Question 1

Why would domestic labor groups promote international human rights standards?

Accepted Answer

A) Human rights standards are clearly the ethical norm for groups to support. 
B) Adopting such rights would level the economic and political playing fields for workers. 
C) Firms are reluctant to invest in other countries that have poor human rights practices. 
D) Laborers want to make sure that their rights will be respected if they have to ever move to another country. 
E) Firms force labor unions to promote human rights,even if it is against the interests of the workers. 
A) Human rights standards are clearly the ethical norm for groups to support. 
B) Adopting such rights would level the economic and political playing fields for workers. 
C) Firms are reluctant to invest in other countries that have poor human rights practices. 
D) Laborers want to make sure that their rights will be respected if they have to ever move to another country. 
E) Firms force labor unions to promote human rights,even if it is against the interests of the workers.

Question 2

Which of the following would most clearly be an example of Amnesty International's core mission?

Accepted Answer

A) Launching a campaign to free a Cuban citizen imprisoned for criticizing the government. 
B) Calling for the release of a Japanese citizen accused of murdering his neighbor. 
C) Lobbying for a new law in Pakistan guaranteeing four months maternity leave. 
D) Attempting to free a woman convicted of committing a terrorist act in France. 
E) Revealing the use of child workers in Bangladesh. 
A) Launching a campaign to free a Cuban citizen imprisoned for criticizing the government. 
B) Calling for the release of a Japanese citizen accused of murdering his neighbor. 
C) Lobbying for a new law in Pakistan guaranteeing four months maternity leave. 
D) Attempting to free a woman convicted of committing a terrorist act in France. 
E) Revealing the use of child workers in Bangladesh.

Question 3

What is the most important role that TANs have in stopping human rights abuses?

Accepted Answer

A) Providing information that sparks public outrage about a country's human rights abuses. 
B) Creating boycotts that lead countries to stop perpetrating human rights abuses. 
C) Using the United Nations to force a government to stop committing human rights abuses. 
D) Blocking regional trade agreements between countries that have poor human rights records. 
E) Convincingly persuading multiparty dictatorships that persecuting political opponents is counterproductive. 
A) Providing information that sparks public outrage about a country's human rights abuses. 
B) Creating boycotts that lead countries to stop perpetrating human rights abuses. 
C) Using the United Nations to force a government to stop committing human rights abuses. 
D) Blocking regional trade agreements between countries that have poor human rights records. 
E) Convincingly persuading multiparty dictatorships that persecuting political opponents is counterproductive.

Question 4

Whereas we used to think that the rate of global human rights violations had ________ in the past 35 years,recent scholarship has indicated that it has ________.

Accepted Answer

A) decreased;increased 
B) increased;stayed the same 
C) increased;decreased 
D) stayed the same;decreased 
E) stayed the same;increased 
A) decreased;increased 
B) increased;stayed the same 
C) increased;decreased 
D) stayed the same;decreased 
E) stayed the same;increased

Question 5

Why does the proliferation of regional trade agreements (RTAs)encourage optimism about the reduction of human rights abuses?

Accepted Answer

A) The ease of travel across borders makes it easier to flee abusive governments. 
B) Prosperity from trade leads to the elimination of human rights abuses. 
C) Trade agreements lead to regional integration and the elimination of governments that violate human rights. 
D) Members of RTAs enforce human rights provisions in other member countries. 
E) Nearly all trade agreements include provisions on human rights. 
A) The ease of travel across borders makes it easier to flee abusive governments. 
B) Prosperity from trade leads to the elimination of human rights abuses. 
C) Trade agreements lead to regional integration and the elimination of governments that violate human rights. 
D) Members of RTAs enforce human rights provisions in other member countries. 
E) Nearly all trade agreements include provisions on human rights.

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a nonderogable right?

Accepted Answer

A) Freedom from torture. 
B) Free primary education. 
C) The right to form trade unions. 
D) The right to vote. 
E) Freedom to own property. 
A) Freedom from torture. 
B) Free primary education. 
C) The right to form trade unions. 
D) The right to vote. 
E) Freedom to own property.

