Exam 5: Global and Regional Intergovernmental Organizations

The European Union could provide a successful model of political integration for other areas of the world.What is unique about the situation of the EU that led to its success? What challenges would similar organizations need to overcome to form such organizations?

Members of the European Parliament today are directly elected by citizens of the EU's member states and have the power to overturn acts of the European Commission.

The United States has been eager to expand the permanent membership of the Security Council as long as the additional members are U.S.allies.

Although technically, the World Trade Organization (WTO) violates the international norm of nonintervention, its members have voluntarily surrendered some of their sovereignty under the assumption that it would produce greater gains than losses.

European integration began with the establishment of the European Economic Community in 1957.

One of the purposes of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to serve as a lender of last resort for countries experiencing financial crisis.

The World Trade Organization, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund were each formed to deal with specific international economic issues.Explain the purpose of each organization and how effective it has been.Do these organizations infringe on state sovereignty?

The United Nations Charter defines one of the UN's objectives as cultivating respect for the principle of equal rights and the self determination of peoples.

Under Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld peacekeeping and preventative security replaced collective security as the UN's main approach to global security.

Which of the following is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council?

What percent of the UN's total budget does the United States pay?

One of the criticisms of the EU's common currency policy is that it

The members of nongovernmental organizations are

NGOs and IGOs tend not to work together on international policies and programs.

The agreement by European states to delegate some of their domestic decision-making power to the European Union is an example of

The IGO that is often called the "mirror of world politics" is the

Which of the following is not part of the UN's organizational structure?

Which of the following is true of the Security Council?

Which of the following is the main deliberative body in the UN?

The European Union has experienced severe economic problems in recent years.Identify these problems and present ways that the EU can address them.Are these problems so severe that they threaten the future of the EU?