Deck 7: Intergovernmental Organizations: Alternative Governance

Question 1

Which of the following did the authors not list as a reason for growth in IGOs?

A) Increased international contact
B) The efforts of small states to gain strength through joint action
C) The expansion of transnational problems
D) The end of the Cold War.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A supranational organization can best be described as an organization that

A) helps to coordinate all other organizations within any given state.
B) helps to coordinate all IGOs.
C) has legal authority over its members.
D) is contained within states.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

An IGO might deal with any of the following issues except

A) terrorism.
B) environmental regulation.
C) state taxation.
D) peacekeeping.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Neofunctionalists are skeptical of the

A) functionalist belief that non-political cooperation can lead to full political cooperation.
B) functionalist belief that only high-level political cooperation can lead to cooperation on other, non-political issues.
C) idealist notion that IGOs can help perpetuate peace.
D) idealist notion that IGOs hurt the global peace effort.

Question 5

The League of Nations was intended mainly as a(n)

A) peacekeeping organization.
B) economic organization.
C) balance in a bipolar world system.
D) forum for advancing human rights.

Question 6

The oldest surviving IGO is the

A) Universal Postal Union.
B) United Nations.
C) Concert of Europe.
D) Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine.

Question 7

There were ______ IGOs established during the 1800s.

A) 6
B) 12
C) 18
D) 24

Question 8

The regime for oceans and seas is made up of all of the following except

A) Law of the Sea Treaty.
B) National laws preventing pollution.
C) freedom of the seas.
D) IAEA

Question 9

Functionalism refers to the idea that the way to global cooperation is through

A) a top-down approach.
B) a bottom-up approach.
C) an equity-based approach.
D) a weighted-population approach.

Question 10

The members of intergovernmental organizations are usually

A) private individuals.
B) international interest groups.
C) national governments.
D) transnational corporations.

Question 11

Arguably the first IGO,established in 478 B.C.,was called the

A) League of Nations.
B) Delian League.
C) Athens Conference.
D) Peloponnesian war.

Question 12

Which of the following IGOs succeeded the League of Nations?

A) the United Nations
B) the European Union
C) the World Trade Organization
D) NATO

Question 13

Over the past century the number of permanent international organizations has

A) declined as the number of states has increased.
B) grown with the growth of states.
C) remained relatively stable.
D) fluctuated depending on the number of states involved in international conflict.

Question 14

Which of the following is not a possible role of IGOs?

A) to provide an interactive arena for actors
B) to provide a forum for multinational corporations to interact
C) to promote cooperation among states
D) to act as an independent international actor

Question 15

The neofunctionalist approach to studying cooperation is best described as

A) bilateral.
B) top-down.
C) bottom-up.
D) an evolutionary approach.

Question 16

A regime is a(n)

A) collection of norms, processes, and organizations that together help to govern the behavior of states.
B) type of IGO with supranational governing capabilities.
C) governing body that places specific, but limited, restrictions on states.
D) type of NGO whose members are a combination of state and non-state actors.

Question 17

Which of the following IGOs demonstrates the ways in which the world has become increasingly economically interdependent?

A) IMF
B) NATO
C) United Nations
D) IMMARSAT

Question 18

Which of the following may be best equipped to address issues related to the world's oceans?

A) MNCs
B) individual states
C) individual continents
D) IGOs

Question 19

In modern times,the first example of an IGO based on the goal of universal concern for improving the condition of humanity was the

A) Treaty of Westphalia.
B) Hague System.
C) League of Nations.
D) Treaty of Amsterdam.

Question 20

Which one of the following ideas does not support or promote the concept of international organization?

A) The universal concern for improving the condition of humanity
B) The idea that big powers have a responsibility to cooperate and preserve peace
C) The idea of ensuring that the national interests of states are always protected
D) The idea of specialized agencies to deal with specific social and economic problems

Question 21

The membership of the EU currently totals

A) 10.
B) 15.
C) 25.
D) 27.