Question 7

Which of the following cases is most likely to lead to states imposing sanctions on violators of human rights laws?

Accepted Answer

A) Women are not allowed to drive. 
B) Members of a minority ethnic group are paid less than members of the majority ethnic groups. 
C) A government allows factories to hire young children. 
D) A government prohibits unions from striking. 
E) A government arrests and tortures leaders of the opposition party. 
A) Women are not allowed to drive. 
B) Members of a minority ethnic group are paid less than members of the majority ethnic groups. 
C) A government allows factories to hire young children. 
D) A government prohibits unions from striking. 
E) A government arrests and tortures leaders of the opposition party.

Question 8

The United States has taken all of the following actions in relation to the ICC EXCEPT the United States:

Accepted Answer

A) signed the treaty establishing the ICC. 
B) ratified the treaty establishing the ICC. 
C) "unsigned" the treaty establishing the ICC. 
D) pushed countries to sign bilateral agreements guaranteeing that American nationals in their territories will not be sent to the ICC. 
E) cut off aid to countries that refused to sign agreements limiting their right to send American nationals to the ICC. 
A) signed the treaty establishing the ICC. 
B) ratified the treaty establishing the ICC. 
C) "unsigned" the treaty establishing the ICC. 
D) pushed countries to sign bilateral agreements guaranteeing that American nationals in their territories will not be sent to the ICC. 
E) cut off aid to countries that refused to sign agreements limiting their right to send American nationals to the ICC.

Question 9

What was apartheid?

Accepted Answer

A) The separation of religious groups in South Africa that occurred as a result of colonialism. 
B) The voluntary separation of races in South Africa. 
C) The term used by South African citizens when referring to their forced exile from the country. 
D) The policy of the South African government to segregate races and perpetuate inequality. 
E) A boycott of South African products. 
A) The separation of religious groups in South Africa that occurred as a result of colonialism. 
B) The voluntary separation of races in South Africa. 
C) The term used by South African citizens when referring to their forced exile from the country. 
D) The policy of the South African government to segregate races and perpetuate inequality. 
E) A boycott of South African products.

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of states using linkage to get other states to sign international human rights treaties?

Accepted Answer

A) Argentina and Brazil signed a trade agreement that eventually led to the creation of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur). 
B) The Mexican government pushed for an improved human rights situation in Guatemala in order to reduce the number of refugees crossing the border. 
C) The United States insisted that countries sign bilateral agreements after the International Criminal Court (IC
C) was created. 
D) Costa Rican leaders led negotiations to end civil wars in Central America. 
E) Poland had to agree to end the use of the death penalty in order to join the European Union. 
A) Argentina and Brazil signed a trade agreement that eventually led to the creation of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur). 
B) The Mexican government pushed for an improved human rights situation in Guatemala in order to reduce the number of refugees crossing the border. 
C) The United States insisted that countries sign bilateral agreements after the International Criminal Court (IC
C) was created. 
D) Costa Rican leaders led negotiations to end civil wars in Central America. 
E) Poland had to agree to end the use of the death penalty in order to join the European Union.

Question 11

What are nonderogable rights?

Accepted Answer

A) Rights that are respected without the need for international treaties. 
B) Rights that cannot be suspended for any reason. 
C) Rights that will only take effect during times of war. 
D) Rights that are not derived from Western legal and moral principles. 
E) Proposed rights that have been rejected by most international organizations and groups. 
A) Rights that are respected without the need for international treaties. 
B) Rights that cannot be suspended for any reason. 
C) Rights that will only take effect during times of war. 
D) Rights that are not derived from Western legal and moral principles. 
E) Proposed rights that have been rejected by most international organizations and groups.

