Question 1

Which of the following is an example of transitional justice?

Accepted Answer

A) A state extraditing a former president who abused human rights 
B) A new government setting up a truth and reconciliation committee 
C) One government applying economic sanctions on another government over a territorial dispute 
D) Invading another country to depose an existing regime that violates human rights 
A) A state extraditing a former president who abused human rights 
B) A new government setting up a truth and reconciliation committee 
C) One government applying economic sanctions on another government over a territorial dispute 
D) Invading another country to depose an existing regime that violates human rights B

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) South America 
B) Asia 
C) Western Europe 
D) Africa 
A) South America 
B) Asia 
C) Western Europe 
D) Africa A

Question 3

Which of the following illustrates the limitations of human rights norms?

Accepted Answer

A) The treatment of terror suspects by the United States after the 9/11 attacks 
B) The inclusion of human rights provisions in regional trade agreements 
C) The number of states that are parties to the ICCPR 
D) The international condemnation of abuses committed in Chile by the Pinochet dictatorship 
A) The treatment of terror suspects by the United States after the 9/11 attacks 
B) The inclusion of human rights provisions in regional trade agreements 
C) The number of states that are parties to the ICCPR 
D) The international condemnation of abuses committed in Chile by the Pinochet dictatorship A

Question 4

During times of war states can suspend numerous human rights,but they CANNOT suspend ________ rights.

Accepted Answer

A) universal 
B) first-generation 
C) nonderogable 
D) POC 
A) universal 
B) first-generation 
C) nonderogable 
D) POC

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) Freedom from torture 
B) The right to form trade unions 
C) The right to vote 
D) Freedom to own property 
A) Freedom from torture 
B) The right to form trade unions 
C) The right to vote 
D) Freedom to own property

Question 6

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. 
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.

Question 7

Why have democracies been LESS likely to sign international human rights agreements?

Accepted Answer

A) Democracies are more likely to violate human rights. 
B) There have been fewer democracies than dictatorships in the world. 
C) Democracies are more likely than dictatorships to resent interference in their domestic affairs. 
D) Democracies have not thought it necessary to sign agreements because they already protect their citizens' rights. 
A) Democracies are more likely to violate human rights. 
B) There have been fewer democracies than dictatorships in the world. 
C) Democracies are more likely than dictatorships to resent interference in their domestic affairs. 
D) Democracies have not thought it necessary to sign agreements because they already protect their citizens' rights.

Question 8

How did the concept of human rights develop? What were some of the first international treaties that guaranteed the protection of rights,and what types of rights were included in these treaties?

Accepted Answer

The concept of human rights dates back t

Question 9

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) Members of RTAs enforce human rights provisions in other member countries. 
D) 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) Members of RTAs enforce human rights provisions in other member countries. 
D) Nearly all trade agreements include provisions on human rights.

Question 10

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 
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

Question 11

According to Franklin Roosevelt and some modern international relations scholars,why would promoting human rights be in the interest of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) It will slow down development and competition from other states. 
B) It will allow the United States the right to monitor other countries and gather information. 
C) It will give the United States the right to invade other countries for not respecting human rights. 
D) It will undermine totalitarian states,encourage political representation,and perhaps bring peace. 
A) It will slow down development and competition from other states. 
B) It will allow the United States the right to monitor other countries and gather information. 
C) It will give the United States the right to invade other countries for not respecting human rights. 
D) It will undermine totalitarian states,encourage political representation,and perhaps bring peace.

Question 12

What are some reasons states sign international human rights agreements?

Accepted Answer

States may sign international human righ

Question 13

When are states most likely to take action on human rights?

Accepted Answer

A) When states have no self-interest in the country where abuses are taking place 
B) When states can reconcile the principle of sovereignty with intervention in the name of human rights 
C) When there is little public information on the abuses,so that states can encourage abusers to "save face" and stop violating their citizens' rights before the information becomes public 
D) When there is no international court with jurisdiction to enforce human rights in the country where the abuses are taking place 
A) When states have no self-interest in the country where abuses are taking place 
B) When states can reconcile the principle of sovereignty with intervention in the name of human rights 
C) When there is little public information on the abuses,so that states can encourage abusers to "save face" and stop violating their citizens' rights before the information becomes public 
D) When there is no international court with jurisdiction to enforce human rights in the country where the abuses are taking place

Question 14

Why is the effort to promote human rights uneven?

Accepted Answer

A) The International Criminal Court (IC
C) is biased about which human rights cases it chooses to enforce. 
B) States consistently violate the principle of sovereignty. 
C) Human rights violations in one country significantly affect the populations in other countries. 
D) There is disagreement about what constitutes a human right. 
A) The International Criminal Court (IC
C) is biased about which human rights cases it chooses to enforce. 
B) States consistently violate the principle of sovereignty. 
C) Human rights violations in one country significantly affect the populations in other countries. 
D) There is disagreement about what constitutes a human right.

