Free IB Global Politics check: 15 questions

Question 11 mark

A company builds a dam with a state's approval. The reservoir floods grazing land used by a herding community that was never consulted and has no representatives in government. How is the herding community best described?

Question 21 mark

Which example shows structural power rather than relational power?

Question 31 mark

A government came to power in a free election and is widely accepted at home, but a powerful neighbour refuses to recognise it. Which statement is most accurate?

Question 41 mark

A small state joins a regional bloc mainly to gain protection against a much larger neighbour. Which perspective explains this choice most directly?

Question 51 mark

A government gives extra funding to schools in its poorest region so that pupils there have the same chances as pupils elsewhere. Which concept best describes this policy?

Question 61 mark

What makes the Multidimensional Poverty Index different from an income poverty line?

Question 71 mark

In the positions, interests and needs model, a group demands full independence; its members' deeper concerns are security and recognition of their language. What is the demand for full independence?

Question 81 mark

An essay question begins with "Evaluate". What does the command term ask for?

Question 91 mark

A draft report spends half its words describing each day of a week spent with a local charity. What should change?

Question 101 mark

Several small farmers' cooperatives join together so that, acting as one, they win a fair price from buyers that none could win alone. Which classification fits best?

Question 111 mark

Why do analysts separate the legitimacy of a state from the legitimacy of its government?

Question 121 mark

What is the main difference between the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice?

Question 131 mark

A study defines poverty as a lack of opportunities to take part in education, work and public life, not only a lack of income. Which view of poverty is this?

Question 141 mark

Under international humanitarian law, which people are protected as not taking part in the fighting?

Question 151 mark

Ostrel builds up its navy to protect its trade routes. Its neighbour sees a threat and expands its own navy, and both end up less secure. Which concept explains this?