Question 12

Explain why states commit human rights abuses against their own citizens,even though their actions violate international human rights law.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

States violate international human rights law for all of the following reasons EXCEPT governments:

Accepted Answer

A) do not always have the capacity to comply with human rights commitments. 
B) do not understand the implications of their human rights agreements. 
C) may overreact when responding to national security threats from other countries. 
D) may overreact when responding to national security threats from domestic groups. 
E) may attack domestic opponents in order to retain power. 
A) do not always have the capacity to comply with human rights commitments. 
B) do not understand the implications of their human rights agreements. 
C) may overreact when responding to national security threats from other countries. 
D) may overreact when responding to national security threats from domestic groups. 
E) may attack domestic opponents in order to retain power.

Question 14

Why are states inconsistent in their enforcement of human rights law?

Accepted Answer

A) There is significant support for human rights norms but few incentives to punish those who violate human rights. 
B) There is significant support for human rights norms but no way to punish those who violate human rights. 
C) There is significant support for human rights norms,but current international human rights law is unrealistic about what rights should be enforced. 
D) Only weak states truly support human rights norms,and they are too weak to enforce human rights law in stronger states. 
E) States sign human rights treaties,but there is little real acceptance of international human rights norms. 
A) There is significant support for human rights norms but few incentives to punish those who violate human rights. 
B) There is significant support for human rights norms but no way to punish those who violate human rights. 
C) There is significant support for human rights norms,but current international human rights law is unrealistic about what rights should be enforced. 
D) Only weak states truly support human rights norms,and they are too weak to enforce human rights law in stronger states. 
E) States sign human rights treaties,but there is little real acceptance of international human rights norms.

Question 15

The ICC is a court established to:

Accepted Answer

A) coordinate prosecution of international criminal networks. 
B) try individuals accused of committing serious human rights abuses. 
C) try states accused of genocide. 
D) craft a universal human rights law. 
E) hear cases arising in the European Union. 
A) coordinate prosecution of international criminal networks. 
B) try individuals accused of committing serious human rights abuses. 
C) try states accused of genocide. 
D) craft a universal human rights law. 
E) hear cases arising in the European Union.

Question 16

How and why do states "lock-in" new institutions and improved practices by signing human rights agreements?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

The United States violated civil and political rights of its citizens in all of the following cases EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) from 1917-1920,when 4,000-10,000 individuals were arrested without due process. 
B) during World War II,when 110,000 Japanese Americans were interned in camps. 
C) during the 1980s,when refugees from Nicaragua were allowed to enter the United States. 
D) from 1947-1957,when suspected American communists were blacklisted,jailed,and deported. 
E) after September 11,2001,when alleged terrorists were detained as "enemy combatants." 
A) from 1917-1920,when 4,000-10,000 individuals were arrested without due process. 
B) during World War II,when 110,000 Japanese Americans were interned in camps. 
C) during the 1980s,when refugees from Nicaragua were allowed to enter the United States. 
D) from 1947-1957,when suspected American communists were blacklisted,jailed,and deported. 
E) after September 11,2001,when alleged terrorists were detained as "enemy combatants."

Question 18

Which of the following illustrates defining an issue as being anticolonial to try and gain support for the cause of human rights?

Accepted Answer

A) Describing the peacekeeping force in Sierra Leone as an attempt to reduce violence and human rights abuses. 
B) Describing the campaign against apartheid as a struggle of black Africans against white minority rulers. 
C) Calling for increased trade between African countries and their former colonial powers in order to remedy past exploitation and improve the living standards of Africans. 
D) Advocating acceptance of human rights treaties by African countries so these countries can have legal grounds to criticize the human rights records of former colonial powers. 
E) TANs publishing reports on the abuses committed by European powers when they colonized Africa and Asia. 
A) Describing the peacekeeping force in Sierra Leone as an attempt to reduce violence and human rights abuses. 
B) Describing the campaign against apartheid as a struggle of black Africans against white minority rulers. 
C) Calling for increased trade between African countries and their former colonial powers in order to remedy past exploitation and improve the living standards of Africans. 
D) Advocating acceptance of human rights treaties by African countries so these countries can have legal grounds to criticize the human rights records of former colonial powers. 
E) TANs publishing reports on the abuses committed by European powers when they colonized Africa and Asia.

