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Question 1

Legislative?

Answer 1

DECIDES and creates laws

Question 2

Executive?

Answer 2

IMPLEMENTS laws

Question 3

Judicial?

Answer 3

INTERPRETS to solve disputes with laws

Question 4

State powers are limited by?

Answer 4

External relations.

Question 5

What does international law say about external relations?

Answer 5

States cannot interfere with another states business. They can use trade sanctions, threats and promises instead.

Question 6

What attributes must a state have?

Answer 6

• territory
• population
• government
• international legal personality
• sovereignty
• international recognition

Question 7

The purpose of the UN is?

Answer 7

Maintain peace and security
Develop friendly relations
Promote human rights

Question 8

What are the 3 government powers?

Answer 8

Legislative
Executive
Judicial

Question 9

What are the 6 bodies of the UN?

Answer 9

General assembly 
Security council 
Economic and social council 
Trusteeship council 
Secretariat 
International court of justice

Question 10

What is the G8?

Answer 10

The 8 most powerful states discussing important issues

Question 11

What’s the G20?

Answer 11

Growing countries discussing economies and finances

Question 12

How was the UN created?

Answer 12

The League of Nations after WW1 horrors

Question 13

What is a secretariat?

Answer 13

Mediates international conflicts while remaining neutral. Head of the entire UN bureaucracy.

Question 14

What is the trusteeship council?

Answer 14

Helps states become autonomous. It is inactive.

Question 15

What is the economic and social council?

Answer 15

Helps economic, social, cultural, education, health and human rights issues.

Question 16

What is the general assembly?

Answer 16

States discuss and express their views.

Question 17

What is the security council?

Answer 17

5 veto members
10 non permanent members / 2 year terms
Maintains international peace and security.

Question 18

What is the international court of justice?

Answer 18

Solves international disputes.

Question 19

What is an intergovernmental organization?

Answer 19

Organizations working with other states. For example, the UNITED NATIONS works with different states.

Question 20

What are the 4 types of intergovernmental organizations?

Answer 20

Security
Economic
Cultural
Regional

Question 21

What is the Marshall plan?

Answer 21

Put in place after the economy was destroyed from WW2 to help the economy.

Question 22

What is the Maastricht treaty?

Answer 22

All European citizens can move and work freely around Europe

Question 23

What are the schengen accords?

Answer 23

When border controls were removed around Europe.

Question 24

Why can’t Europe expand?

Answer 24

Because of different views between countries that could lead to conflict.

Question 25

The European Parliament? (1)

Answer 25

Approves and controls with opinions

Question 26

The council of the European Union? (2)

Answer 26

Decides if bills will be passed.

Question 27

The European Commission? (3)

Answer 27

Proposes and implements the laws in front of the EU.

Question 28

What are clearly defined rules?

Answer 28

They are very serious and have been agreed to and signed.

Question 29

What are established practices?

Answer 29

Not as formal, just basic moral principles.

Question 30

What are NGOs?

Answer 30

Non profit organizations

Question 31

What are NGO tactics?

Answer 31

Mobilize and sensitize by gaining publicity Consult as experts Get in the field and work

Question 32

What are the 4 NGO types?

Answer 32

Political or economic Environmental Human rights Humanitarian

Question 33

What is protectionism?

Answer 33

An economic POLICY for a state to PROTECT its national production, business or a sector of its ECONOMY.

Question 34

What is globalization?

Answer 34

When SOCIETY and ECONOMY change due to international trade, since people are more CONNECTED.

Question 35

Protectionism policies?

Answer 35

STOP and RESTRICT trades.

Question 36

Free trade policies?

Answer 36

ALLOW and PROMOTE trade

Question 37

WTO and GATT?

Answer 37

Deal with rules of trade and want reduced trade obstacles.

Question 38

NAFTA is?

Answer 38

Trade between Canada, US and Mexico.

Question 39

What are multinationals?

Answer 39

They are large and rich and want RESOURCES, cheap labour and relaxed rules.

Question 40

The Bretton Woods Accord?

Answer 40

Made banks and a fixed exchange rate for currency, to help countries suffering from war.

Question 41

What are standards?

Answer 41

A state can limit free trade and multinationals with standards, by rejecting or denying the items entry in the country.

Question 42

UNESCO?

Answer 42

Protects cultures and languages.

Question 43

Name the 3 parts of the EU.

Answer 43

1. European Parliament | 2. council of European Union 3. The European Commission