Political Science 101, Chapters 7-9

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league of nations

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predecessor to united nations

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When was the united nations founded?

Back 2

1945

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Who is the current secretary general?
Where is he from?

Back 3

Bon Kimoon


South Korea

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How is the Secretary General selected?

Back 4

- Security council nominates a person


- UN General assemblies must approve or disapprove


- UN superpowers must approve

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Number of countries in the EU

Back 5

27

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Treaty on European Union (1993)

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called for increased political integration

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moral absolutionism

( 2 points)

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- Immanuel Kant


- means must be moral, despite the goal

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amorality

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- morality should never be the guide of human actions

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jus ad bellum

(4 points)

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1) War is a last resort


2) Declared by legitimate authority


3) Waged in Self defense


4) Fought for peace

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jus in bello

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just conduct in war

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relativists

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believe that rights are relative to culture

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moral prudence

(2 points)

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- idea that there is a middle ground between amorality and moral absolutism that acts as a guide for human actions

- says change is possible

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sources of inernational law

(3 points)

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- treaties


- international courts


- common law

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number of judges in ICJ

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15

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ICJ averages ____ cases per year

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2

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proscriptive rights

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things that the government cannot do to a person

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prescriptive rights

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government's oblgation to supply individuals with basic necesities

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Systems Level

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power imbalances among major countries

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States Level

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efforts of states to seek or maintain power

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individual level

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personal ambitions of country leaders cause conflict

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Four worries of the military industrial complex

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1) target for terrorism


2) creates temptation to attack


3 creates insecurity in other countries


4) hurts economy

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Reasons for growth of IGOs

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1) increased international contact


2) Increased global interdependence


3) expansion of transnational problems


4) failure of current country-level systems to provide security


5) gaining strength through joint action


6) success of IGOs

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Voting in General Assembly

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One country, one vote

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Voting in IMF and World Bank

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Weighted voting: based on population and donations