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Question 1

4 benefits of international organizations

Answer 1

• most international conflicts not settled by military actions
• long term benefits vs. short term advantage
• institutions provide rules that help govern interactions
• states communicate using institutions

Question 2

______ complement international norms, especially under stress

Answer 2

institutions

Question 3

What are the two types of insitutions

Answer 3

• international organization

- international law

Question 4

What are the 2 main categories of international organizations

Answer 4

• intergovernmental organizations

- nongovernmental organizations

Question 5

How many IGOs and NGOs are there at the moment?

Answer 5

IGO: 400
NGO: 10000

Question 6

What 3 subcategories can International Organizations be broken into?

Answer 6

• global
• regional
• bilateral

Question 7

Give an example of a global international organization

Answer 7

• UN

- Red Cross

Question 8

Give an example of a regional international organization

Answer 8

-European Union

Question 9

Given an example of a bilateral organization

Answer 9

-cultural/scientific exchange NGOs

Question 10

Which of the following is more specialized in function?

• NGO
• IGO

Answer 10

-NGO

Question 11

What are the largest NGOs?

Answer 11

religious groups

Question 12

3 reasons that state soveriegnty creates a necessity for IGOs

Answer 12

• no central world gov
• coordination problems
• conflict/cooperation

Question 13

True or false: the UN was intended to be a world government

Answer 13

false

Question 14

What year and where was the UN founded?

Answer 14

• 1948

- San Francisco

Question 15

How many states founded the UN?

Answer 15

51

Question 16

What organization was the UN supposed to be a successor to?

Answer 16

League of Nations

Question 17

When did the UN increase in membership and why?

Answer 17

• 1950s - 1960s

- former colonies of Asia and Africa joined

Question 18

How did the role of the UN change before and after COld War?

Answer 18

Before Cold War: minor

After Cold War: major

Question 19

What is the main principle that the UN follows now?

Answer 19

3 pillars:
security
economic development
human rights

Question 20

Why is there occasional tension between UN and US?

Answer 20

UN has the ability to amplify or to constrain US power

Question 21

4 parts of the UN (structure)

Answer 21

• legislative
• executive
• judicial
• security council

Question 22

Which part of the UN has the most power

Answer 22

security council

Question 23

What is the group that makes up the legislative part of the UN

Answer 23

UN General Assembly

Question 24

What is the group that makes up the executive part of the UN

Answer 24

UN secretariat

Question 25

What is the group that makes up the judicial part of the UN

Answer 25

world court/unternational court of justice

Question 26

What are the 2 councils in the UN

Answer 26

• social council

- trusteeship council

Question 27

What the 5 permanent members of the UN

Answer 27

• Russia
• France
• UK
• US
• China

Question 28

Who are the 10 non permanent members of the UN

Answer 28

• Bolivia
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• italy
• Japan
• Kazakhstan
• Senegal
• Sweden
• Ukraine
• Uruguay

Question 29

How long are the non members elected for?

Answer 29

2 year terms

Question 30

What is enough to defeat any resolution in the UN

Answer 30

a no vote from any of the permanent members

Question 31

What are the 8 UN millennium goals

Answer 31

Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Combat HIV/AIDS/other diseases
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop a global partnership for development