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1. Which of the following is constituted by explicit rules that stipulate the rights and the obligations
that states have with respect to other states or other actors covered by the law?
a. International system
b. International law
c. International legal framework
d. International obligation to defend
Answer: b.
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2. International law governing Chinese imports into the United Kingdom and the United States is
laid down by which body?
a. The United Nations
b. The League of Nations
c. The European Union
d. The World Trade Organization
Answer: d.
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3. In the context of international law, what are proscriptions?
a. Actions that a state should or may elect to take
b. Multilateral agreements to reduce different kinds of barriers to trade
c. Policies that prohibit a state from trading with one or more neighboring states
d. Prohibitions on actions that a state should not take toward other states
Answer: d.
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4. Which of the following is an example of non-universal international law?
a. Geneva Accords, 1949
b. Creation of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, 2001
c. The Paris Agreement on climate change, 2016
d. Treaty on the Law of the Sea, 1982
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Answer: b.
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5. Which of the following statements is true of customary international law?
a. It consists of a set of unwritten rules whose presence is made apparent by the
individual statements and behavior of states.
b. It only focuses on the rules that govern the behavior of multinational corporations and
institutions, rather than on state to state behavior
c. It consists of written laws that are agreed upon and codified by participating states.
d. It is similar to statutory international law in the way that both contain written and
agreed upon norms.
Answer: a.
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6. International organizations are often established by a treaty. They both make international laws
and are governed by them. Which of these is NOT an example of an international organization?
a. The European Union
b. Human Rights Watch
c. Central Bureau of Investigation
d. The Red Cross
Answer: c.
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7. Which of the following statements is true of supranational organizations?
a. They are associations of sovereign states who work on issues of common interest.
b. Member states of such organizations grant some meaningful degree of authority to the
organization in one or more policy areas.
c. They involve private actors rather than states and seek to influence world politics in
specific issue areas.
d. The member states work on some common issue on the basis of ad hoc, non-binding
agreements.
Answer: b.
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8. Which of the following is an example of an informal international organization?
a. The United Nations
b. The Group of 7
c. The European Union
d. The European Economic Community
Answer: b.
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9. What are sets of rules, principles, and expectations that govern interstate interaction called?
a. International institutions
b. Intergovernmental organizations
c. International organizations
d. Supranational bodies
Answer: a.
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10. Which of the following statements is true of international law?
a. The system for the enforcement of law does not include actors who find themselves in
dispute.
b. It includes the ongoing presence and operation of a police force, criminal and civil
prosecutors, and judges.
c. The state that has been charged has no right to refuse to be brought to court.
d. There is no legal requirement that requires a past case to determine how the current
case is to be decided.
Answer: d.
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11. What is meant by jus ad bellum?
a. A treaty that led to the adoption of the euro as a common currency
b. The international law that required that a state respond to another state who seeks
redress in an international court
c. The international law that stipulates the legitimate grounds under which a state may go
to war
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d. A treaty that limited U.S. and Soviet strategic nuclear weapons
Answer: c.
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12. During which of these wars was Chapter VII of the UN Charter invoked?
a. Gulf War of 1990–91
b. The Yom-Kippur War
c. Gulf War of 2003
d. Vietnam War
Answer: a.
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13. What is the area beyond 200 nautical miles of any shoreline known as?
a. Territorial sea
b. Open sea
c. High sea
d. Exclusive Economic Zone
Answer: c.
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14. Which of the following is true of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
a. It sets out a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.
b. It states that all humans were born with universal and equal rights that were
understood to be ‘natural, unalienable and sacred’.
c. It holds that in the event of massive humanitarian crises, when host governments are
unable or unwilling to respond, other states have an obligation to intervene to relieve
the suffering.
d. It has not been applied selectively in principle and practice.
Answer: a.
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15. Which of these is the body that prosecutes individuals suspected of international war crimes or
genocide?
a. International Criminal Tribunal
b. Truth and Reconciliation Commission
c. International Criminal Court
d. International Court of Justice
Answer: c.
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16. Which school of thought believes that international laws and organizations only provide
functional solutions to collective action problems?
a. Liberal tradition
b. Marxist tradition
c. Realist tradition
d. Constructivist tradition
Answer: a.
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17. Which is the analytical device that illustrates both the value of cooperation and the difficulty in
obtaining it?
a. Mixed interests
b. Mixed dilemma
c. Prisoner’s dilemma
d. Mutual non-cooperation
Answer: c.
