CONTEMPORARY MIDTERM REVIEWER Flashcards

1
Q

The Philippines is an archipelagic state which has a number of ______ islands

A

7,641

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2
Q

Sovereignty means they have their own jurisdiction. Therefore they have the authority to _____ itself

A

Govern

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3
Q

_____________ is a political and economic philosophy that emphasizes the importance of free markets.

A

neoliberalism

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4
Q

Aims to phase out the production of numerous substances responsible for ozone
depletion

A

Montreal protocol

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5
Q

Its goals include fostering friendly relations between nations & achieving global cooperation

A

United Nations

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6
Q

Its main objectives are to encourage commerce and economic growth

A

International Monetary Fund

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7
Q

They research on vaccines during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

A

World Health Organization

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8
Q

Provides financing, guidance, research to assist developing nations in enhancing their economies and reducing poverty

A

Word Bank

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9
Q

Goal is to defend the member’s autonomy and security by political and military action.

A

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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10
Q

Regulates international trade, ensures the smooth flow of trade, and provides a forum for negotiations among countries and regions of the world

A

World Trade Organization

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11
Q

refers to the process of creating a unified marketplace where goods, services, and capital can flow freely between regions or countries.

A

Market Integration

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12
Q

It is a family of 5 other international organizations that leveraged loans to developing countries. We all know that Ph is one of the developing countries. It is the largest and well-known development bank in the world

A

Multi Cultural Development bank

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13
Q

An international organization headquartered in Washington DC. Works to achieve sustainable growth and prosperity for all of its 190 member countries

A

International Monetary Fund

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14
Q

It refers to the various intersecting processes that create world order

A

Global Governance

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15
Q

It helps the government to strengthen national policies, programmes and services to ensure that all Filipino children enjoy their rights.

A

UNICEF

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16
Q

The United Nations Security Council has ____ power.

A

Veto power

17
Q

The term “United Nations” was coined by US Pres. ____________

A

Franklin D. Roosevelt.

18
Q

The last original member to join the UN is

A

Poland

19
Q

________ is the Secretary General of UN as of today

A

António Guterres

20
Q

The world division started during the ____

A

Cold war

21
Q

The term “First World country” originally referred to the ____

A

Capitalist, industrialized nations

22
Q

Which is not a member of The Group of Eight?

A

Belgium

23
Q

The term “Third World” was coined by a French demographer named ________

A

Alfred Sauvy

24
Q

Source of Global Governance

A

Treaties
International Non governmental organization
Powerful Transnational Corporations

25
Q

Power of international organizations

A

Power of classification
Power to fix meanings
Power to diffuse norms

26
Q

“states are independent political communities
each of which possesses a government and asserts
sovereignty in relation to a particular portion of
the Earth’s surface and particular segment of the
human population”

A

Hedley Bull

27
Q

“A system of unequally powerful and competing
states in which no single state is capable of
imposing control on all others, these states are in
interaction with one another in a set of shifting
alliance and wars and changes in relative power of
states upsets any temporary set of alliances,
leading to restructuring of balance of power”

A

Chase dunn

28
Q

“A system of unequally powerful and competing
states in which no single state is capable of
imposing control on all others, these states are in
interaction with one another in a set of shifting
alliance and wars and changes in relative power of
states upsets any temporary set of alliances,
leading to restructuring of balance of power”

A

Chase dunn