Question 19

In which of these regions have human rights abuses declined the most in the past 25 years?

Accepted Answer

A) South America. 
B) North America. 
C) Asia. 
D) Western Europe. 
E) Africa. 
A) South America. 
B) North America. 
C) Asia. 
D) Western Europe. 
E) Africa.

Question 20

Which of the following is most likely to violate the human rights of its citizens?

Accepted Answer

A) A dictatorship led by a single dictator. 
B) A single-party dictatorship. 
C) A multiparty dictatorship. 
D) A multiparty democracy. 
E) A two-party democracy. 
A) A dictatorship led by a single dictator. 
B) A single-party dictatorship. 
C) A multiparty dictatorship. 
D) A multiparty democracy. 
E) A two-party democracy.

Why would domestic labor groups promote international human rights standards?

Which of the following would most clearly be an example of Amnesty International's core mission?

What is the most important role that TANs have in stopping human rights abuses?

Whereas we used to think that the rate of global human rights violations had in the past 35 years,recent scholarship has indicated that it has .

Why does the proliferation of regional trade agreements (RTAs)encourage optimism about the reduction of human rights abuses?

Which of the following is an example of a nonderogable right?

Which of the following cases is most likely to lead to states imposing sanctions on violators of human rights laws?

The United States has taken all of the following actions in relation to the ICC EXCEPT the United States:

What was apartheid?

Which of the following is an example of states using linkage to get other states to sign international human rights treaties?

What are nonderogable rights?

Explain why states commit human rights abuses against their own citizens,even though their actions violate international human rights law.

States violate international human rights law for all of the following reasons EXCEPT governments:

Why are states inconsistent in their enforcement of human rights law?

The ICC is a court established to:

How and why do states "lock-in" new institutions and improved practices by signing human rights agreements?

The United States violated civil and political rights of its citizens in all of the following cases EXCEPT:

Which of the following illustrates defining an issue as being anticolonial to try and gain support for the cause of human rights?

In which of these regions have human rights abuses declined the most in the past 25 years?

Which of the following is most likely to violate the human rights of its citizens?

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

International Law and Norms

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 13: Human Rights

Why would domestic labor groups promote international human rights standards?

Which of the following would most clearly be an example of Amnesty International's core mission?

What is the most important role that TANs have in stopping human rights abuses?

Whereas we used to think that the rate of global human rights violations had ________ in the past 35 years,recent scholarship has indicated that it has ________.

Why does the proliferation of regional trade agreements (RTAs)encourage optimism about the reduction of human rights abuses?

Which of the following is an example of a nonderogable right?

Which of the following cases is most likely to lead to states imposing sanctions on violators of human rights laws?

The United States has taken all of the following actions in relation to the ICC EXCEPT the United States:

What was apartheid?

Which of the following is an example of states using linkage to get other states to sign international human rights treaties?

What are nonderogable rights?

Explain why states commit human rights abuses against their own citizens,even though their actions violate international human rights law.

States violate international human rights law for all of the following reasons EXCEPT governments:

Why are states inconsistent in their enforcement of human rights law?

The ICC is a court established to:

How and why do states "lock-in" new institutions and improved practices by signing human rights agreements?

The United States violated civil and political rights of its citizens in all of the following cases EXCEPT:

Which of the following illustrates defining an issue as being anticolonial to try and gain support for the cause of human rights?

In which of these regions have human rights abuses declined the most in the past 25 years?

Which of the following is most likely to violate the human rights of its citizens?

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

International Law and Norms

The Global Environment

The Future of International Politics

Foundations, war, and Peace

International Political Economy, transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

Filters

Whereas we used to think that the rate of global human rights violations had in the past 35 years,recent scholarship has indicated that it has .