During the Cold War, the Security Council of the UN
a. dealt with a lot of the major and important political conflicts of the era.
b. did not let their disagreements as individual states destroy their ability to work
together for global interests.
c. passed many more resolutions each year than they have since the end of the Cold
War.
d. was essentially paralyzed by the Cold War and the use of the veto by the
major states.
When Thomas Hobbes referred to the state of nature, he was describing
a. a feudal system in which people are broadly accepting of their rulers.
b. a system of states that have achieved a state of peace through equal balance of power.
c. a situation characterized by the absence of an authoritative body able to prevent war.
d. a preindustrial stage of economic development.
e. any system of states or factions in which the natural environment is a major factor in system order.
Which of the following is NOT a major difference between domestic and international political systems?
a. Domestic law is generally obeyed, and if not, the police and courts enforce sanctions against lawbreakers.
b. In international politics, there is a great gap between two basic political values: order and justice.
c. Domestic politics is a realm of self-help, with a greater tendency of some actors to be stronger than others.
d. In a well-ordered domestic political system, the government has a monopoly on the legitimate use of force.
e. In a well-ordered domestic society, a widespread sense of community gives rise to common loyalties, standards of justice, and views of what is legitimate authority.
Which UN body can have its decision vetoed by any one of its five permanent members?
a. the General Assembly
b. the Security Council
c. the Secretariat
d. the International Court of Justice
The Group of 77 is
a. a group of powerful international businesspeople who meet and outline their
agenda for international politics before dealing collectively with international
organizations.
b. the loose organization of developed countries that ally with one another in the UN.
c.a group of developing countries whose interests dominated the agenda of the
UN in the 1970s and 1980s.
d. none of the above
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