Question 15

All of the following represent cases where countries might be likely to take action against human rights violations,EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Large-scale human rights abuses are being committed in an oil-producing country. 
B) Large-scale human rights abuses are being committed in a small island country. 
C) Widespread human rights abuses are being committed in a country vital to the global economy. 
D) Widespread human rights abuses are being committed in a country that is an important ally to major powers. 
A) Large-scale human rights abuses are being committed in an oil-producing country. 
B) Large-scale human rights abuses are being committed in a small island country. 
C) Widespread human rights abuses are being committed in a country vital to the global economy. 
D) Widespread human rights abuses are being committed in a country that is an important ally to major powers.

Question 16

What are human rights?

Accepted Answer

A) Rights that all individuals have,regardless of the country in which they live 
B) Rights that are listed in the United Nations Charter 
C) Civil liberties enforced by the International Court of Justice 
D) Civil liberties observed in western Europe and the United States 
A) Rights that all individuals have,regardless of the country in which they live 
B) Rights that are listed in the United Nations Charter 
C) Civil liberties enforced by the International Court of Justice 
D) Civil liberties observed in western Europe and the United States

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

States violate rights for several reason

Question 18

Why does the United States object to the ICC?

Accepted Answer

A) The ICC has consistently ruled against the United States. 
B) Many U.S.personnel have committed acts that the ICC would consider serious human rights abuses. 
C) U.S.legal procedure does not meet the standards required by the ICC. 
D) Leaders in the United States think that the judges and prosecutors have too much independence. 
A) The ICC has consistently ruled against the United States. 
B) Many U.S.personnel have committed acts that the ICC would consider serious human rights abuses. 
C) U.S.legal procedure does not meet the standards required by the ICC. 
D) Leaders in the United States think that the judges and prosecutors have too much independence.

Question 19

Why does the self-interest of protectionist groups increase the effectiveness of RTAs in enforcing human rights law?

Accepted Answer

A) Protectionist groups would prefer to have free-trade agreements revoked,which makes them more vigilant in examining the human rights records of other member states. 
B) Since protectionist groups approve of free-trade agreements only with democratic states,their governments tend to sign treaties with states that already have good human rights records. 
C) Protectionist groups want trade agreements to succeed,so they advocate for more aid to help other countries avoid human rights abuses that would jeopardize their trading status. 
D) Protectionist unions promote free-trade agreements so that other countries will become wealthier,which will lead to greater democracy and thus better political conditions for their fellow workers. 
A) Protectionist groups would prefer to have free-trade agreements revoked,which makes them more vigilant in examining the human rights records of other member states. 
B) Since protectionist groups approve of free-trade agreements only with democratic states,their governments tend to sign treaties with states that already have good human rights records. 
C) Protectionist groups want trade agreements to succeed,so they advocate for more aid to help other countries avoid human rights abuses that would jeopardize their trading status. 
D) Protectionist unions promote free-trade agreements so that other countries will become wealthier,which will lead to greater democracy and thus better political conditions for their fellow workers.

Question 20

Why and in what ways has the United States opposed the creation of the ICC?

Accepted Answer

The United States is highly critical of

Which of the following is an example of transitional justice?

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

Which of the following illustrates the limitations of human rights norms?

During times of war states can suspend numerous human rights,but they CANNOT suspend ________ rights.

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

Why would domestic labor groups promote international human rights standards?

Why have democracies been LESS likely to sign international human rights agreements?

How did the concept of human rights develop? What were some of the first international treaties that guaranteed the protection of rights,and what types of rights were included in these treaties?

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

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

According to Franklin Roosevelt and some modern international relations scholars,why would promoting human rights be in the interest of the United States?

What are some reasons states sign international human rights agreements?

When are states most likely to take action on human rights?

Why is the effort to promote human rights uneven?

All of the following represent cases where countries might be likely to take action against human rights violations,EXCEPT:

What are human rights?

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

Why does the United States object to the ICC?

Why does the self-interest of protectionist groups increase the effectiveness of RTAs in enforcing human rights law?

Why and in what ways has the United States opposed the creation of the ICC?

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Exam 12: Human Rights

Which of the following is an example of transitional justice?

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

Which of the following illustrates the limitations of human rights norms?

During times of war states can suspend numerous human rights,but they CANNOT suspend ________ rights.

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

Why would domestic labor groups promote international human rights standards?

Why have democracies been LESS likely to sign international human rights agreements?

How did the concept of human rights develop? What were some of the first international treaties that guaranteed the protection of rights,and what types of rights were included in these treaties?

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

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

According to Franklin Roosevelt and some modern international relations scholars,why would promoting human rights be in the interest of the United States?

What are some reasons states sign international human rights agreements?

When are states most likely to take action on human rights?

Why is the effort to promote human rights uneven?

All of the following represent cases where countries might be likely to take action against human rights violations,EXCEPT:

What are human rights?

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

Why does the United States object to the ICC?

Why does the self-interest of protectionist groups increase the effectiveness of RTAs in enforcing human rights law?

Why and in what ways has the United States opposed the creation of the ICC?

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

Introduction

Foundations, War, and Peace

International Political Economy, Transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

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