Deck 3: Politics in the Other World: The New Meaning of Sovereignty

Question 1

A state who has failed to govern its people but is recognized through international relations such as foreign aid is said to hold:

A) de jure sovereignty
B) de facto sovereignty
C) de popular sovereignty
D) universal sovereignty

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a required, defining characteristic of a state?

A) a permanent population
B) a democratic government
C) defined territory
D) the capacity to enter into relations with other states

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is the primary actor behind FDI?

A) governments
B) international organizations
C) nongovernmental organizations
D) multinational corporations

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Remittances refer to:

A) government payments on public debt
B) foreign aid distributions
C) the transfer of money from foreign workers to their home country
D) government taxation of foreign investors

Question 5

Which of the following is the largest source of dirty money flows?

A) profits from drug trafficking
B) trade misinvoicing by large corporations
C) money laundering by corruption politicians
D) remittances

Question 6

How did the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affect state sovereignty?

A) It created international law that could suspend sovereignty
B) It established norms for human rights without removing sovereignty
C) It provided enforcement tools that override sovereignty
D) It became domestic law for all states without removing sovereignty

Question 7

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was written with the help of many Western nations, including the United States. Does US law protect every human right?

A) Yes, but only for its citizens
B) Yes, to everyone internationally
C) No, criminals do not enjoy their rights
D) No, it only covers 'negative rights'

Question 8

Which of the following can act as a norm entrepreneur?

A) individuals
B) nongovernmental organizations
C) international organizations
D) all of the above

Question 9

How is a "minority group" defined?

A) The ethnicity with the fewest number of people
B) The percent of people with the most power
C) The marginalized people in a country
D) The least vocal group in a country

Question 10

Minorities are the most at risk for human rights violations because:

A) they lack the political power to change the status quo
B) they lack the will to protect those rights
C) they lack the knowledge to help themselves
D) they always lack the economic resources to help themselves

Question 11

What is one reason the Security Council fails to intervene in times of human rights abuse?

A) The Security Council has no authority to intervene
B) Differing interests among the five permanent members
C) Human rights have not been codified
D) The Security Council does NOT fail to intervene

Question 12

While the ____ conducts trials between countries, the ________ conducts trials against individuals

A) International Court of Justice; International Criminal Court
B) International Court of Justice; High Commissioner for Human Rights
C) Security Council; High Commissioner for Human Rights
D) International Court of Justice; Security Council

Question 13

Which international body has the legal authority to intervene in a humanitarian crisis?

A) the Security Council
B) the General Assembly
C) the International Criminal Court
D) the International Court of Justice

Question 14

Which of the following is most vulnerable to the effects of climate change?

A) minorities in developed countries
B) minorities in developing countries
C) majorities in developed countries
D) majorities in developing countries

Question 15

What is the original source of power in a country governed by 'popular sovereignty'?

A) the people
B) corporations
C) parliament
D) the military

Question 16

Given what you know about the type of governments in place right now, which of the following countries possesses 'popular sovereignty'?

A) North Korea
B) Iraq
C) France
D) Russia

Question 17

What is the primary position taken by cultural relativists?

A) Some cultures are better than others
B) Rights and norms can only be understood in their own cultural context
C) Culture should be the basis for international law
D) We should work to the creation of a global culture

Question 18

The responsibility to protect (R2P) provides a conditional approach to:

A) sovereignty
B) democracy
C) security
D) terrorism

Question 19

Which of the following is one way that the "old" and "new" styles of terrorism are similar?

A) They both want to inflict as much damage as possible
B) They both are a shared security concern
C) Neither of them have economic motivations
D) Neither of them have been sponsored by states

Question 20

The number of fatalities from terrorist attacks in the last fifteen years has___.

A) increased
B) stayed the same
C) decreased
D) decreased significantly

Question 21

What is the UN trying to accomplish when it negotiates a ceasefire during a conflict?

A) peacekeeping
B) peacemaking
C) peacebuilding
D) nation-building

Question 22

Which of the following is best designed to deal with the shift from interstate to internal conflict?

A) peacekeeping
B) peacemaking
C) peacebuilding
D) peace enforcement

Question 23

What type of weapons proliferation is of greatest concern to Other World countries?

A) small arms
B) landmines
C) weapons of mass destruction
D) A and B

Question 24

Which of the following types of weapons lacks an international treaty?

A) landmines
B) drones
C) chemical weapons
D) all of the above

Question 25

How a state exerts its authority is the _____ of sovereignty.

A) degree
B) design
C) defense
D) decline

Question 26

Official developmental assistance is fairly distributed according to level of need.

Question 27

Ethnic minorities, women, children, people in poverty, displaced people, and the LGBT community are all groups at risk of human rights violations.

Question 28

One defining criterion of a "nation" is that its people live in a clearly defined territory.

Question 29

Pan-Arabism is an example of transnationalism.

Question 30

Dirty money flows represent the bulk of the casework conducted by the International Criminal Court

Question 31

Discrepancies in the reports of electoral observation groups are rare.

Question 32

The color revolutions and the Arab Spring may signal a reversal of the most recent democratic wave.

Question 33

NATO's Article 5, which requires member states to come to the aid of another member who was attacked, is an example of collective security.

Question 34

International law is lagging behind when it comes to the regulation of drones.

Question 35

The threat of cyberwarfare has led states to redirect their surveillance from their own citizens and toward foreigners

Question 36

The concept of "human security" focuses primarily on the state-level of analysis.

Question 37

What are the major differences between the so-called "old" and "new" forms of terrorism? In your opinion, what has prompted this shift? And what does this change mean for counterterrorism efforts, e.g. in terms of effective approaches, chances of success, and policy priorities?

Question 38

What explains the uneven creation and impact of international human rights law? What could be done to advance international human rights law? In your opinion, would this expansion of international human rights law have a significant impact on world politics?

Question 39

How do the concepts of peacekeeping, peacemaking, and peacebuilding differ from one another? If the goal is to resolve conflict in the long-term, which of the three is the better option, and why? What resources would be required to create "lasting peace?"

Question 40

What conditions are conducive to the democratization of countries and what conditions make such a democratic transition challenging? Please discuss at least three separate conditions (economic, political, cultural) that are conducive and three conditions that are challenging, and explain how they affect democratization.

Question 41

Reflecting on the material in Chapter 3, identify and discuss the concerns and threats that are unique to Other World countries. If developed countries do not share these concerns and threats, should they care about them? Explain