Question 1

What group of IR theorists contends that human rights are secondary to the imperatives of the national interest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberals. 
B)  Realists. 
C)  Constructivists. 
D)  Marxists. 
A)  Liberals. 
B)  Realists. 
C)  Constructivists. 
D)  Marxists. D

Question 2

Why was the trial of Lt. William Calley for atrocities committed in Vietnam so controversial?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was not tried by an international court. 
B)  There were no witnesses to his actions. 
C)  He was not jailed for his crimes. 
D)  He was being used as a scapegoat for atrocities in Vietnam. 
A)  He was not tried by an international court. 
B)  There were no witnesses to his actions. 
C)  He was not jailed for his crimes. 
D)  He was being used as a scapegoat for atrocities in Vietnam. D

Question 3

Who suspended habeas corpus out of concern for "public safety"?

Accepted Answer

A)  President George Washington. 
B)  President George W. Bush. 
C)  President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 
D)  President Abraham Lincoln. 
A)  President George Washington. 
B)  President George W. Bush. 
C)  President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 
D)  President Abraham Lincoln. D

Question 4

What legal theory holds that international law is derived from the voluntary agreement of states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Normative law theory. 
B)  Jus cogens. 
C)  Natural law. 
D)  Legal positivism. 
A)  Normative law theory. 
B)  Jus cogens. 
C)  Natural law. 
D)  Legal positivism.

Question 5

What group was founded by Peter Benenson?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freedom House. 
B)  American Civil Liberties Union. 
C)  Human Rights Watch. 
D)  Amnesty International. 
A)  Freedom House. 
B)  American Civil Liberties Union. 
C)  Human Rights Watch. 
D)  Amnesty International.

Question 6

Which Nazi war criminal committed suicide before he could be executed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hermann Göring. 
B)  Alfred Jodl. 
C)  Albert Speer. 
D)  Rudolf Hess. 
A)  Hermann Göring. 
B)  Alfred Jodl. 
C)  Albert Speer. 
D)  Rudolf Hess.

Question 7

What head of state did a Spanish court seek to indict for human rights abuses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pol Pot. 
B)  Augusto Pinochet. 
C)  Charles Taylor. 
D)  Slobodan Milošević 
A)  Pol Pot. 
B)  Augusto Pinochet. 
C)  Charles Taylor. 
D)  Slobodan Milošević

Question 8

What kind of right is freedom from hunger?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positive right. 
B)  Social right. 
C)  Negative right. 
D)  Cultural right. 
A)  Positive right. 
B)  Social right. 
C)  Negative right. 
D)  Cultural right.

Question 9

In what region is gender inequality greatest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sub-Saharan Africa. 
B)  Latin America. 
C)  Eastern Europe. 
D)  Southeast Asia. 
A)  Sub-Saharan Africa. 
B)  Latin America. 
C)  Eastern Europe. 
D)  Southeast Asia.

Question 10

What do we call foreign intervention aimed at bringing an end to human rights abuses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human intrusion. 
B)  External intervention. 
C)  Humanitarian intervention. 
D)  Paternalism. 
A)  Human intrusion. 
B)  External intervention. 
C)  Humanitarian intervention. 
D)  Paternalism.

Question 11

What obscure American law permits victims to sue foreigners for damages for alleged human rights abuses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alien Tort Claims Act. 
B)  Patriot Act. 
C)  Freedom of Information Act. 
D)  Alien and Sedition Acts. 
A)  Alien Tort Claims Act. 
B)  Patriot Act. 
C)  Freedom of Information Act. 
D)  Alien and Sedition Acts.

Question 12

What language did not have a word for "rights" until the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese. 
B)  Arabic. 
C)  Farsi. 
D)  Japanese. 
A)  Chinese. 
B)  Arabic. 
C)  Farsi. 
D)  Japanese.

Question 13

Why did the United States oppose the establishment of the International Criminal Court?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fear that the court would be dominated by critics of US foreign policy in Iraq. 
B)  Fear that US soldiers serving overseas would be charged for political reasons. 
C)  Concern that procedures would not meet US constitutional standards. 
D)  Desire for the court to be established by unanimous vote. 
A)  Fear that the court would be dominated by critics of US foreign policy in Iraq. 
B)  Fear that US soldiers serving overseas would be charged for political reasons. 
C)  Concern that procedures would not meet US constitutional standards. 
D)  Desire for the court to be established by unanimous vote.

Question 14

What is "structural violence"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The absence of economic and social equality and security. 
B)  The absence of religious freedom. 
C)  The absence of freedom of speech and assembly. 
D)  The deprivation of civil liberties. 
A)  The absence of economic and social equality and security. 
B)  The absence of religious freedom. 
C)  The absence of freedom of speech and assembly. 
D)  The deprivation of civil liberties.

Question 15

What do we call the doctrine that any court may exercise jurisdiction over crimes against humanity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deontological ethics. 
B)  Clausula Rebus sic Stantibus. 
C)  Doctrine of Universal Jurisdiction. 
D)  Doctrine of Consequentialism. 
A)  Deontological ethics. 
B)  Clausula Rebus sic Stantibus. 
C)  Doctrine of Universal Jurisdiction. 
D)  Doctrine of Consequentialism.

