Question 1

The Oslo Accords sought to resolve conflict between which two parties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization 
B)  Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda 
C)  Serbs, Croats, and Muslims in Bosnia-Herzegovina 
D)  Israel and Egypt

Question 2

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following are one of the criteria identified by the UN High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change for legitimate intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a sufficiently clear and serious threat to warrant the use of force. 
B)  The primary purpose of the use of force may be to stop the threat through regime change. 
C)  The use of force against the threat is the last resort. 
D)  The use of force is proportionate and the minimum necessary to mitigate the threat.

Question 3

______ are UN actions intended to compel countries by force or threat to follow the terms of UN resolutions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ are UN actions intended to compel...

Question 4

How does the World Bank raise most of its money?

Accepted Answer

A)  It sells World Bank bonds on private financial markets. 
B)  It requires members to pay a subscription. 
C)  It asks members to volunteer a pledge. 
D)  It is funded by the United Nations.

Question 5

The Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991 is a textbook example of which one of the following approaches to force?

Accepted Answer

A)  power balancing 
B)  collective security 
C)  preventive war 
D)  containment

Question 6

Which of the following serves as the UN's primary judiciary organ?

Accepted Answer

A)  the International Court of Justice 
B)  the International Criminal Court 
C)  the UN Security Council 
D)  the European Court of Justice

Question 7

The liberal perspective highlights hardwired ethnic identities as the principal driver behind ethnic conflicts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which Bretton Woods institution, first known as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, focuses on multilateral trade negotiations?

Accepted Answer

A)  the World Trade Organization 
B)  the International Trade Organization 
C)  the General Agreement on Trade in Services 
D)  the North American Free Trade Agreement

Question 9

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following countries belong to ASEAN?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Korea 
B)  Cambodia 
C)  Indonesia 
D)  Malaysia

Question 10

SELECT ALL THAT APPPLY. Which of the following are possible reasons for Iraq's invasion of Kuwait?

Accepted Answer

A)  to control Kuwait's oil supply 
B)  to control assets to pay war debt from the Iran-Iraq War 
C)  to revise colonially imposed borders 
D)  to protest the Arab League

Question 11

Which set of activities describes those actions by the UN devoted to monitoring cease-fires and separating combatants in third-world conflicts?

Accepted Answer

A)  peace enforcement activities 
B)  peacekeeping activities 
C)  postconflict reconstruction activities 
D)  humanitarian activities

Question 12

______ refers to the claim of a single state that it can prosecute perpetrators of war crimes anywhere in the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  Universal jurisdiction 
B)  Universal justice 
C)  International extradition 
D)  International justice

Question 13

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. The United Nations focuses on which three major international issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  collective security and peace 
B)  economic and social development 
C)  finance and trade 
D)  international law and human rights

Question 14

The European Commission, a supranational body, has the exclusive authority in the EU to initiate legislation and pursue to goals of ever-closer union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The European Parliament has the unique power to initiate regional legislation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Despite the fact that Iraq's nuclear program was gutted by the International Atomic Energy Agency, which of the following seemed to indicate (incorrectly) that Iraq was continuing to develop nuclear weapons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saddam Hussein announced that he had developed and tested nuclear weapons. 
B)  A top Iraqi scientist began selling nuclear technology to Libya, Iran, and North Korea. 
C)  Iraq forced UN weapons inspectors out in 1998. 
D)  Iraq never signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Question 17

Which perspective sees nongovernmental organizations as extensions of American imperialism?

Accepted Answer

A)  the realist perspective 
B)  the liberal perspective 
C)  the identity perspective 
D)  the critical theory perspective

Question 18

How do the realist and liberal perspectives differ in their views about the role of regional organizations like NATO in international affairs?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How do the realist and liberal perspectives...

Question 19

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. According to bargaining theory, why might two states fail to make credible commitments and avoid war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capabilities shift. 
B)  Intentions are uncertain. 
C)  The states do not have preferred outcomes. 
D)  One state believes war is a better option than negotiations.

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of a supranational institution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amnesty International 
B)  the European Commission 
C)  the United Nations 
D)  the International Criminal Court

Exam 7: Liberal Perspectives on Todays World: Collective Security, Multilateral Diplomacy, Interdependence, and International Institutions

The Oslo Accords sought to resolve conflict between which two parties?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following are one of the criteria identified by the UN High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change for legitimate intervention?

______ are UN actions intended to compel countries by force or threat to follow the terms of UN resolutions.

How does the World Bank raise most of its money?

The Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991 is a textbook example of which one of the following approaches to force?

Which of the following serves as the UN's primary judiciary organ?

The liberal perspective highlights hardwired ethnic identities as the principal driver behind ethnic conflicts.

Which Bretton Woods institution, first known as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, focuses on multilateral trade negotiations?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following countries belong to ASEAN?

SELECT ALL THAT APPPLY. Which of the following are possible reasons for Iraq's invasion of Kuwait?

Which set of activities describes those actions by the UN devoted to monitoring cease-fires and separating combatants in third-world conflicts?

______ refers to the claim of a single state that it can prosecute perpetrators of war crimes anywhere in the world.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. The United Nations focuses on which three major international issues?

The European Commission, a supranational body, has the exclusive authority in the EU to initiate legislation and pursue to goals of ever-closer union.

The European Parliament has the unique power to initiate regional legislation.

Despite the fact that Iraq's nuclear program was gutted by the International Atomic Energy Agency, which of the following seemed to indicate (incorrectly) that Iraq was continuing to develop nuclear weapons?

Which perspective sees nongovernmental organizations as extensions of American imperialism?

How do the realist and liberal perspectives differ in their views about the role of regional organizations like NATO in international affairs?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. According to bargaining theory, why might two states fail to make credible commitments and avoid war?

Which of the following is an example of a supranational institution?