Question 1

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 Southern Common Market (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) 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 Southern Common Market (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) Poland had to agree to end the use of the death penalty in order to join the European Union.

Question 2

Which regime is most likely to sign the Convention against Torture and still engage in torture?

Accepted Answer

A) Multiparty dictatorships 
B) Closed dictatorships 
C) Democratizing states 
D) Multiparty democracies 
A) Multiparty dictatorships 
B) Closed dictatorships 
C) Democratizing states 
D) Multiparty democracies

Question 3

How did transnational advocacy networks (TANs)affect the campaign against apartheid in South Africa?

Accepted Answer

Widespread human rights abuses were comm

Question 4

How have regional trade agreements (RTAs)harnessed material interests and encouraged better respect for rights?

Accepted Answer

Many RTAs contain human rights provision

Question 5

How did states and international actors react to apartheid?

Accepted Answer

A) They did nothing because they expected it to end eventually. 
B) They offered to give South Africa foreign aid to change the policy. 
C) They took progressively firmer stances against it. 
D) They supported a military intervention of South Africa. 
A) They did nothing because they expected it to end eventually. 
B) They offered to give South Africa foreign aid to change the policy. 
C) They took progressively firmer stances against it. 
D) They supported a military intervention of South Africa.

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the concept of natural rights developed by English philosopher John Locke?

Accepted Answer

A) The idea that people are by nature free and equal and possess certain basic rights 
B) The idea that culture and custom dictate which rights people possess 
C) The idea that in the state of nature,people live in a hierarchical society in which some individuals have basic rights,while others do not 
D) The idea that in the state of nature,people possess civil and political rights,but not economic and social rights 
A) The idea that people are by nature free and equal and possess certain basic rights 
B) The idea that culture and custom dictate which rights people possess 
C) The idea that in the state of nature,people live in a hierarchical society in which some individuals have basic rights,while others do not 
D) The idea that in the state of nature,people possess civil and political rights,but not economic and social rights

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a right guaranteed by the International Covenant on Economic,Social,and Cultural Rights?

Accepted Answer

A) Freedom of religion 
B) Right to a minimum standard of living 
C) Right to be free from torture and inhumane treatment 
D) Freedom of movement 
A) Freedom of religion 
B) Right to a minimum standard of living 
C) Right to be free from torture and inhumane treatment 
D) Freedom of movement

Question 8

Which of the following would be an example of using a human rights agreement to "lock in" new institutions?

Accepted Answer

A) The government of Saudi Arabia negotiating to remove provisions from an agreement that would have required the country to allow women to drive cars 
B) The government of France promoting a new medical rights agreement in order to guarantee Doctors Without Borders a larger role in international politics 
C) The International Criminal Court (IC
C) coming into existence when 60 countries ratified the treaty that detailed its provisions 
D) The new democratic government of Brazil ratifying the ICCPR with the hope that the next government will also comply with its provisions 
A) The government of Saudi Arabia negotiating to remove provisions from an agreement that would have required the country to allow women to drive cars 
B) The government of France promoting a new medical rights agreement in order to guarantee Doctors Without Borders a larger role in international politics 
C) The International Criminal Court (IC
C) coming into existence when 60 countries ratified the treaty that detailed its provisions 
D) The new democratic government of Brazil ratifying the ICCPR with the hope that the next government will also comply with its provisions

Question 9

Countries sign human rights agreements for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) a government can try to ensure that its successor will continue to respect human rights. 
B) governments think that supporting human rights is the right thing to do. 
C) transnational advocacy networks can force countries to sign human rights agreements. 
D) states may be required to sign human rights agreements in order to receive foreign aid. 
A) a government can try to ensure that its successor will continue to respect human rights. 
B) governments think that supporting human rights is the right thing to do. 
C) transnational advocacy networks can force countries to sign human rights agreements. 
D) states may be required to sign human rights agreements in order to receive foreign aid.

Question 10

Which of the following represents a self-interested motivation for protecting rights?

Accepted Answer

A) The European Union is concerned about refugee flows from the Syrian conflict into Turkey. 
B) Norwegian citizens empathize with the suffering of the Syrian people as a result of the conflict. 
C) Belgian citizens lobby policymakers to protect minorities abroad because they want to ensure similar rights protections at home. 
D) NGOs persuade Swedish citizens to defend human rights principles abroad. 
A) The European Union is concerned about refugee flows from the Syrian conflict into Turkey. 
B) Norwegian citizens empathize with the suffering of the Syrian people as a result of the conflict. 
C) Belgian citizens lobby policymakers to protect minorities abroad because they want to ensure similar rights protections at home. 
D) NGOs persuade Swedish citizens to defend human rights principles abroad.

