IB Global Politics Exam Bundle Graded A+

ICC - ANSWER-International Criminal Court UNDUHR - ANSWER-United Nations Declaration of Universal Human Rights ICESCR - ANSWER-International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights ICCPR - ANSWER-International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICJ - ANSWER-International Co...

States - ANSWER-countries with defined political borders, governments, and militaries International governmental organizations (IGOs) - ANSWER-refers to an entity created by a treaty, involving two or more nations, to work in good faith on issues of common interest. Non-governmental organizati...

Examine the claim that the significance of military power is diminishing in contemporary global politics. - ANSWER-Rise of smart power Cyber power Economic interdependence Social power and diplomacy Soft power Discuss the impact of NGOs, MNCs, and international organizations on state sovereig...

What is power? - ANSWER-The ability to affect change What important global politics term did Joseph Nye coin? - ANSWER-Soft Power What is soft power? - ANSWER-The ability to make others want what you want According to the constitutive theory of statehood, in order to become a state, they mu...

Realism - ANSWER-is an approach to the study and practice of international politics. It emphasizes the role of the nation-state and makes a broad assumption that all nation-states are motivated by national interests, or, at best, national interests disguised as moral concerns. Liberalism - ANSWER...

Power (decision making) - ANSWER-"A has power over B to the extent that he can get B to do something that B would not otherwise do." (Dahl) Power (agenda setting) - ANSWER-"Real power is about deciding or limiting what is discussed and, more importantly, what is not discussed" (Bachrach and B...

Development - ANSWER-Development is a sustained increase in the standard of living and well-being of a level of social organization. Many consider it to involve increased income; better access to basic goods and services; improvements in education, healthcare, and public health; well-functioning ins...

State - ANSWER-Must have a population, governing body, territory and recognition by other states Nation - ANSWER-A large body of people united by common descent, history or culture and language inhabiting a particular territory Nation State - ANSWER-A State that most citizens share or are unit...

Hard Power - ANSWER-using the strength of a country to achieve goals through force. Hard power is focused on the use of military force. For example, the US took military action against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq during 2014. Soft Power - ANSWER-The reliance on diplomacy and negotiation t...

States (US, CAN, CHINA, etc.) - ANSWER-independently organized countries that have power and the ability to influence other states MNCs (multinational companies) - ANSWER-An organization that manufactures and markets products in many different countries and has multinational stock ownership and m...

UNIT 1 POWER AND SOVEREIGNTY - KOSOVO 2008 - ANSWER-Kosovo was a province of Serbia Muslim Albanians are 90% of population Wanted to separate from Serbia - claimed persecution by Serbia Unilaterally declared independence International Court of Justice upheld their decision Themes: hard power, h...

ACTOR - ANSWER-An entity that is capable of taking meaningful action or effecting change at any one of the six levels of analysis APPEASEMENT - ANSWER-A political policy of conceding to aggression by another nation AUTHORITARIAN STATE - ANSWER-An authoritarian state is one in which political p...

POWER - ANSWER-the ability to influence or control the actions of others. FORMAL POWER - ANSWER-power vested in structural institutions and the authority that is associated with these (eg. Government, employment relationships) NON-FORMAL POWER - ANSWER-the degree of influence and ability to pe...

Power - ANSWER-The ability to affect others to get the outcome one wants Hard Power - ANSWER-The ability to control and influence others through coercive or physical force. Soft Power - ANSWER-The ability to attract and persuade other to your side through the projection of your ideas, cultures...

Power - ANSWER-Power is a central concept in the study of global politics and a key focus of the course. Power is used to effect change, rather than being viewed as a unitary or independent force. Sovereignty - ANSWER-Sovereignty characterizes a state's independence, it's control over territory...

Global Politics - ANSWER-The politics of world social relations in which the pursuit of power, interests, order, and justice transcends regions and continents International relationships - ANSWER-the study of the interactions of states in the international system. Non-governmental organization...

realists - ANSWER--prioritize hard power -sovereignty through Westphalian State System (states are the only true actors) -states are guided by self-interest, not by ethics -place no value in IGOS -unilateralist approach to international relations liberalists - ANSWER--cooperation between sta...

Positive rights - ANSWER-Protected by authority. "Freedom to" Healthcare/education Negative rights - ANSWER-Do not require intervention. "Freedom from" Discrimination/slavery UDHR - ANSWER-United Nations declaration of human rights. Adopted 1948. Generations of rights - ANSWER-1. g...