Question 22

The 1993 Treaty on European Union is more commonly known as the

A) Hague Convention.
B) Treaty of Rome.
C) Maastricht Treaty.
D) Strasbourg Declaration.

Question 23

The executive branch of the European Union is the

A) European Parliament.
B) European Court of Justice.
C) European Commission.
D) Council of the European Union.

Question 24

Of the following,the idea that most strongly opposes the notion of world government is

A) capitalism.
B) nationalism.
C) communism.
D) universalism.

Question 25

Which potential form of global governmental does not preserve the sovereign authority of states?

A) Networks of IGOs
B) A unitary government
C) A confederal government
D) A federal government

Question 26

The European Union makes most non-routine policy decisions through

A) weighted voting.
B) majority voting.
C) unanimity voting.
D) local voting.

Question 27

For most of its history,the EC focused on

A) security issues.
B) economic issues.
C) common foreign policy.
D) political cooperation.

Question 28

Which of the following regional IGOs has moved toward full economic integration?

A) Organization of American States (OAS)
B) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
C) European Union (EU)
D) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Question 29

Which of the following was not a treaty which contributed to European integration?

A) Maastricht Treaty
B) Treaty of Nice
C) Single European Act
D) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

Question 30

The European country with the most seats on the European Parliament is

A) France.
B) Germany.
C) Spain.
D) Austria.

Question 31

Complains about abuses of power or other alleged transgressions by EU authorities are handled by the

A) European Parliament.
B) European Ombudsman.
C) Hague system.
D) UNGA

Question 32

Which country was not a member of the European Coal and Steel Community?

A) Italy
B) France
C) Belgium
D) the United Kingdom

Question 33

The EU's bureaucracy is organized under the

A) Council of the European Union.
B) European Commission.
C) European Parliament.
D) General Assembly.

Question 34

Which of the following is not an example of a regional IGO?

A) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
B) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
C) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
D) Organization of American States (OAS)

Question 35

Members of the European Parliament are elected to serve a

A) 2-year term.
B) 4-year term.
C) 5-year term.
D) 6-year term.

Question 36

The European Union is the product of a merger of all of the following bodies except the European

A) Economic Community.
B) Trade and Political Union.
C) Coal and Steel Community.
D) Atomic Energy Community.

Question 37

The Single European Act of 1987 (SEA)is significant because it was the act

A) that originally brought together the European Community.
B) that established trade relations between EC members and African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries.
C) by which EC countries committed to becoming fully economically integrated.
D) wherein all member-countries agreed to adopt the euro as the single unit of currency.

Question 38

The EU constitution

A) has not yet been drafted.
B) passed, thanks to the support of parliamentarians in Lithuania and Great Britain.
C) passed by a close margin in 2005.
D) was rejected in May 2005, after close votes in France and the Netherlands.

Question 39

The European Union is a current example of what type of IGO structure?

A) centralized
B) federal
C) confederal
D) national

Question 40

The Court of Justice of the European Union has

A) 5 judges.
B) 9 judges.
C) 13 judges.
D) 27 judges.

Question 41

In 2007,which of the following decisions made by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was a disappointment for the Bush administration?

A) Ban's decision not to expand UN involvement in Iraq.
B) Ban's call for the U.S. to reverse its reduction in funding for the UN.
C) Ban's call for Guantanamo to be closed.
D) All of the above.

Question 42

Plenary representative bodies in IGOs reflect the norm of

A) mutual responsibility for the organization and its policies.
B) state sovereignty.
C) balance of power.
D) polarity.

Question 43

Which one of the following UN organs gives its permanent members veto power?

A) the Secretariat
B) the General Assembly
C) the Security Council
D) the International Court of Justice

Question 44

All of the following organizations are associated with the United Nations except

A) the World Health Organization.
B) Amnesty International.
C) the World Bank.
D) UNICEF.

Question 45

UN contributions owed by countries are determined according to

A) national wealth.
B) population.
C) anticipated use of UN services.
D) proportion of funds needed, after donations from individuals and NGOs.