Question 11

How effective is the ICC at deterring actors from committing human rights abuses?

Accepted Answer

The number of prosecutions by the ICC is

Question 12

Why might governments be opposed to inserting human rights provisions into trade agreements?

Accepted Answer

A) Human rights provisions in trade agreements hurt labor unions. 
B) Labor unions think human rights provisions in trade agreements harm the domestic economy. 
C) Human rights clauses in trade agreements may be a form of trade protectionism and prevent freer trade. 
D) Developed country workers do not want developing country workers to secure the same human rights provisions. 
A) Human rights provisions in trade agreements hurt labor unions. 
B) Labor unions think human rights provisions in trade agreements harm the domestic economy. 
C) Human rights clauses in trade agreements may be a form of trade protectionism and prevent freer trade. 
D) Developed country workers do not want developing country workers to secure the same human rights provisions.

Question 13

What has been the trend in human rights practices in recent decades?

Accepted Answer

A) Human rights abuses have mostly ceased occurring. 
B) Human rights abuses have decreased. 
C) Human rights abuses have not changed much. 
D) Human rights abuses have increased. 
A) Human rights abuses have mostly ceased occurring. 
B) Human rights abuses have decreased. 
C) Human rights abuses have not changed much. 
D) Human rights abuses have increased.

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of a prisoner of conscience?

Accepted Answer

A) An individual who lives in a state despite disagreeing with the government 
B) An international organization that cannot get legal status within a particular country 
C) An individual imprisoned for his or her nonviolent political beliefs 
D) An individual imprisoned for taking up arms against the government 
A) An individual who lives in a state despite disagreeing with the government 
B) An international organization that cannot get legal status within a particular country 
C) An individual imprisoned for his or her nonviolent political beliefs 
D) An individual imprisoned for taking up arms against the government

Question 15

What is transitional justice? Why would a state opt for that approach toward human rights abuses rather than one that is more focused on direct punishment of offenders? Which approach do you believe to be superior?

Accepted Answer

Transitional justice mechanisms prefer n

Question 16

According to the "lock in" argument,which states are most likely to sign and ratify international human rights agreements?

Accepted Answer

A) Single-party autocracies 
B) States transitioning to democracy 
C) Consolidated democracies 
D) States transitioning to autocracy 
A) Single-party autocracies 
B) States transitioning to democracy 
C) Consolidated democracies 
D) States transitioning to autocracy

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

Which regime is most likely to sign the Convention against Torture and still engage in torture?

How did transnational advocacy networks (TANs)affect the campaign against apartheid in South Africa?

How have regional trade agreements (RTAs)harnessed material interests and encouraged better respect for rights?

How did states and international actors react to apartheid?

Which of the following best describes the concept of natural rights developed by English philosopher John Locke?

Which of the following is an example of a right guaranteed by the International Covenant on Economic,Social,and Cultural Rights?

Which of the following would be an example of using a human rights agreement to "lock in" new institutions?

Countries sign human rights agreements for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Which of the following represents a self-interested motivation for protecting rights?

How effective is the ICC at deterring actors from committing human rights abuses?

Why might governments be opposed to inserting human rights provisions into trade agreements?

What has been the trend in human rights practices in recent decades?

Which of the following is an example of a prisoner of conscience?

What is transitional justice? Why would a state opt for that approach toward human rights abuses rather than one that is more focused on direct punishment of offenders? Which approach do you believe to be superior?

According to the "lock in" argument,which states are most likely to sign and ratify international human rights agreements?

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Exam 12: Human Rights

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

Which regime is most likely to sign the Convention against Torture and still engage in torture?

How did transnational advocacy networks (TANs)affect the campaign against apartheid in South Africa?

How have regional trade agreements (RTAs)harnessed material interests and encouraged better respect for rights?

How did states and international actors react to apartheid?

Which of the following best describes the concept of natural rights developed by English philosopher John Locke?

Which of the following is an example of a right guaranteed by the International Covenant on Economic,Social,and Cultural Rights?

Which of the following would be an example of using a human rights agreement to "lock in" new institutions?

Countries sign human rights agreements for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Which of the following represents a self-interested motivation for protecting rights?

How effective is the ICC at deterring actors from committing human rights abuses?

Why might governments be opposed to inserting human rights provisions into trade agreements?

What has been the trend in human rights practices in recent decades?

Which of the following is an example of a prisoner of conscience?

What is transitional justice? Why would a state opt for that approach toward human rights abuses rather than one that is more focused on direct punishment of offenders? Which approach do you believe to be superior?

According to the "lock in" argument,which states are most likely to sign and ratify international human rights agreements?

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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