Accepted Answer

A) They can provide information about compliance to concerned parties. 
B) TANs are composed of media bodies that can widely distribute information about bad practices. 
C) TANs can punish states for not adhering to a norm. 
D) TANs typically act as judicial bodies,where acts of noncompliance are brought to them to be verified. 
E) They can force states to violate norms if they believe the states do not support the norms anyway. 
A) They can provide information about compliance to concerned parties. 
B) TANs are composed of media bodies that can widely distribute information about bad practices. 
C) TANs can punish states for not adhering to a norm. 
D) TANs typically act as judicial bodies,where acts of noncompliance are brought to them to be verified. 
E) They can force states to violate norms if they believe the states do not support the norms anyway.

Question 20

Which of the following is FALSE about transnational networks?

Accepted Answer

A) They are usually governed by a centralized authority that can mandate actions by their members. 
B) They are engaged in voluntary interactions. 
C) They interact across national borders. 
D) They may have coordinating committees to set the agenda. 
E) They often attempt to create new norms or spread the adoption of existing ones. 
A) They are usually governed by a centralized authority that can mandate actions by their members. 
B) They are engaged in voluntary interactions. 
C) They interact across national borders. 
D) They may have coordinating committees to set the agenda. 
E) They often attempt to create new norms or spread the adoption of existing ones.

International norms:

How were the Rwandan genocide and civil war concluded?

Which of the following is an example of a compliance constituency?

Delegation in international law refers to:

How are norms created in the international system?

Why would a state want a TAN to monitor another state's compliance instead of doing the monitoring itself?

A new 300-page treaty on banning the practice of whaling is most likely to be:

What is NOT a characteristic of hard law?

When are norms easiest to identify in the international system?

Why have norms against child labor NOT been universally adopted?

Which of the following would be an example of customary international law being developed?

The constituent actors of transnational networks may include all EXCEPT:

Why are international laws typically followed by states?

A new international treaty that only says that states are required to reduce international pollution but does not specify how or by how much is best described as:

How do TANs help monitor compliance with international agreements?

The International Criminal Court fundamentally violates:

Regulative norms are primarily concerned with ________ a particular situation.

Which of the following statements about the endorsement of international agreements by TANs is FALSE?

How are TANs effective in acting as monitors for international norms and agreements?

Which of the following is FALSE about transnational networks?

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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

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Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

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Exam 12: International Law and Norms

International norms:

How were the Rwandan genocide and civil war concluded?

Which of the following is an example of a compliance constituency?

Delegation in international law refers to:

How are norms created in the international system?

Why would a state want a TAN to monitor another state's compliance instead of doing the monitoring itself?

A new 300-page treaty on banning the practice of whaling is most likely to be:

What is NOT a characteristic of hard law?

When are norms easiest to identify in the international system?

Why have norms against child labor NOT been universally adopted?

Which of the following would be an example of customary international law being developed?

The constituent actors of transnational networks may include all EXCEPT:

Why are international laws typically followed by states?

A new international treaty that only says that states are required to reduce international pollution but does not specify how or by how much is best described as:

How do TANs help monitor compliance with international agreements?

The International Criminal Court fundamentally violates:

Regulative norms are primarily concerned with ________ a particular situation.

Which of the following statements about the endorsement of international agreements by TANs is FALSE?

How are TANs effective in acting as monitors for international norms and agreements?

Which of the following is FALSE about transnational networks?

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