Question 46

The major voting methods of UN include all of the following except

A) unanimity voting.
B) majority voting.
C) minority voting.
D) weighted voting.

Question 47

Currently,the UN Secretary-General is

A) Kofi Annan.
B) Ban Ki-moon.
C) Dag Hammarskjöld.
D) Boutros Boutros-Ghali.

Question 48

Which of the following UN organizations has representation from all UN member-countries?

A) General Assembly
B) Security Council
C) Economic and Social Council
D) Secretariat

Question 49

The United Nations can best be described as a

A) regime with a unitary purpose.
B) single-purpose organization with many members.
C) single-purpose organization with very few members.
D) nearly universal organization with many member-countries.

Question 50

The UN Security Council has how many permanent members?

A) 3
B) 5
C) 15
D) 20

Question 51

One survey of people in 43 countries found that ______ of respondents said that the UN was having a good impact on their country.

A) 47%
B) 57%
C) 67%
D) 77%

Question 52

In 1998 the UN General Assembly voted to give which group of people informal associate membership status?

A) The Basques
B) The Aborigines
C) The Kurds
D) The Palestinians

Question 53

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)has a budget of about

A) $1 million
B) $100 million
C) $1 billion
D) $100 billion

Question 54

The UN is directly involved in all of the following activities except

A) facilitating trade.
B) promoting social welfare.
C) promoting human rights.
D) protecting the environment.

Question 55

The International Atomic Energy Agency is an affiliate of the UN that

A) monitors nuclear energy facilities to prevent accidents.
B) provides energy resources to LDCs.
C) helps countries develop viable energy resources to replace less environmentally friendly forms of energy like coal.
D) helps promote and monitor the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.

Question 56

The number of management positions held by women in the UN

A) is staggeringly low compared to most countries.
B) has been declining with the addition of new countries into the UN.
C) is relatively high compared to most countries.
D) is relatively high compared to LDCs, but is lower than EDCs.

Question 57

By tradition,most prospective candidates for secretary-general are put forward by

A) their home regions.
B) their home countries.
C) self-selection.
D) the General Assembly.

Question 58

A UN organ that is based on limited membership is the

A) Security Council.
B) bureaucracy.
C) General Assembly.
D) plenary representative body.

Question 59

The finances of the UN are almost entirely dependent on

A) special grants.
B) revenues from operations.
C) voluntary contributions.
D) assessments it levies on member-countries.

Question 60

The administrative body of the United Nations is called the

A) Secretariat.
B) Security Council.
C) General Assembly.
D) Economic and Social Council.

Question 61

List reasons given in the text that explain the expansion of international organizations.

Question 62

The European Union is a current example of a confederation.

Question 63

The Maastricht Treaty is the most recent EU agreement to further economic and political integration.

Question 64

The European Ombudsman and the Court of Auditors are both oversight agencies of the EU.

Question 65

An organization must have global participation and membership in order to be an intergovernmental organization.

Question 66

List the four possible roles of IGOs outlined in the text.

Question 67

As the number of international organizations is increasing,their scope is also increasing.

Question 68

The UN Security Council is an example of a plenary representative council.

Question 69

The UN's mission to establish norms against violence has influenced U.S.foreign intervention.

Question 70

Functionalists advocate a top-down approach to international cooperation.

Question 71

The UN has veto-power over the decisions of its members.

Question 72

Identify the three main root systems that have fueled the current growth of international organizations.

Question 73

All countries that participate in the United Nations are able to vote in the General Assembly.

Question 74

What is the main difference between functionalism and neofunctionalism?

Question 75

A regime is a single organization designed to supervise state actions.

Question 76

The IMF uses a weighted voting system for its decision making.

Question 77

Most nationalists support the establishment of a world government.

Question 78

On the whole in Europe there is mixed support for EU expansion.

Question 79

Individuals on the European Commission are supposed to represent the viewpoint of their country.

Question 80

List one advantage and one disadvantage of IGOs functioning as interactive arenas.