Competencies: Global Mindset

Question 1

Societies in which relationships have less history; individuals know each other less well and don’t share a common database of experience, so communication must be very explicit.

Answer 1

Low-context cultures

Question 2

Right of a legal body to exert authority over a given geographical territory, subject matter, or persons or institutions.

Answer 2

Jurisdiction

Question 3

Societies or groups characterized by complex, usually long-standing networks of relationships; members share a rich history of common experience, so the way they interact and interpret events is often not apparent to outsiders.

Answer 3

High-context cultures

Question 4

Ability to take an international perspective, inclusive of other cultures’ views.

Answer 4

Global mindset

Question 5

Concept that laws are enforced only through accepted, codified procedures.

Answer 5

Due process

Question 6

Basic beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviors, and customs shared and followed by members of a group, which give rise to the group’s sense of identity

Answer 6

Culture

Question 7

Capacity to recognize, interpret, and behaviorally adapt to multicultural situations and contexts.

Answer 7

Cultural intelligence

Question 8

Legal system in which each case is considered in terms of how it relates to legal decisions that have already been made; evolves through judicial decisions over time.

Answer 8

Common law

Question 9

Legal system based on written codes (laws, rules, or regulations).

Answer 9

Civil law

Question 10

Concept that stipulates that no individual is beyond the reach of the law and that authority is exercised only in accordance with written and publicly disclosed laws.

Answer 10

Rule of law