Question 16

Why was the war crimes trial of Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita controversial?

Accepted Answer

A)  The charges against him were ex post facto. 
B)  He had been following the orders of his superiors. 
C)  The crimes were committed by troops over whom he had no control. 
D)  His actions were aimed at defending Japan's national interest. 
A)  The charges against him were ex post facto. 
B)  He had been following the orders of his superiors. 
C)  The crimes were committed by troops over whom he had no control. 
D)  His actions were aimed at defending Japan's national interest.

Question 17

Which of the following was a Jewish émigré from Germany in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fritz Kreisler. 
B)  Herbert von Karajan. 
C)  Niels Bohr. 
D)  Albert Einstein. 
A)  Fritz Kreisler. 
B)  Herbert von Karajan. 
C)  Niels Bohr. 
D)  Albert Einstein.

Question 18

What weapon is not available to Amnesty International?

Accepted Answer

A)  Legislative power. 
B)  Education. 
C)  Publicity. 
D)  Political pressure. 
A)  Legislative power. 
B)  Education. 
C)  Publicity. 
D)  Political pressure.

Question 19

Which of the following was legislated in the Nuremberg Laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stripped Jews of their citizenship in Germany. 
B)  Ordered the beginning of the "Final Solution." 
C)  Deported German Jews. 
D)  Opened additional concentration camps. 
A)  Stripped Jews of their citizenship in Germany. 
B)  Ordered the beginning of the "Final Solution." 
C)  Deported German Jews. 
D)  Opened additional concentration camps.

Question 20

Which of the following is a major danger to women's health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unequal education. 
B)  Violence against women. 
C)  Economic inferiority of women. 
D)  Failure to provide vaccinations to girls. 
A)  Unequal education. 
B)  Violence against women. 
C)  Economic inferiority of women. 
D)  Failure to provide vaccinations to girls.

What group of IR theorists contends that human rights are secondary to the imperatives of the national interest?

Why was the trial of Lt. William Calley for atrocities committed in Vietnam so controversial?

Who suspended habeas corpus out of concern for "public safety"?

What legal theory holds that international law is derived from the voluntary agreement of states?

What group was founded by Peter Benenson?

Which Nazi war criminal committed suicide before he could be executed?

What head of state did a Spanish court seek to indict for human rights abuses?

What kind of right is freedom from hunger?

In what region is gender inequality greatest?

What do we call foreign intervention aimed at bringing an end to human rights abuses?

What obscure American law permits victims to sue foreigners for damages for alleged human rights abuses?

What language did not have a word for "rights" until the nineteenth century?

Why did the United States oppose the establishment of the International Criminal Court?

What is "structural violence"?

What do we call the doctrine that any court may exercise jurisdiction over crimes against humanity?

Why was the war crimes trial of Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita controversial?

Which of the following was a Jewish émigré from Germany in the 1930s?

What weapon is not available to Amnesty International?

Which of the following was legislated in the Nuremberg Laws?

Which of the following is a major danger to women's health?

Prologue

An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative Political Systems

The World Wars

The Cold War

Decolonization and the Global South

Globalization: The New Frontier

Great Issues in Contemporary Global Politics

Causes of War

Technology and the Changing Face of War

International Law and Organization and the Quest for Peace

Identity Politics: Nationalism and Ethnicity

International Political Economy

Human Security

The Environment: a Global Collective Good

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Exam 14: Human Rights

What group of IR theorists contends that human rights are secondary to the imperatives of the national interest?

Why was the trial of Lt. William Calley for atrocities committed in Vietnam so controversial?

Who suspended habeas corpus out of concern for "public safety"?

What legal theory holds that international law is derived from the voluntary agreement of states?

What group was founded by Peter Benenson?

Which Nazi war criminal committed suicide before he could be executed?

What head of state did a Spanish court seek to indict for human rights abuses?

What kind of right is freedom from hunger?

In what region is gender inequality greatest?

What do we call foreign intervention aimed at bringing an end to human rights abuses?

What obscure American law permits victims to sue foreigners for damages for alleged human rights abuses?

What language did not have a word for "rights" until the nineteenth century?

Why did the United States oppose the establishment of the International Criminal Court?

What is "structural violence"?

What do we call the doctrine that any court may exercise jurisdiction over crimes against humanity?

Why was the war crimes trial of Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita controversial?

Which of the following was a Jewish émigré from Germany in the 1930s?

What weapon is not available to Amnesty International?

Which of the following was legislated in the Nuremberg Laws?

Which of the following is a major danger to women's health?

Prologue

An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative Political Systems

The World Wars

The Cold War

Decolonization and the Global South

Globalization: The New Frontier

Great Issues in Contemporary Global Politics

Causes of War

Technology and the Changing Face of War

International Law and Organization and the Quest for Peace

Identity Politics: Nationalism and Ethnicity

International Political Economy

Human Security

The Environment: a Global Collective Good

Filters