Poli Sci 7
Islamic fundamentalist terrorists first attacked New York's world trade center in
1993
Which of the following would Fareed Zakaria classify as an "illiberal democracy"?
A state that has democratic institutions, but has neither an active civil society nor classical liberal values.
Which of the following are possible reasons for Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
All the above
Which of the following is a major innovation of the European Court of Human Rights
Allowing private parties, and not just governments, to petition the court.
The realist perspective would perspective would most likely call attention to which of the following features of the post cold war international system
American unipolarity
Under the oslo accords israel agreed to which of the following
Both of the above
Samuel Huntington warned against the possibility of cooperation between which two civilizations against the United States?
Confucian (or Sinic) and Islamic
In 1992, which U.S secretary of defense drafted a document calling on the US to forestall any challenges to american primacy
Dick Cheney
Which of the following former soviet republics were admitted to nato in 2004
Estonia, latvia and lithuania
Which states traditionally select the managing director of the internatinal
European states select the managing directer
Francis Fukuyama drew heavily from which political theorists' nonmaterial account of history?
Georg W. F. Hegel.
Which of the following can be described as operating beneath or across different states
Inter-governmental organizations
Which of the following is the arabic term used to describe uprisings in territory occupied by israel such as the one that began in 2000
Intifada
Despite the fact that iraq nuclear program was gutted by the iaea, which of the following seemed to indicate that iraq was continuing to develop nuclear weapons
Iraq forced un weapon inspectors out in 1998
The oslo accords sought to resolve conflict btw which two parties
Israel and the Palestinian
Following sep 11, european nations offered to help the US by invoking article 5 of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Which of the following states did not eventually give up the nuclear weapons it either had or was developing
Pakistan
The g5 states are which of the following
Permanent members of the international monetary and finance committee and top contributors to the international monetary fund
Which school of thought in american foreign policy circles was most associated with the view that the US did not need UN support of its invasion
Power transition realist perspective
Arguing that a common belief in the liberty and equality of all individuals and groups is the basis of a system of world pluralism is to note the importance of which of the following concepts?
Procedural norms.
In Nov of 2002, following a US Congressional vote authorizing the use of force against Iraq, and a UN resolution demanding UN weapon inspectors be allowed into Iraq
Saddam Hussein allowed UN inspectors into Iraq and they failed to find any evidence that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction
After 18 US soldiers were killed while pursuing a warlord, US president pulled troops out to which country
Somalia
Which of the following principles did Iraq violate by invading Kuwait
Sovereignty
What occurred on November 11, 1989
The Berlin Wall came down
By 2005, many states complained public that the US had moved away from cooperating with other nations through multilateral institutions
The US termination of the Ballistic missile treaty with russia
Which is not an example of the US tendency to act unilaterally during the George W. Bush administration?
The establishment of the six- party talks regarding nuclear proliferation in North Korea
How great was support for the UN security council resolution 660 which condemned Iraq's invasion of kuwait
The resolution passed unanimously
Which of the following element of the UN once had jurisdiction over non- self governing territories
The trusteeship council
The power transition school of realism sees war as most likely when which of the following occurs
There is a move toward equilibrium in the system
According to the realist thinkers, international organizations such as the UN and NATO function best when
They act consistently with the interests of the most powerful states that are members of the group
In 1991, civil war broke out in which former eastern bloc state
Yugoslavia
Which of the following major human rights treaties has been ratified by more than 185 states?
a and b are both correct
The concern with human rights and an emphasis on the responsibility to protect reflect which of the following trends
a shift from the rights of states to the rights of individuals
When a state gives another state most favored nation status what does it entail
a state applies the same low tariff to all states it has given most favored to
ECOSOC the un principal economic organization oversees which of the following
all the above
Which of the following is an example of a non-governmental organization
all the above
Which of the following rights are included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
all the above
Which of the following states abstained from voting on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
all the above
According to the identity perspective which of the following is not the origin of ethnicity
ancient hatreds between groups
In 2002 National security strategy of the US announced that the US would
both a and b are correct
Which section of the un charter provides for peacekeeping activities
ch 6
Realist perspectives emphasize that international law and international organizations are
created by powerful states and therefore almost always work to strengthen states that are already powerful
The international criminal court can prosecute individuals for which of the following international law crimes
crimes against humanity
how often are IMF quotas recalculated
every five years
The realist perspective tend to think that multilateral institutions like Nato and Un
give small countries legal authority that exceeds their material capabilities and ability and willingness to take responsibly for decisions about the of force
Which of the following states does not have a premeditate member on the world banks board of directors
india
Where is the historical center of Sunni Islam, located in the territories once ruled by the Ummayad and Abbasid dynasties
iraq and syria
Which of the following describes the international court of justice
it can only hear cases brought to it by states
Since the end of the Cold War, how has the rate of international intervention to enforce human rights changed?
it has become more frequent
What power does the ECOSOC have over the institutions in supervises
it issues recommendations and receives reports
How is the voting power of state in the world trade organization apportioned
its based on one state/ one vote system
which of the following terms describes the practice of reconciling different regulatory standards across states by requiring producers standards accepted in one state to be recognized by all participants
mutual recognition
Which of the following made nato intervention in kosovo unique compared to earlier interventions
nato was interfering with a sovereign state
Power balancing realist in the US foreign policy establishment tended to favor a US invasion of Iraq
only after the attacks on the US in 2001
Under the bretton woods system which states have the obigation to redeem dollars for gold
only us
which of the follwiing sectors is a primary focus of the doaha round of negotiations
pharmaceuticals
which of the following norms most directly challenges or modifies the norm of state sovereignty
respect for human rights
Which of the following, an Egyptian writer and former government official who studied in the United States, is the "prophet of contemporary Islamic fundamentalism
sayyid qutb
article 51 of the un charter is used to justify the use of force for which of the following purposes
self defense
how does the world bank raise oney
sells world bank bonds
which of the following norms is centered around a states freedom from interference in internal affairs by other states
sovereignty
Arguing that Bull clinton pulled troops out of somalia bc congress pressured him to do so is an example of an argument from which level of analysis
the foreign policy level of analysis
Which of the following statements about the international criminal court is not true
the icc can only bring changes in a particular situation after the un security council votes to authorize and ICC investigation
The failed Baruch plan was a precursor to which of the following
the international atomic energy agency
The term "rejectionist" is used to describe states like Syria, Iran and pre-2003 Iraq because they have which of the following policies
the rejection of Israel
the international monetary fund offers loans of the principle of conditionality which means which of the following
the state receiving the loan must adjust its domestic policies to fix balance of payment imbalances
Realists would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements
the use of force makes effective diplomacy possible
which of the following organizations would be responsible for projects like buildings
the world bank
In 1994 the uruguay round of negotiations to liberalize trade the general agreement on tarrifs ad trade became which of the following organizations
the world trade organization
The Geneva Convention and the International Committee of the Red Cross originally monitored human rights linked to what type of events?
war
