Deck 18: Governance and Organizations in Global Politics

Question 1

Which of the following could technically be included in the definition of an 'international organization'?

A) Sovereign states.
B) All non-state actors.
C) Transnational criminal organizations.
D) None of the above.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Examples of early international organizations in Europe include which of the following? Please select all that apply.

A) The Hanseatic League.
B) The Catholic Church.
C) The Ottoman Association.
D) The Swiss Confederation.

Answer 2

A, B, D

Question 3

The Congress of Vienna in 1815 …

A) acted as a constraint on the development of both international organizations and law.
B) acted as a catalyst for the growth of both international organizations and law.
C) promoted the slave trade as a form of international organization.
D) provided the opportunity for the formation of the first international women's club.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Woodrow Wilson's 'Fourteen Points Address' to the US Congress included a plan for the formation of an international association of states that formed the basis for which of the following?

A) The United Nations.
B) The League of Nations.
C) The Hanseatic League.
D) The Organization of American States.

Question 5

The business of the UN's Trusteeship Council was terminated in 1994 when the last UN Trust Territory became an independent state.

Question 6

Which of the following are not UN agencies?

A) The World Health Organization.
B) The Food and Agricultural Organization.
C) The Red Cross Society.
D) The Red Crescent Society.

Question 7

The responsibility for human rights issues in the UN system is taken primarily by which one of the following?

A) The Economic and Social Council.
B) The Trusteeship Council.
C) UNESCO.
D) The General Assembly.

Question 8

The division of human rights into two clusters, that is, civil and political rights on the one hand, and social, cultural and economic rights on the other, is reflected in the formation of two separate UN Trusteeship Councils to oversee their implementation.

Question 9

The International Court of Justice has the jurisdiction to …
Please select all that apply.

A) Deliver judgements with respect to disputes between NGOs.
B) Give advisory opinions to legal counsel for international criminals.
C) Rule on legal disputes submitted to it by states.
D) Give advisory opinions on legal matters at the request of UN organs or authorized agencies.

Question 10

The UN Secretary-General has the delegated authority of the Security Council to take emergency action on breaches of international peace and security until such times as the Security Council can meet.

Question 11

The UN cannot be regarded as a world government because …
Please select all that apply.

A) Its constituent members retain full sovereignty.
B) It lacks the attributes of a world state.
C) Not all states are members.
D) Not all members enjoy equal sovereign status.

Question 12

Genuine non-government organizations (NGOs) in the international sphere generally share a number of characteristics which include …

A) A private profit-making purpose.
B) A non-profit mode of operation.
C) Consultative status with the UN.
D) Consultative status with one or more multinational companies.

Question 13

Social movements in the international sphere are characterized by which of the following?

A) A close affiliation with one or more UN agencies.
B) A collective antipathy to all government activity.
C) Opposition to all aspects of globalization.
D) None of the answers given.

Question 14

'Global civil society' refers to a sphere of association at the international level which is not controlled or directed by states or governments and which incorporates NGOs and social movements generally.

Question 15

In theoretical terms, both the UN and its predecessor, the League of Nations, can be seen as manifestations of which of the following?

A) Realist internationalism.
B) Liberal isolationism.
C) Realist solidarism.
D) Liberal internationalism.