IR Concepts

Question 1

A group of countries that formally works together to lower trade barriers among them is a...

Accepted Answer

Trade bloc

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the United Nations?

Accepted Answer

It creates and revises international law

Question 3

The United States has sustained growing trade deficits for decades because...

Accepted Answer

its citizens and governments spend and take on debt at a high rate, the dollar remains artificially strong thanks to the global banking system

Question 4

A trade surplus is when...

Accepted Answer

A country's exports exceed the value of its imports

Question 5

When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights signed?

Accepted Answer

1948

Question 6

What is a bilateral treaty?

Accepted Answer

An agreement between two countries

Question 7

Where does international law come from?

Accepted Answer

Treaties, Custom, Domestic laws

Question 8

What does NATO stand for?

Accepted Answer

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 9

What is a GINI coefficient?

Accepted Answer

A measure of economic inequality

Question 10

Which of the following is a major issue in international law?

Accepted Answer

Treaties are difficult to enforce

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a basic right attested in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Accepted Answer

Right to a speedy trial

Question 12

What is a multinational corporation?

Accepted Answer

A company with significant operations in multiple countries

Question 13

Which of the following is an action the international community might take in cases of human rights violations?

Accepted Answer

Establish no-fly zones, Limit violators' access to banking, Send aid to oppressed communities

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT an example of a trade bloc?

Accepted Answer

NATO

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the work of the International Criminal Court?

Accepted Answer

Tries those accused of crimes against humanity

Question 16

Who (directly) pays a tariff?

Accepted Answer

The importer

Question 17

Which of the following is a basic rule of the Geneva Convention?

Accepted Answer

No attacking hospitals/aid workers, No excessive or unnecessary suffering, No deliberate targeting of civilians, Allow access for humanitarian aid

Question 18

Why is NATO significant?

Accepted Answer

The largest, longest-standing military alliance in the world

Question 19

A protectionist policy...

Accepted Answer

Employs tariffs to limit competition from foreign products

Question 20

Which of the following does the UN do?

Accepted Answer

Organize peacekeeping missions, Sponsor the ICJ, Organize humanitarian aid

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