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Why was there UN formed?

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Formed in response to WW2

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What are the 3 supranational organizations?

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United Nations, World Trade Organization, World Bank

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What is the main goal of the UN?

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World peace

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Who holds the most power in the UN?

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The 5 permanent states 
China
U.S.
Russia
Britain
France
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What is the WTO’s main goal?

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To negotiate/implement new trade agreement

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What are the WTO’s powers?

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Settles trade disputes, supervises members to ensure they follow organizations rules

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How are members determined for the WTO?

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Depends on a country’s economic development/ current trade regime

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Why did the WB form?

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Formed to aid in post WW2 rebuilding

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What are the goals of the WB?

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Eliminate poverty, support economic development through investments, eliminate gov. Corruption, support health imitative a and reduce greenhouse gases

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What does the WB do today?

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Loans money to low and middle-income countries at modest interest rates

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What are the regional organizations?

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NATO, OAS, Arab League, OAU

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What is NATO?

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A military alliance formed in the Cold War era of countries affiliated with the U.S.

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Why was the OAS created?

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To promote social, cultural, political, and economic links among member states

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Why was the Arab League formed?

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To promote the interests and sovereignty of countries in the Middle East

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Why was the OAU formed?

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To promote the elimination of minority white-ruled governments in Southern Africa

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What were the other supranational European groups before the EU?

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Council of Europe, EEC, and EC

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What treaty created the EU?

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Maastricht Treaty

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What does the Maastricht Treaty state?

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Give up a little bit of power concerning the EU governing monetary policy, foreign affairs, national security, transportation, environmental, justice, and tourism

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What is the goal of the EU?

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Integrate Europe politically and economically

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What determines membership to the EU?

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Must have a stable democratic regime, market-oriented economy, willingness to accept all EU laws/regulations

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What are the policy making goals of the EU?

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To create a single internal market, union of monetary policy, common agricultural policy, common defense, home affairs, and terrorism

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What did the Lisbon Treaty do?

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Strengthened the power of the European Parliament, gives greater involvement to national parliament, clarifies the relationships between the EU and its members, states that withdrawal is allowed, there is a permanent EU president, it introduced the Charter of Fundamental Rights

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What makes up the EU?

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The Comission, the Counsil of Ministers, the European Court of Justice, the European Parliament

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What is the job of the Commission?

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To imitate and implement new programs

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Who makes up the members of the Commission?

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One from each EU state and a bureaucracy of thousands of civil servants

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What is the job of the council of ministers?

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To pass laws created by the Commission

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Who makes up the Council of Ministers?

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Consists of foreign ministers, finance ministers, prime ministers, and the President of France

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How is representation determined for the Council of Ministers?

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Each country gets a number of votes proportionate to population

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What is the job of the European Parliament?

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To propose amendments to legislation and reject council proposals

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How is representation determined for the European Parliament?

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It’s not strictly based on population, smaller-member states have greater representation; members are elected by each respective country

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What is the job of the European Court of Justice?

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Judicial review

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How are European Court of justice members chosen?

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There are 28 judges; each one is nominated by a different member state

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What is the sovereign debt crisis?

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An argument about whether or not economically stronger countries should bail the weaker countries out of debt

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What do supporters say?

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It is essential for keeping economic health of the entire EU

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What do people against it say?

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It’s unfair to expect healthier countries to pay for the economic woes of the less stable members

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What is an economic structural adjustment?

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When countries are bailed out of debt they have to change their economies to be more similar to the economies of the stronger countries

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What do supporters of economic structural adjustments say?

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It’s the only way to allow weakened countries to recover

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What do people against the economic structural adjustment say?

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It forced the stronger countries to pay for the weaker ones with virtually no consequences for the weaker countries

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