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18. The conclusion of which historical event marks the time that liberal thinkers began to emphasize
the connections between international relations and international law?
a. World War I
b. World War II
c. Cold War
d. Gulf War
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Answer: c.
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19. Proponents of which school of thought are divided on whether international laws and
organizations are consequential?
a. Liberal tradition
b. Marxist tradition
c. Realist tradition
d. Constructivist tradition
Answer: c.
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20. Which schools of thought share the view that international laws and institutions are used as
weapons by some nations to dominate others?
a. Realist and Marxist traditions
b. Marxist and constructivist traditions
c. Liberal and constructivist traditions
d. Constructivist and Marxist traditions
Answer: a.
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21. Which of the following is an example of an international agreement initiated by the United States
and the Soviet Union, which effectively prevented any other nation from trying to develop their
nuclear power?
a. International Atomic Energy Treaty
b. Non-Proliferation Treaty
c. North Atlantic Treaty
d. Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
Answer: b.
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22. Which school of thought believes that international organizations, such as the WTO, have been
established with the purpose of furthering the interests of capitalist states?
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a. Liberal tradition
b. Marxist tradition
c. Realist tradition
d. Constructivist tradition
Answer: b.
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23. Which of the following countries has had to face the consequences of having economic sanctions
imposed on them by the international community?
a. South Korea
b. Bangladesh
c. Kuwait
d. Iraq
Answer: d.
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24. What is a norm entrepreneur?
a. A weak state that uses existing norms to its advantage
b. A state that finds innovative ways to take advantage of existing law
c. A strong state that uses existing norms as weapons against other states
d. A person or group which takes the lead in establishing or changing social norms
Answer: d.
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25. Which school of thought believes that world political conditions inform international law, and
law in turn shapes the behavior of states and other political actors?
a. Liberal tradition
b. Marxist tradition
c. Realist tradition
d. Constructivist tradition
Answer: d.
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26. A shortcoming faced by democratic governments in implementing new policies is that:
a. they are unwilling to adopt something different to their current practice.
b. they are suspicious of the motives behind the policy.
c. they are unwilling to make long-term commitments of adherence.
d. they need to get the concurrence of several interest groups.
Answer: d.
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27. Which of the following statements is true with respect to veto players?
a. There are more veto players in non-democracies than in democracies.
b. A veto player’s consent is required for some policy to be accepted and implemented.
c. A greater number of veto players makes foreign policy a quicker process.
d. Veto players do not reflect the broader society.
Answer: b.
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28. According to liberal theorists, constant monitoring of each other’s compliance with any
agreement leads the different parties under an agreement to pursue a policy of:
a. conditional cooperation
b. total cooperation
c. naming and shaming
d. wait and watch
Answer: a.
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29. Though as a general rule, democracies show a high level of commitment to implementing the
terms of international agreements, the duration might be cut short due to:
a. lack of progress in the desired outcome.
b. lack of commitment by the other member states involved.
c. changes in the administration of that particular democracy.
d. changes in the composition of the international organization.
Answer: c.
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30. Which of the following is an example of an organization formed by states to confront a common
enemy?
a. United Nations
b. World Bank
c. Group of Eight (G8)
d. NATO
Answer: d.
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31. According to realist theory, who or what could facilitate cooperation between partner-states
toward adhering to the implementation of an international organizational commitment?
a. A renewed threat from the common enemy
b. A powerful state, not necessarily a member
c. Economic sanctions against those not cooperating
d. Naming and shaming the non-compliant members
Answer: b.
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32. Which of the following deals primarily with the basic rights of wartime prisoners?
a. Geneva Conventions
b. Amnesty International
c. Helsinki Watch
d. Kyoto Protocol
Answer: a.
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33. Which of the following was formed after World War II to promote a “mixed economy” policy?
a. NAFTA
b. JETRO
c. GATT
d. UNCTAD
Answer: c.
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34. The argument that norm entrepreneurs are necessary in monitoring and ensuring that
international organizational laws are effective has been put forward by
a. realist theorists.
b. liberal theorists.
c. Marxian theorists.
d. constructivist theorists.
Answer: d.
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35. Which of the following traditions argues that in addition to an external threat, a hegemonic
leader is also necessary for effective adherence to international legal and organizational
commitments?
a. Liberal tradition
b. Marxist tradition
c. Realist tradition
d. Constructivist tradition
Answer: c.
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