Which of the following is a purpose of the UN Secretariat?
A) To administer UN policy and programs.
B) To serve as theoretical experts and military advisers on various programs and projects.
C) To represent their respective member states at the UN.
D) To develop national civil servants whose loyalties are at the state level.
When many colonies in Africa and Asia gained independence in the 1950s and 1960s and joined the United Nations, what was the impact on voting?
A) The large numbers of new members meant that the United States found itself in the minority on many issues in the General Assembly.
B) Voting in the General Assembly shifted to one state, one vote, regardless of size.
C) The Soviet Union used its veto in the Security Council more often to counterbalance the new members.
D) The Peoples' Republic of China took control of the Chinese vote in the UN.
Autonomous agencies affiliated with the UN, but not under its control, include the __________.
A) World Health Organization and the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
B) World Intellectual Property Organization and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
C) World Meteorological Association and the UN Children's Fund
D) International Civil Aviation Organization and the UN Environment Program
How frequently has the veto by Security Council members been used since 1991?
A) Once every two years
B) Once a year
C) Once a month
D) Six times a year
What can the permanent members of the UN Security Council do that nonpermanent members cannot?
A) Abstain on resolutions
B) Veto resolutions
C) Request a meeting of the Security Council
D) Ignore the content of a resolution
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